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contentcase study 01

ERSHADNAGAR, gazipur, bangladesh ...............02 - 09

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case studies 02BELAPUR, new mumbai, india

case studies 03KAMPUNG, jakarta, indonesia

site analysisNISCHINTAPUR, savar, bangladesh

worker profile and space programNISCHINTAPUR, savar, bangladesh

housing isa process,not onlya product”- John F. C. Turner



ERSHAD NAGAR

RESETTLEMENTTongi, Dhaka, Bangladesh



ERSHAD NAGARRESETTLEMENTTongi, Dhaka, Bangladesh

YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION: 1974-75

LOCATION:Tongi, Dhaka, Bangladesh

OVERVIEW:Ershad Nagar is one of the three resettlement camps constructed by the former primeminister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka in 1975. The previous name of this settle-ment was ‘Dattapara Rehabilitation Centre’. The camp was first established on anagricultural land of 101 acre (40.40 hectre).

In 1984, when the country was under Military regime, President General Ershad first

proposed for the semi pucca (semi permanent) houses and roads and changed thename Datta para to Ershad Nagar, which means the City of Ershad.

OBJECTIVE:The intension was to provide housing for low income group people at 101acres ofland.

DENSITY:For all 3444 families, only 1116 houses were constructed at Ershad Nagar . Only71% of the families are within the low-income category

ORIENTATION:developed mainly along the east-west axis.

COMPOSITION ACCOMMODATION:Each house was constructed for two individual families and each family had

two rooms with a kitchen, pit latrine, tube well and an open veranda. The plot foreach family was 8m X 8m approximatelyThe other houses in the camp are much smaller in size with bamboo mat and tin atthe roof. The main road of this settlement is 20 feet wide and the sub roads are 10feet. For planning purposes the whole area has been divided into 8 different sectors

TECHNOLOGY:external walls in brick, corrugated tin supported with timber posts.

MATERIALS:brick, plaster of white color, colored fixtures made of wood, outdoor paving stoneblocks.

CBLOCK

A BLOCK

DBLOCK

BBLOCK

EBLOCK

ERSHAD NAGARBUS STAND

LOCATION MAP



Ershad Nagar still continue the extended family structure. This also indicate that the second generation whohad born here and also got married did not move to other settlements and most of the cases they extendedtheir dwelling spaces to accommodate themselves without making an extra burden for the legal authorities.Ershad Nagar only 71% of the families are within the low-income category

Ershad Nagar camp is the most privileged settlement, since the inhabitants don’t pay rent and they hold

larger plots than bustees.

58.20% of the families have two rooms; 16% also have more than two rooms but there is variation in theroom sizes. As the room sizes are not equal in all eight sectors, the sizes of the houses are also differentunlike the bustees.However, the majority has a room size of more than 60m2 and of course they includeother spaces like veranda, inside courtyard and attached bathrooms within the livingspaces Although most of the households have their own toilet facilities, 28% of the families do not have bath-ing facilities inside the house and 19.6% of them have to bring water from the outside.

Source: S Mahmood, THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL SPACE AND WAY OF LIFE IN LOW-IN- COME SETTLEMENTS: CASE OF BUSTEES AND RESETTLEMENT CAMPS IN DHAKA

PROJECT BRIEF

LAND USE PATTERN

STRUCTURE TYPE

LEGEND

RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL

MANUFACTURING

COMMUNITY

EDUCATION

RECREATION

LEGEND

KACHA

SEMI PUCCA

PUCCA

CBLOCK

CBLOCK

LOW INCOME

LOW-MIDDLE INCOMEMIDDLE INCOME

2 ROOMS

MORE THANTWO ROOMS

1 ROOM

71%

59%16%

25%22%

9%

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Case

Study 01

Living Pattern Income Status HousingTenancyFamily

MemberHousehold

TypeMembers Occupation Monthly Income

9 Extendedfamily

Grandparents, 1 family with twochildren and other family with onechild

Carpentry 11000 /= Owner

Utilities FacilitiesE ectricity Water suppy Energy

consumptionSanitation Kitc en

Meter connected (legal)400 tk

Tube wellSubmersiblePumpconnected.

Used Lakri (Fire Woods) 4mounds/ month1200 tk

1 Toilet / 3Families

Clay stove

Case Study 1 Case Study 2

Case

Study 02


MemberHousehold


4 Nuclearfamily

A family with two children Business(ShopOwner)

15000/= Owner

Utilities FacilitiesE ectricity Water suppy Energy

consumptionSanitation Kitc en


TubewellSubmersiblePumpconnected.

Used Lakri (Fire Woods)3mounds/ month1000 tk

1 Toilet / 4persons

Clay stove

PLAN

PHOTOGRAPHS PLAN PHOTOGRAPHS



Case Study 3

Case

Study 03

Living Pattern Income Status HousingTenancyCluster

Arrangement

FamilyMember

Household Type Occupation MonthlyIncome

23Personsin 6familiessharingcourtyardandutilities inonecluster

1s Family: 42nd Family: 63rd Family: 34th Family: 25th Family: 36th Family: 5

NuclearExtendedNuclearNuclearNuclearExtended

1s Family: Day labor2nd Family: Day labor3rd Family: Shop owner4th Family: Day labor5th Family: Factory

worker6th Family: Day laborer

7 00 08500/12000/8500/15000/8500/

RenterRenterOwnerRenterOwnerRenter

Utilities FacilitiesElectricit y Water supply Energy

consumptionSanitation Kitchen


TubewellSubmersiblePumpconnected andoverheadreservoir Tank

Used Lakri (Fire Woods)7-8mounds/ month2500 tkUse LP gascontainer 1500 tk

2 Toilets/ 7 Families Clay stove/ LP Gasstove

PLAN

SECTION

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Case

Study 04


ArrangementFamily

MemberHousehold Type Occupation Monthly

Income

20 Persons in5 familiessharingcourtyard andutilities in onecluster

1st Family: 42nd Family: 63rd Family: 34th Family: 25th Family: 5

NuclearExtendedNuclearNuclearExtended

1st Family: Day labor2nd Family: Day labor3rd Family: Shop owner4th Family: Day labor5th Family: Factory worker

8500/=8500/=12000/=8500/=15000/=

RenterRenterOwnerRenterOwner

Utilities FacilitiesElectricity Water

supplyEnergy


Some of the family have legalmeters, some of them don’thave any

Tubewell,SubmersiblePumpconnected.

Used Lakri(Fire Woods)9-10mounds/month 2500-3000 tk

2 Sanitary latrine for thecluster.

Clay stove, LP gas stoveand Electric Heater waspresent there.

CaseStudy 05


Arrange

ment

Family Member Household Type Occupation Monthly Income

12Personsin 3familiessharingonecluster

1st Family: 32nd Family: 63rd Family: 3

NuclearExtendedNuclear

1st Family: Daylabor2nd Family: Shopowner3rd Family: Shopowner

7000/=12000/=12000/=

RenterOwnerOwner

Utilities FacilitiesElectricity Water supply Energy




Very poor toiletcondition.

Clay stove, Illegal Electricheater connection


PLAN

PLAN

PHOTOGRAPHSPHOTOGRAPHS




Case

Study 06


ArrangementFamily


Income

10 Personsin 3 familiessharing onecluster

1s

Family: 42nd Family: 33rd Family: 3

NuclearNuclearNuclear

1s

Family: Day labor2nd Family: Shopowner3rd Family: Shopowner

8500/=12000/=12000/=

OwnerOwnerRenter

Utiities FaciitiesElectricity Water supply Energy


Meter connected (legal)500-600 tk

SubmersiblePump connected,Collect drinking

water from Govt. Water SupplyTaps

Used Lakri(Fire Woods) 4mounds/month 1200tk,

1 Toilet / 3 Families 2 Clay stove

CaseStudy 07


MemberHousehold


4 Nuclearfamily A family with two children Business(ShopOwner) 15000/= Owner

Utiities FaciitiesElectricity Water supply Energy



Submersible Pumpconnected, Collectdrinking waterfrom Govt. WaterSupply Taps

Used Lakri (Fire Woods) 6-7mounds/ month1500-2000 tk

2 Toilets for 6Families

Clay stove with smoke disposalsystem, Electric Heater

PLAN

PHOTOGRAPHS

PLAN

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Case Study 8

Case

Study 08


ArrangementFamily


Income25 Persons

in 6 familiessharingcourtyardand utilitiesin onecluster

1st Family: 4

2nd

Family: 73rd Family: 34th Family: 25th Family: 36th Family: 6

Nuclear

ExtendedNuclearNuclearNuclearExtended

1st Family: Day labor

2nd

Family: Day labor3rd Family: Shop owner4th Family: Day labor5th Family: Day labor6th Family: Day laborer

7000/=

8500/=12000/=8500/=15000/=10000/=

Renter

RenterOwnerRenterOwnerRenter

Utilities FacilitiesElectricity Water supply Energy




UsedLakri(woodensticks) 4mounds/month 1200 tk

1 Toilet / 3 Families Clay stove

GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN PHOTOGRAPHS

SECTION



INCREMENTALHOUSINGBelapur, New Mumbai, India Architect: Charles Correa



INCREMENTALHOUSINGBelapur, New Mumbai, India

ARCHITECT: Charles Correa

YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION: 1983-1986

LOCATION: Belapur, New Mumbai, India.

ZONE CLIMATE:The climate is tropical. The average annual temperature is 26.7 ° C. The tempera-tures are moderated by the proximity of the sea and do not undergo significantchanges during the course of the year. The coldest month is January with an averageof 23.9 ° C to mid-month. The monsoon influence both the temperature and theclimate. The monsoon season normally runs from the beginning of June to end ofSeptember. The rainfall reached in the course of these months, 95% of the annualtotal. The months of October and November are just as hot, though with little rain.With maximum daytime temperatures of about 28 ° C, the months from Decemberto February is dry and slightly cooler than in the period from March to May, whenaverage maximum temperatures reach up to 33 ° C. and increases the moisture.

OBJECT:residential area surrounded by roads and driveways located in a boundarybetween the built fabric of the city to the south and large hills that give way to thenorth. In the central area is traversed by a stream.

DENSITY:housing for 550 families spread over six hectares of land.

ORIENTATION:developed mainly along the north-south axis.

COMPOSITION ACCOMMODATION:have developed 5 different types all fenced, including independent and closedspaces (real house), covered areas (verandas) and outdoor spaces (private courtyard or terraces).

TECHNOLOGY:external walls in brick, roof structure covered with wooden shingles.

MATERIALS:brick, plaster of white color, colored fixtures made of wood, outdoor paving stoneblocks.

A

B

C

A

B

C

MUMBAI

NEW MUMBAI SITE SECTIONS

LOCATION MAP



The project is located in Belapur, one of the main hubs of New Bombay, the twincity of Mumbai, the brainchild of Charles Correa and a group of colleagues in1960 as a means to reduce the pressure on an old city physically restricted at thebottom of the peninsula between the harbor and the Indian Ocean (the subject of ahuge and growing influx of people l ooking for work). Instead of further expansion inthat area, suggested that colonize the undeveloped land on the opposite side of thelarge natural bay of the sea and to set up a line of communication between the city

and the mother satellite. In this area, go down the hills forming a series of valleyscharacterized by large patches of vegetation. The district designed by the architectis in one of these valleys.

The sector, which occupies approximately 6 acres of land, trying to demonstratehow the high-density (550 families and other services) can be achieved even with alow type of dwelling. His study, based on the observation of traditional Indian settle-ments, suggested that such intervention should be developed using a spatial hierar-chy, starting from the private world of the individual dwelling and going through aseries of common areas, came to greater public space, the Maidan. The geometryBelapur is therefore a direct interpretation of this synthesis.

The project is then generated from a hierarchy of spaces. The first is the private courtyard of single dwelling used as a space for outdoor activities during most of the year. Subsequently, seven units are grouped to form a small courtyard town of about8m x 8m. Three of these groups form a module from twenty homes that describes the

collective space of the next scale (approx. 12m x 12m). This spatial hierarchy contin-ues until it reaches the area of greatest neighborhood where the schools are locatedand other services. Along a diagonal through the site is located in the bazaar.

HIERARCHY OF SPACES PROJECT BRIEFMASTER PLAN

1. Private Courtyard

A cluster showing individual houses

2. Small courtyard common to 7 houses.

(approximately 8m x 8m)

3. Courtyard common to 21 houses.


4. Public Space with Services.


Overlapping

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View of common courtyard

EVOLUTION OF SCHEME

BASE MODULES AND THEIR RELATION

Independent Walls

Services Shared

Area of possible expansion

BASE MODULES AND THEIR RELATION

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

CLIMATIC DATA

Private Houses

Services

Private Court

Access

Precipitation (mm)Precipitation (0c)

Common Courtyard

SOLAR RADIATION DIAGRAM

1 January

1 October1 May

1 J anua ry 1 760 480

1620 860

1820 680

1 October

1 May

α β

WIND FLOW DATA Wind DirectionRiver

Month

Month

Wind Direction

Wind Direction

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec



TYPE A TYPE B

Indoor Space

Covered Space

Open Space


Future Expansion

Access

Kitchen

Room

Service

Private Court

Verandah

Access

Kitchen

Room

Service

Private Court

Verandah

Indoor Space

Covered Space

Open Space

Area of possibleexpansion

Section AA

Section BB

Axonometric View

Section AA

Axonometric View

TYPE C

Indoor Space

Covered Space

Open Space


Access

Kitchen

Room

Service

Private Court

Verandah

TYPE D

Indoor Space

Covered Space

Open Space


Access

Kitchen

RoomService

Private Court

Verandah

Balcony

Section AA Section AA Section BB

Axonometric View Axonometric View

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Views of one and two story house types with adjacent “open to sky” space for incremental extension

A general view of housing with the low lying hills in the background

TYPE E

Indoor Space

Covered Space

Open Space


Access

Kitchen

RoomService

Private Court

Verandah

Balcony

Section BBSection AA

Axonometric View



The project achieves a density of approximately 500 people per hectare or100 families. On a 6 hectares site approximately 600 units are accommodat-ed. Each cluster permits the emergence of a hyper-local community feeling,while integrating each house to the whole settlement at different levels; thehierarchy itself is very organic. The project was produced with the idea that theresidents were going to alter it in various ways, making it truly their own, there-fore homes are freestanding, so residents can add on to them as their familiesgrow; and differently priced plans appeal to a wide variety of income levels. Inthe process of its incremental nature the project has also produced a fair amountof jobs in the construction sector with small scale artisans participating in theprocess of the construction work.

The most important take away from the project however is twofold. Firstly it

allows for a demographic mix and homes to grow based on income – incremen-tally. A mix such as this make for more sustainable communities and introducesthe social as a critical factor in any determination of what might be a sustaina-ble city. Secondly, the project shows the rich possibilities for design when thereis a shift in the frame or scale of our gaze and the “compact” can also find aplace in the broader regional planning dimension. Here the location andaccess to public transportation also demonstrates the crucial role that it can playin determining urban form. In fact, as illustrated by this project, public transporta-tion is probably the best form of indirect subsidy on housing. For, it opens upaffordable land in the region and in the process opening up new possibilitiesfor an array of housing types. Thus resituating and giving architecture agency inthe planning of the city.

View of a typical cluster in 1986 (the year of completion) and 2012 (photo credits Rahul Mehrotra)

View of the common space in a typical cluster. The low rise high densityconfiguration of this housing type creates a great sense of cooperation

between the residents (photo credit Rahul Mehrotra)

1986 2012STATUS QUO

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KAMPUNGIMPROVEMENT PROJECT Jakarta, Indonesia.

YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION: 1969

LOCATION: Jakarta, Indonesia

OVERVIEW:EKampung, the world for squatter, has dominated the scene of the city, and the number of people is morethen 60% of the city population, and once considered as the figure of the urban poor. The program was

also selected as one of the first Aga Khan Awards in 1980.OBJECTIVE:

Affordable : it is cheap, for the inhabitant do not have to pay anything.Replicable : it is using appropriate technology, so that easy to be implemented any where.Sustainable : it is developed by the people, and to keep to be upgraded by the peopleFlexible : it is not following formal and rigid standards, and using recycled materials.In situ : the people are already there and it does not need adaptationDiverse : Diversity in social and economic struture, and land use as well, create dynamic harmony

ACCOMMODATION:Many concepts written about poverty, which related to housing Research in 1987, and renewed almostevery year, resulting following findings:• Open space (including roads, footpath) 7%• Open window 53%• Open Circulation 44%• Open sunshine in house 37%• Stuck ditches, cause of solid waste 76%• Building increase 3,7%/year

LOCATION MAP



In 1969, while the world was still looking for a tool to cope the urban squatter, Jakarta has started aright and bold step, to introduce Kampung Improvement Program. It is a right step, because theprogram is well accepted by all parties, the bureaucrats, the politicians, and most of all the kampungpeople. It is bold, because it was out of the approaches which were found in the planning text books.The program has been adopted by the national government as national policy, and over 500 cities inIndonesia has been similar program, it has also attracted international Agencies, such as the IBRD, which started to assist Jakarta government in 1974, to speed up the program.

The consideration was, that the increase of population in Jakarta was so fast and big, due to thenumber of migration. In 1950 Jakarta population was 1.600.000 in 1960 was 2.900.000, and bythe end the 60’s was nearly 4 millions. The urban popu lation has grown faster than the nationalgrowth, so that the population of Jakarta within 1960-1971, the increase was 50%, comparing thenational growth was only 22% within same period. The population pressure has been affecting the cityfabrics, for Jakarta was planned by Dutch Government for accommodate 600.000 people (Jakarta

Capital City Government, 1976). The ever growing population, was not matched by the human basicneeds, such as shelter, causing problems like dense and low substandard settlements. Most of themigrants are poor and less educated, and they rely on their muscles. The settlements they build are alsolow in quality, occupying vacant lands, without considering land right, topography, and regulation.They are occupying river banks, railway sides, swamps, and even old cemeteries. It is ironical, that thepoor have to plan and build their shelter by themselves, and Shirvani (1985) wrote, while design bydesigner continues to be luxury service, people all over the world have designed and build their owncommunities without the assistance of professionals

SITE PLAN

SITE MAP



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PROPOSED SITEFOR HOUSING

Nishchintapur, Yearpur Union, Savar

OF LOW INCOME GROUP

Photograph Taken by Md. Omar Faruk from aeroplane.



PROPOSED SITEFOR HOUSINGNischintapur, Yearpur Union, Savar

OF LOW INCOME GROUP

Dhaka

Nischintapur,Savar

VILLAGE: Nishchintapur

UNION: Yearpur

UPAZILLA: Savar

DISTRICT: Savar

POPULATION CENSUS: 1991 - 14,072 2001 - 22,579 2005 - 27280 2010 - 24556

GROWTH RATE 4.84%

PROJECTED POPULATION: 2015 - 43772

RELIGION: Muslim - 94% Hindu - 5% Other - 1%

LITERACY RATE: 84.9% (Male 91.2%, Female 77.7%)

INCOME LEVEL: 6,000 - 9,000 52.5% 9,000 - 12000 25% 12000 - 15000 17.5% 15000 - 18000 5%

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Employed 95.4% Unemployed 4.6%

FAMILY SIZE: 1 - 3 64% 4 - 6 27% 7 - 9 8%

Source: Socio-Economic Survey 2006, Detailed Area Plan, Rajuk



CHRONOLOGICALDEVELOPEMENT

30-01-2004

Building Blocks Agricultural Land Road Formation of node

7-12-2006 25-1-2010 27-2-2013

In 2004, The ratio of built to unbuilt was very low. Most of the landswere used for agricultural activities. Built forms housed the supportingactivities. A vast land was forests with dense foliage of trees. Very fewindustria buildings could be found at long distances.

Within 2 years the scenario has drastically changed. With theflourishment of RMG and other industries, Savar has become theperfect suburban area to house these factories. Industry Buildingstarted to be built on the banks of Dhaka-Ashulia Highway Formingan industrial belt along the highway. Housing of the workers of thesefactories became an issue.

To facilitate the housing need of the workers forestry and agriculturalland now started to turn into housing sites. Land owners build houseson their lands and rent them to the factory worker. Instead of agricul-ture, housing became the source of income for local people withadequate land. The growth of these housing is organic andincremental.

An overview of the site’s chronological development over last 10 years will show us how an almost unbuilt area is about to reach its saturation point within a few years. Themorphological development of this area over last 10 years has been drastic and was driven by the sudden boom of RMG and other industries in Bangladesh. The Diagrams showsthe Street pattern, block pattern and the evolution of the vast green land.

To meet the ever increasing need of housing almost all the agriculturalland turned into human settlements. Due to its organic character ofgrowth, the lands are soon to be saturated but the housing need isincremental. Thus it becomes necessary to chalk out a plannedhousing scheme for the factory workers of these area ensuring aminimum quality of living environment and also allowing a controlled

growth ofthe settlements.

In 2004, the settlements were mostly rural residential in type.Community facilities , like bazaar , mosque, restuarants were fewerin number. Density was on the lower side due to small population.

In 2 years the scenario has drastically changed. Industry Buildingstarted to be built on the banks of Dhaka-Ashulia Highway Formingan industrial belt along the highway. Housing nd community facilitieslike bazaar, school college, recreational facilities, mosque etc offorthe workers became necessity.

To facilitate these necessity, spontaneous market place or flee marketstarted to form along the connecting vehicular road around thenodes. Other facilities like, school, mosque restuarants also builtaround the nodes.

In these spontaneuus formation of settlement, a buffer zone is visiblebetween the industrial belt on the road side and the residentialsettlements. On the both side of the a road a visible buffer ismaintained either by low lying farmland or water bodies to keep theindustrial and residential settlements apart.

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BUS STOP RESTAURANT EDUCATIONAL MOSQUE HOSPITAL MARKET PLACE

10 minute

20 minute

30 minute

GHOSHBAGRESIDENTIAL AREA

NISHCHINTAPURRESIDENTIAL AREA

LAND PRICE (BDT)

3 - 5 LACS / DECIMAL OR5 - 8 LACS / KATHA OR3 - 5 CRORES / ACRE

LAND PRICE (BDT)

3 - 5 LACS / DECIMAL OR5 - 8 LACS / KATHA OR3 - 5 CRORES / ACRE

LAND PRICE (BDT)

15 LACS / DECIMAL OR25 LACS / KATHA OR15 CRORES / ACRE

TONGI ASHULIA ROADSIDEINDUSTRIAL AREA



Legend

utilities_point

<all other values>

TYPE

Electric Pole

") Power Station

s t r uc t u re

<all other values >

STR_USE1T

Commercial Activity

Community Service

Education & R esearch

Governmental Services

Manufacturing and P rocessing

Miscellaneous

Mixed Use

No_info

Non Government S ervices

R esidential

Service Activity

SITE OVERVIEW

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Nischintapur, Yearpur Union, Savar

Shared Toilet & Shower Shared Ki tchen Shared Space for circulation and Kitchen

Rented Room Rented Room Setback Shared Space Shared SpaceInternal Courtyard

LOCAL SETTLEMENTPATTERN

During survey, a pattern in the growth of the settlement is found in Nishchintapur area. Almost all the housing arebuilt on an individual property by the owners themselves. In this case study, A land of 5 kathas, owned by MrHaoladar is taken into consideration. The land owner, himself built a housing of 45 rentable rooms along with hisown residence on this land. The rent of the room ranges from BDT 2000 to 2800 pe r room. Three or more roomsshare services like kitchen, bath and toilet. Each room has approximately 120 sft and rented to 2 to 3 persons.The construction cost of a 3 room module is approximately BDT 100,000. A plan of the total area and a sectionof a three room module is shown in diagrams.

TYPICAL SECTION PLAN OF A TYPICAL HOUSE ON A LAND OF 5 KATHAS BUILT AND RENTED BY LAND OWNER

LandOwner’s

Residence

Each room isusually of10’x10’ or

10’x12’ size;rented to 2 or 3persons. Rentranges from BDT2000 to BDT2800. Each ofthree rooms isentered from ashared space onplinth.

Each room isusually of10’x10’ or

10’x12’ size;rented to 2 or 3persons. Rentranges from BDT2000 to BDT2800. Each ofthree rooms isentered from ashared space onplinth.

Each of the threerooms in amodule and the

toilet andbathroom areentered from ashared space onthe plinth. Thisspace also servesas the kitchen -with a stoveplaced against awall.

The courtyard serves asthe in between place forthe houses. It is also used

for access, householdchores, playing. Trees areplanted in these spacesfor shade and seasonalfruits.

Each of the threerooms in amodule and the

toilet andbathroom areentered from ashared space onthe plinth. Thisspace also servesas the kitchen -with a stoveplaced against awall.

A marginalsetback iskept from the

road but inrder to markthe propertyline, a lowheight wall isconstructedwhich alsoserves as asitting by theroad.



1 2

3 4 5

1. A marginal setback is keptfrom the road but in rder tomark the property line, a lowheight wall is constructedwhich also serves as a sittingby the road. Extensions of theplinth also serve as sittingplace in a more intimate level.

2. This place was built as acommon kitchen for all thehouseholds when there was noGas line in the houses. Afterconnection of gas lines, stovesare set in houses and this placewas not used for cookinganymore. Currently the landowner uses this place as ashade for his cattles.

3. View of the courtyard in frontof the land owner’s house.There are trees of seasonalfruits and open area for social-izing, playing and doinghousehold activities. Thecommon kitchen was placedon this large court.

4. View of the common plinthspace shared by three house-holds. Each of the three roomsin a module and the toilet andbathroom are entered from thisshared space on the plinth.This space also serves as thekitchen - with a stove placedagainst a wall.

5. Photo of the internal courtyard.The courtyard serves as the inbetween place for the houses.It is used for access, householdchores like washing, dryingclothes, cattle bearing.Children play and the eldersgather in these places. Treesare planted in these spaces forshade and seasonal fruits.

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WORKERS’PROFILEBased on Demography Study & Questionnaire Survey

1. Age Group

<20 16.67%

16.67%

8.33%

0%

8.33%

8.33%

8.33%

8.33%

16.67%

16.67%

0%

33.33%

25%

25%

25%

18.75%

18.75%

6.25%

6.25%

16.67%

16.67%

8.33%

33.33%

16.67%

33.33%

33.33%

8.33%

8.33%

8.33%

50%

58.33%

66.67%

50%

25%25%

50%

100%

41.67%

21 - 30

31 - 40

>40

4. Monthly Income

<6000

6000 - 8000

8000 - 10000

>1000

2. Number of Family Members Living in House

1

2

3 - 4

>5

3. Transport to the Factory

Walk

Bicycle

Rickshaw

Bus

7. Leisure Activity

Games & Sports

Watching TV

Going to Cinema

Hanging Out

Studying

5. Monthly Savings

<1000

1001 - 1500

1501 - 2000

>2000

6. House Rent

1000 - 1500

1501 - 2000

2001 - 2500

2500 - 3000

8. Defficiencies at Home

Gas

Electricity

Water Supply

Toilets

Living Space

Open Space

9. Future Plan

Work in RMG

Go Abroad

Buisness in Country Home

Buisness in Dhaka

Better Job

Not Sure

Male

Female65%

35%Married58%

Single42%



Assuming Space requirement for per person = 65 sft

SPACEPROGRAM

Total Occupancy = 5500 persons

30%

70%

open space

built area = 2.1 acres

10%

15%

14%21%

35%

5%

Road and Pavement

Soft Pavement

Green Area

Buiding Type 3Built Area: 1700 sq m (18300 sq ft)

Area: 1215 sq m (13100 sq ft)

Area: 608 sq m (6550 sq ft)

Area: 1825 sq m (19650 sq ft)

Number of Floors: 5Occupancy: 1410 persons

BuildingType 2Built Area: 2550 sq m (27450 sq ft)

Number of Floors: 4Occupancy: 1800 persons

Buiding Type 1

Built Area: 4250 sq m (45750 sq ft)Number of Floors: 3

Occupancy: 2250 persons

200 sft 150 sft

A B

Occupancy Type A : Dorm for Bachelors

Household Size : 3 Roommates

Unit Size : 200 sft

Nmber of Units : 600

Total Occupancy : 1800

Occupancy Type B : Single Family

Household Size : 2 (Husband - Wife)

Unit Size : 150 sft


Total Occupancy : 1000

250 sft

C

Occupancy Type B : Small Family

Household Size : 3 - 4

Unit Size : 250 sft


Total Occupancy : Max. 2000

350 sft

D

Occupancy Type B : Large Family

Household Size : 5-6

Unit Size : 350 sft


Total Occupancy : Max. 900

Total Site Area : 3 Acres (12145 sq m or 130680 sft)

Buildable Area : 70% = 2,1 Acres (8500 sq m or 91476 sft)

Uncovered Area : 30% = 0.9 Acres (3645 sq m or 39204 sft)

Building types will not be directly derived from occupancy types. Rather every Building will have a combination of these units. This will create a harmony and balance in both the

physical and social form of the housing project. However, a variation in the height and bulk of the building is required for better environmental performance and a hierarchy, The

required density will be achieved by Buildings of three, four and five stories stated respectively as Building Type 1, 2 and 3.

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Built to Open Ratio

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