1. Housing and Building Research Institute
120/3, Darus-Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216.
www.hbri.gov.bd
Ar. Tamanna Mannan
Research Fellow
Housing Division
29/04/2015
Promoting a new type of housing
and improvement of existing housing condition at Tanguar Haor,
Sunamganj, Sylhet
2. 1.1 Background:>>>
The Sunamganj haor basin is characterized by a deep shallow
depression. Most of the area most of the area is inundated from May to
October every year. In addition to the regular pattern of flooding the
area is also vulnerable to serious flash floods.
4. 1.2 Problem:>>>
•Victim to unplanned development.
•Land losing their fertility because of rapid construction of roads
and unplanned flood protection embankment.
•People have started filling Haor areas to construct housing.
•only 11 % households, which have hygienic latrine
•Flooding, high water table, excessive rainfall and loose soil
formation are the causes of overflow and collapse pit latrine.
7. Site information >>>
Flora of the Tanguar Haor
grassWater SmartweedAmazon Lily
Water Snowflake
Lady smock Water Fringe
Water Hyacinth
Water lily
8. Report on housing
• Clustered and highly dense
homesteads are built on very
high artificially raised mound.
• House pattern 3 types:
1. Linear settlement pattern
2. Cluster settlement pattern
3. Scattered settlement pattern
Findings:
Source: Haor Master Plan, vol-1
9. Case Study:-1
o Location: Kuchirgaon, Derai, Sunamganj
o Profession: Farmer
o Religion: Hindu
Findings:
•A temple
•Linear court and linear housing pattern
•maximum house east west elongated
•Outside Cattle house
•Do-chala kacha roof
•Solar electricity
•Road aile and boat.
Housing of rich farmer
10. At morning
At noon
At after noon
Getting sunlight at day time, getting shade at afternoon
11. Case Study:-2
• Location: Aligaon, derai, sunamganj
• Profession: Farmer
• Religion: Muslim
Findings:
•Linear court and two side linear housing pattern
•Kacha and adha pacca house.
•Outside Cattle house
•Tin roof
13. Findings:
•People build their house by local
material only for economical condition.
•Where road network is rich people
interested to make their
house by permanent material like brick,
concrete.
14. Findings:
•Linear court
•Outside Cattle house
•Material bamboo, bamboo
chatai, polithene, thetch,tin.
•Do-chala kacha roof
•Solar electricity
•Road aile and boat.
Housing of Peasant
15. Findings:
•Living congested on the river
bank
•Linear common court is
circulation path
•Outside Cattle house
•Do-chala kacha roof
•Solar electricity
•Road aile and boat.
Housing of Patni
• Location: Daradharpur, Derai, Sunamganj
• Profession: patni
• Religion: Indeginious Hindu
16. Research questions>>>
To find the possibilities of sustainable situation of
housing and sanitation system in terms of
environment condition of Tanguar Haor?
17. Objectives:>>>
•To identify architectural characteristics of Haor
area House pattern.
•To evaluate sustainability of house to fight with
natural disaster.
•To examine the condition of their sanitation system
during flood.
18. Scope:>>>
Sector: Housing and Settlement
Project Title: Eco Village Platform Development for Mitigating Future Housing and
Settlement Demand
Location: Haor upazilas
19. Methodology:>>>
physical Survey
for Site selection
Data
collection
Questionnaire
Interviewing Authority
Problem find out Data Analysis
Report writing
Design formulation
Material Analysis
Function Analysis
Mass Model analysis
Experimental design
•Build the Shelter at
Site
•Environmental
impact Analysis
Project Proposal
Literature review
Experiment
With Material
3 months
1 months
1 months
2 months
2 months
3 months
20. Costing:
Scope Cost
Primary Data collection 20,000
Secondary Data Collection 3,40,000
Experimental Works 4,80,000
SEMINAR 60,000
Final design Implementations
on site
5,00,000
Total 14,00,000
