This case study summarizes a row of houses in Suray Complex, Solapur, India. There are 5 key points: 1) The site is rectangular measuring 60m x 50m, with an internal 5.2m wide road providing access to individual plots measuring 8m x 7m. 2) Each house has a living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom on the ground floor, with an additional bedroom and open terrace on the first floor. 3) The design provides good light and ventilation to rooms, with windows on both floors and an open courtyard. 4) Construction uses an RCC frame structure with plastered exteriors. 5) While the design has

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CASE STUDY
REPORTS ON ROW OF HOUSES
Guided By :
Ar. Seemantini Chaphalkar
Ar. Chahat shaikh
Submitted By :
Name : Mr. Sahid Akhtar
Subject : Architecture Design
M.S.I.A.A,Bijapur

2. Client - M.V. Mane (Civ Eng)
Architect- Depali
Location- Suray Complex, Solapur
Cost of one house- 6.15 lakh
Construction started in- 2006
Completed in- 2007
APPROACH TO THE SITE
 the approach to the site by nearest bus stand and railway
station followed by (NH 13) SOLAPUR – BIJAPUR main road.
 Bus stand is 4 km & railway station is also round about 4
km far from surya row house.
INDIA
SOLAPUR
GOOGLE MAP
SITE

3. TOPOGRAPHY :
 the site has gradual slope from W to E
VEGETATION
The site has sparse vegetation in the form of trees
planted by the owners.
SLOPING TOWARDS SITE FROM MAIN
ROAD
SITE PLAN
About site
•The site is rectangular measuring 60mtsx50mts.
•It has open space on w (20m) , followed by commercial area
(26m) row houses
•And area left for the further expansions.
•Internal road is 5.2mts wide.
•Individual plot measuring 8mts x7mts.
• The front of the rod have complex and back side have row
house.
• The main road is however 1.5m higher than the plot level.
• It has 5.2m wide space between the row house which gives
access to the house. In the front side of shop have also open
space approximately 20m.
TOTAL SITE AREA
65m X 56.5m
BUILT UP AREA 55% OPEN AREA 25% ROADS 15% SERVICES 5%
OPEN AREA
OPEN AREA
ROW HOUSE
INTERNAL
ROAD
ROAD
SETBACK

4. SURROUNDING
COMMERCIAL
AREA
9 M WIDE
ROAD
RESIDENTIAL
AREA
Residential
area
N
• The site facing east side 9 m wide road and west side have commercial area.
• North and south side have residential area,

5. GROUND FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
DESCRIPTIONS
•Entry though 5.2 m rcc road into The house.
• living room leads to a passage of 1m wide which
gives access to the toilet/bath. Which helps to
maintain the privacy from public zone( living).
• the passage gives access even to bed room,
kitchen and stair.
• bed room and living room have only one source of
light and ventilation through 1.5m wide window.
• it has no cross ventilation but light is getting
through internal road.
• kitchen is well planed it has good light.
• kitchen and utility is closed and it’s very nice
because it’s maintaining the privacy and is easy to
use the utility area.
• utility is open to sky, through the utility wc/bath
gating proper light.
•Living/bed room have good access of light
and air.
•Utility is close to kitchen it’s good decision.
•there is no cross ventilation.

6. FIRST FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR
DESCRIPTIONS
•1st floor have only one bed room , which have good
light and cross ventilation.
• Near by the bed room have wc/bath.
• And have open terrace with some flower pot which
creating the nature.
• Also there is a open courtyard which gives view of
ground floor utility.
• bed room have good light and cross light
ventilation
• utility area is open to sky is good decision for the
ground floor.
DEMERITS
NO

7. AESTHETICS
 the elevation is very nice it has plastered
wall .
it is colored wall with front porch extended
and has little slop.

8. CONSTRUCTION
RCC frame structure has been adopted
LIVING ROOM
TOILET
BATH ROOM
UTILITY
KITCHEN
STAIR
BED ROOM
GROUND FLOOR

9. FIRST FLOOR
OPEN TERRACE
COURTYARD
WC/BATH
OPEN TERRACE
STAIR
BED ROOM

10. MERIT AND DEMERIT
OF PROJECT
• the site have good access through the > there is no separate parking of car/
main road. two wheelers.
• it has separate electric transformer. > It has no park or garden.
• it’s surrounding have high vegetations. > Access to site have 6m wide of kacha road.
• both the row have good light ventilation. > Dining room is required.
• between both row have 5.2m RCC road. > Setback used for septic tank.