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St udyi ngt hehous i ngpot ent i alofabandonedt ext i l emi l l si nt he ci t yofMumbaiwi t ht heai m ofcr eat i ngs paceswi t ht angi bl eand i nt angi bl eenvi r onment aldes i gnas pect s .Thes t udyemphas i z es t he' f or mf ol l owsv ent i l at i on'des i gnappr oach,ens ur i ngopt i mal ai r flowf r om s i t epl anni ngt oi ndi v i dual hous i nguni t s .

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Theadapt i ver eus eoft ext i l emi l l s i nMumbaii nt oa or dabl ehous i ng UnderBr i t i s hr ul ei nt he mi d1 800s ,ar ound 600 acr esi n Mumbai ,t hen Bombay,wer edes i gnat edf ort het ext i l ei ndus t r y,f or mi ngt hear eaknown as' Gi r angaon' or' Mi l l vi l l age' i nMar at hi .

Thefir s tcot t onmi l l s t ar t edi n1 854, and byt heear l y1 930s ,t wot hi r dsoft heci t y' spopul at i onwor ked i nt he t ext i l ei ndus t r y .Ati t sz eni t h,ar ound1 00mi l l swer ei noper at i on. n1 982, 240, 000 mi l lwor ker s went on st r i ke f or hi gher wages, coi nci di ng wi t h Mumbai ' s emer gence as t he financi al capi t al .

Gover nmentchangesi nl andowner shi pr ul esr esul t edi ngent r i ficat i on ofcent r alandsout hMumbai ,wi t hl uxur yapar t ment sandcommer ci al spaces.The figur e bel ow i s a hi st or i c map ofBombay f r om 1 955 hi ghl i ght i ngal lt hemi l l si nt hevi ci ni t y.

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Cor r ea' s1 996 r epor t hi ghl i ght s Mumbai ' s housi ng and gr een space pot ent i alwhi l e emphasi zi ng t he need t o pr eser ve t ext i l e mi l lher i t age.Ar oundt het ur noft hecent ur y, devel oper s boughtmi l ll ands f r om owner s f aci ngl osses.A or dabl ehousi ngi sagl obal ur ban i ssue,a ect i ng ar ound 50% of t he popul at i on.

Muni ci pal and st at e gover nment s st r uggl e wi t h flawed l egi sl at i on i n i mpl ement i ng sol ut i ons. I n Mumbai ,42% l i ve i n sl ums,cover i ng 9% of t heci t y,wi t hover50% i n9outof24 war ds.

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Demol i t i on of exi st i ng st r uct ur es and t he const r uct i on of poor l y pl anned hi ghr i ses l ed t o t he l oss of t he ci t y' s her i t age.Gent r i ficat i oni n cent r alandsout hMumbai di spl aced mi ddl e and l ower i ncome gr oups, pushi ngt hem t owar dst he expandi ng Nor t h due t o t he ci t y' s t aper i ng peni nsul arf or m.

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Lef t :A s er i es ofphot os depi ct i ng t he cur r ent s t at ei n whi ch t hes e abandonedt ext i l emi l l sar ei nacr os s t heci t yofMumbai .

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Thi shi ghl i ght st hevar i ousmat er i al susedf ort heseapar t ment s.Asment i oned pr evi ousl y,al lbr i ck wal l sar e 200mm t hi ck f ort he ext er i orand t he i nt er i or par t i t i on wal l s.Ther ei sal so a nat ur alcl ay1 0mm pl ast erbot h,i nt er naland ext er nali n an o whi t e fini sh.The floorhas a t r adi t i onalI ndi an r ed oxi de fini sh,whi chi saf or m offloor i ngwher ebyoxi desar eusedal ongwi t hcement .

The pr esence oft hese oxi de compoundshel psr educe t he heatgai n by t he floorsl abdur i ngt hesummer .

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A compr ehens i ve cl i mat es t udy was conduct ed t o eval uat e condi t i ons f ora pr opos ed bui l di ng,anal yz i ngheat i ngandcool i ngr equi r ement sal ongwi t hcomf or tper cent ages .Fut ur e cl i mat edat awascons i der ed,i l l us t r at edi nt heFi gur ebel ow f orcompar i s on.Wi nt ercomf or t per cent agewasz er o,emphas i z i ng t heneed f ore ect i vei ns ul at i onand heat i ng.Radi at i on anal ys i shi ghl i ght edvar i at i onsi ns unl i ghtexpos ur e,i nfluenci ngwi ndow pl acement .Seas onal wi ndr os ewass t udi edt odes i gnf ori ncr eas i ngl yhots ummerper i odsi nLondon,whi chcan a ectt her malcomf or ti no ces pacest hemos tduet ohi gheri nt er nalgai ns .

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SI TE OVERVI EW.

Compar i ng embodi ed car bon emi s s i ons i n a 1 3s t or eyCL Tbui l di ng ( Cas e 2)t oa9s t or eyone( Cas e1 ) r ev eal sonl yas l i ghti ncr eas e, butt hel i f ec ycl ebenefit sof Cas e2becomeevi dentdue t o i ncr eas ed s eques t er ed car bon. CL T' s pos i t i v e envi r onment al i mpact i ncl udes hi gh car bon s eques t r at i on, os et t i ng emi s s i ons dur i ng cons t r uct i on, r educi ng t he need f or ener gyi nt ens i v e mat er i al sl i k e concr et e and s t eel ,maki ngi tas us t ai nabl e al t er nat i v e.

TheFCBSCar bon cal cul at ort ool wasempl oyed f or a compr ehens i v e as s es s ment , a r mi ngCL Tas an ecof r i endl y choi ce f or cons t r uct i on.

Thes i t ei sl ocat edi nWands wor t handhasar i chhi s t or ydat i ngbackt opr ei ndus t r i alt i mes , t r ans i t i oni ng f r om f ar ml and t o a vi br antnei ghbor hood.Asa maj ornode wi t h ex cel l ent connect i vi t y, i tf eat ur esnot abl el andmar ksandami xofl andus es .

Thepr opos eddes i gnai ms t o enhancet heur ban envi r onmentbycr eat i ng i nvi t i ng publ i cs pacesand i mpr ovi ng t he s t r eet s cape,t r ans f or mi ngt hes i t ei nt oawel comi ngcont r i but ort ot henei ghbor hood.

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T hedes i gnpr opos al ,s hapedbydes i gnobj ec t i v es ,i nt ent ,and s i t ec onnec t i v i t y , i senc aps ul at edi nt hes efigur es , out l i ni ngt he dev el opment f r om pr edes i gn s t udi es . Enhanc i ng s us t ai nabi l i t y ,60% oft heex i s t i ngs t r uc t ur ei sr epl ac edwi t ha Cr os s L ami nat edT i mberhi ghr i s e.

T hi snews t r uc t ur ei nc l udes afiv es t or ys t udenthous i ngbl oc kbel ow and24a or dabl e hous i ng apar t ment s abov e.E c i entoper at i on i s ens ur ed t hr oughac ommonc or e, whi l eadedi c at edbu erfloorf os t er s c ommuni t yengagementands oc i al i nt er ac t i onf ora or dabl e hous i ngr es i dent s .

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OFFI CE SPACES.

The exi st i ng bui l di ng i s di st i ngui shedbyi t s hi ghl y r eflect i ve, al most mi r r or l i ke, doubl e gl az ed f acade.Asi def r om l ooki ng out dat ed i t poses saf et y and comf or tchal l enges f or pedest r i ans, mot or i st s,and t he ur ban envi r onment i ni t ’ svi ci ni t y.

Havi ng es t abl i s hed t hati ti s cr uci alt o des i gn and i ns t al lgl az i ng t hatmi ni mi z es har mf ul r eflect i ons ,f os t er i ng a s af e,comf or t abl e,and s us t ai nabl e ur ban envi r onment ,r ayt r aci ng of r eflect i vemi r r orgl az i ng ono cebui l di ng f acadeswasconduct ed ons ummers ol s t i ce,wi nt er s ol s t i ceand s pr i ng equi nox.TheWal ki eT al ki ebui l di ng i ncent r alLondonexempl i fiest her i s ks as s oci at edwi t hr eflect i vegl az i ng.

Ananal ys i soft heo cef acadeus i ngr ayt r aci ngdur i ngdier entper i odsands eas onsr eveal ed t hatt hemaj orhar mf ulr eflect i onoccur sbet ween1 : 00 pm and 4: 00 pm t hr oughoutt heyear , pos i ng s i gni ficants af et yhaz ar dsdur i ng peakt r a chour s .Sur pr i s i ngl y,t hel owerpar toft he f acader eflect smor er aysont ot hes t r eet ,pot ent i al l ydi s r upt i ngt r a cflow mor et hant heupper par t .Thefigur evi s ual l yr epr es ent st hes i mul at i on r es ul t s ,i l l us t r at i ng t hehar mf ulr eflect i on i n vi br antmagent a.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSI NG.

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5m l i v i n gr oom v ol u mewasf ou n dopt i mal f or e n v i r on me n t al qu al i t y i n a or dabl e h ou s i n g.T h i sl e dt oar e de s i gn e dl ay ou t , c ombi n i n g3 m be dr oom an d4.

5m l i v i n g r oom fl at ss y mme t r i c al l yf ore c i e n tu s e ofs pac ean di n c or por at i n gbal c on i e sf or e ac hu n i t .

T h er e s i de n t i albl oc k ' sde s i gnmax i mi z e s s pac e t h r ou gh a s y mme t r i c al ar r an ge me n t of on e be dr oom an d t wobe dr oom u n i t s , f or mi n ga9 m modu l e wi t h al t e r n at i n g bal c on i e s an di n s e t s .

Re s i du al v ol u me s c r e at e c ommu n al poc k e t s ,r e du c i n gt h en e e df orc i r c u l at i on s pac e san dal l owi n ge c i e n tu s eofs pac e f or1 2on e be dr oom an d1 2t wobe dr oom apar t me n t s .

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Thegr aphi csdepi ctanoccupant ' swi nt erday,s t ar t i ngwi t hki t chenheati nt he mor ni ng,f ul l yexpos edwi ndowswar mi ngt hes pacei nt heaf t er noon,andbr i ef heat i ngi nt heeveni ng.

Under floorheat i ngi sus edf orl ocal i z edwar mt h.

Ni ght t i me i nvol vest hr eehour sofheat i ng,adapt i vecomf or tatar ound1 6°C,bl anket s ,and war mer cl ot hi ng f or a r es t f ulni ght ' ss l eep, ens ur i ng occupant s 'comf or t t hr oughoutt hewi nt ers eas on.

Thegr aphi cdet ai l san occupant ' ss ummerday,s howcas i ng mor ni ng comf or t wi t houtcool i ng,af t er noonm heatpr ompt i ng s pacedepar t ur eors hadi ng us e.

Vent i l at i on and ni ghts t r at egi es l oweri nt er nalt emper at ur es .Occupant s can mi t i gat e over heat i ng by wear i ng l i ght ercl ot hi ng,us i ng bl i ndsand f ans ,and s pendi ng t i meout door s ,r educi ng cool i ng ener gycons umpt i onand ens ur i ng a comf or t abl ei ndoorenvi r onment .

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STUDENT HOUSI NG.

T hes t udent ' sdai l yr out i nef oc us esonf ourmai nac t i v i t i es : s l eepi ng, at t endi ngc ol l ege, s t udy i ng, and l ei s ur e.T heunoc c upi eds pac edur i ngt heaf t er noonbenefit sf r om nat ur als unl i ghti nt heev eni ng, war mi ngi tdur i ngwi nt er s .Ni ghts hut t er sr et ai nheatdur i ngwi nt erni ght s ,whi l eopenwi ndowsi n s ummeral l ow f ornat ur alc ool i ng.Pr ev ai l i ng s out hwes twi ndsc ont r i but et owi nddr i v enc ool i ng, r educ i ng r el i anc eonmec hani c als y s t ems .Ov er al l ,t heoc c upantenj oy sa nat ur al l yl i t ,t her mal l y c omf or t abl es pac ewi t hmi ni mal heat i ngs y s t em r el i anc et hr oughoutt hedayandal l s eas ons .

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VI SUALI SATI ON.

T heout doors pac esi nt hepr opos eddes i gns er v e asv i t alex t ens i ons ,pr ov i di ngbr eak outar easf or o c esandr es i dent i albl oc k s .Car ef ul l ypl anned atv ar i ousl ev el s ,t hey c at ert o di v er s e needs , i nc l udi ngpubl i cs pac e,t r ans i t i onal s pac esanda bi odi v er s i t y par k al l har moni z i ng wi t h t he s ur r oundi ngsandi nfluenc edbyt hes i t ec ont ex t .

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I nt eri orRenders Thei nt er i orr ender sar ebas edonas i mpl i s t i cScandi navi ant hemewi t hr aw woodandl i ghtt ext ur es .Ar ched wi ndowsar eabi ndi ngt hemei nal lt hehous es .Thes ewor kswer emyper s onalcont r i but i onf ort hepr oj ect .

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O ceDes i gnr equi r ementf or1 2empl oyeesi n1 850s qf t /1 72s qm wasbui l tont her oofoft hecl i ent ’ sr es i dencei nBangal or e,I ndi a.

The cl i ent was i n accor dance wi t ha s us t ai nabl e bui l di ng mat er i al s ,pr i nci pl esand cons t r uct i onmet hodsf ort hi spr oj ect .

Thebudgets t andsatar ound$30, 000.

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Sayi t Loud Medi ai s a OutofHome medi a company t hat r equi r ed an o ce space on t he r oof of a one st or ey bungal ow .The desi gn hasa mez z ani nel evelf ort heCEO’ scabi nandsmal l t er r ace.Thi sl edt ot hespacebei ngnat ur al l y vent i l at ed.

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Exi st i ng r esi dencei sa gr ound+fir st floorst r uct ur e madeent i r el y outofconcr et e masonr yuni t s

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The T er r acot t a j aal i /I ndi an l at t i ce pat t er nt i l es ar e pl aced i ns uch a mannert hatt heyal l owampl enat ur al l i ght yet mi ni mi s es t he heat gai n al ongt hel ongs out hf aci ngbal cony and t he wes t .Mor eov er ,dur i ng t he wi nt er ,t hes uncas t sl ong per f or at eds hadowst hr ough t hej aal it i l es .Thenor t hs i de doesnotneeds uch s hadi ngs i ncet her ei s l eas theatgai non t hats i de.

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The i nt er i or des i gn mood boar dr eflect st hes us t ai nabl e des i gn appr oach. Wooden l ami nat e floor i ng, t er r acot t a j aal i( I ndi an des i gn l at t i ce) t i l es wi t h Mangal or e ( t er r acot t a wi t hgr oov es )r oof t i l es on s t eel r af t er s and bat t ensar ecor et ot hi sdes i gn.

War m l i ght i ng t o t he wor k s t at i onsar epr ovi det hr ough4 s et sof3l ar gel i ght i ngfixt ur es .

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