Re- modelling chawl

PORTFOLIO

INTERIOR DESIGN

Chawls were residences for migrant workers who used to work in developing factories in Mumbai for about 200-250 sq. ft. of an area sufficient enough for a person to live in. Eventually, people started bringing their families to the city and the space built for a single person to live in was crowded by a family of 5-6 members which led to non-ventilated and unhygenic spaces.

History of chawls

Benefits Target Variety of chawl

Chawls were first built as ground storey buildings with thatched roof and timber construction. Later these ground storey buildings were demolished because they were low density and were not aiding in housing migrant workers which eventually gave rise to 3-4 storey building that were built with brick masonry along with thatched roof and timber framework.

Over-crowded

Sanitation

Sustainable Costeffective

Ensured Safety Friendly Neighbours

Baithi Chawl

This chawl type has several no. of rows around the ground, having its front and back as active sides. The front side of the building is used for commercial purposes and the back side is used for services.

Students

Bar Chawl

This type of chawl consists of two corridors joining through the rooms, one in in the front and the other is at the rear, both facing the street.

Hygiene Ventilation

Health Problems

This place as a whole would work as a big community place where everyone will enjiy the freedom of living a private life as well as being social at the same time.

People can celebrate functions together, do daily household chores together, children can play together without having to go far from home for a playground.

And it is also very cost efficient which works best for everyone.

Courtyard Chawl

In this type of chawl there is an open courtyard in this type of chawl along with a corridor that runs along the rooms.

Chawl

Under privileged families

Understanding Problems with existing chawl infrastructre.

Understanding importance of living under a chawl complex

Corridor Courtyard Room

Primary Objective

To provide a clean and hygenic in instead of expensive housing

Primary Users

Under privileged families mary users since shortage

Secondary Users

Students would fall under the chawl room would fall all necessary requirements

Tertiary Users

Middle class people might the place in case of low wages.

Understanding the Varieties of chawl Detail of Target

Nuclear families

Middle class families

families

hygenic place to live housing rents. tend to be the prishortage of proper housing. under secondary users as fall under budget with requirements under one place. might want to consider wages.

Exploded Isometric of site

Target Audience Design Strategies

Front Elevation

Sustainable approach by using natural building constrcution material as aesthetics, which allows no additional cost for interiors.

Universal design, allowing specially abled people to reach first floor and use washrooms with ease.

Assymetric building planning to allow natural ventilation and have fresh air in all spaces.

Interesting building structure to attract people to live in.

Open courtyard in middle to allow promising amount of sunlight, which results in less use of electricity.

Courtyard can also be used to socialize and kids can play while being under supervision of their parents.

Common washrooms and washing area, which will help in less wastage of water Solar panels to provide electricity with no additional charge.

Loft area in each room to ensure maximum capacity of people to reside and allow further area for storage.

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THE FORM - ASSYMETRICAL

By this assymetric shape the air will have to travel through every space, hence serving our purpose of natural vaentilation.

TAKING INSPIRATION FROM INDIA’S ONE OF THE BEST ARCHITECTMR. BV DOSHI’S WORK ‘THE ARANYA HOUSING’

WHERE THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION FROM HIM WAS -“They are not houses but homes where a happy community lives. That is what finally matters.” Aranya Low Cost Housing accommodates individuals through a system of houses, courtyards and a labyrinth of internal pathways.

1. Sketches for building design 2.Isometric view of finalized building exterior 3. Existing chawl images 4. Ground Floor Layout 5. First floor layout with loft level

SPACIOUS CORRIDORS

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The planning of layout was done keeping the corridor wide enough to allow furniture pieces along having enough space for people to walk by and sit and socialise together. Corridors can also be used by the people to sleep in the fresh air, using foldable beds.

Corridor

INTERACTIVE SPACES

The courtyard is the main area where everyone comes to celebrate functions together, or to socialise or for children to play. It being surrounded by the corridor makes it easier for the parent’s to keep a check on their kids, while working on their respective chores.

1. 3D view of corridor 2. Sketch for coutryard showing it’s surroundings 3. Material palette 4. Zoning of courtyard and corridor 5. 3D sectional view of building 6. Photoshopped elevation of building section

ROOM WITH LOFT SPACE

The design for rooms has been done by trying to solve the basic problems such as, ventilation and storage of goods. To achieve this there are plenty of storage units available in the living area along with two sliding door wardrobes and another storage unit in the loft area. The living room consists of a 3-seater

sofa-cum-bed. The kitchen has modular and latest fitting to ensure ease of use. The loft has floor of diamond metal plate which is heat resistant. There has been a ventilator installed above to have flow of air.

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