Deciphering Play: Exploring affordances in social housing_Design Dissertation_2020-21

Deciphering Play: Exploring affordances in social housing

Serah Yatin Fifth Year aided Design Dissertation Semester 10

1.1 | Deciphering play and its qualities

There is little doubt when one describes play as free and voluntary that is done as a way of enjoyment out of one’s own free will and thus play cannot be imposed onto something as it loses its play nature.

Play is contextual and is greatly identified and influenced by its surroundings. It molds itself according to the space having the ability to transform by its people and culture.

Play is an autotelic act, that is pursued for its own purpose and goals and has the privilege of having a start and an end.

Play can be fantastical in the world of make-belief by having the potential to suspend reality so one can respond to the environment in unpredictable ways.

Play is based on the interpretative nature of the player, that is, the way one responds to their context, making play personal and expressive of our individual and collective personalities.

Play is delineated by its own unique rules that are ever changing and adapting to its context and purpose.

The realm of play falls under two broad domains, conscious play and unconscious play.

Contextual Autotelic

Interpretative

Voluntary

PLAY

Expressive

Driven by rules

Disruptive Fantastical

Play can be defined as a meaningful act, that is carried out for its own sake and the fundamental motive of play is the experience it affords, which is given more preference than the fulfillment of a practical task.

Play is suspending the environment around us by forming another world where the physical realities of our context takes on a new significance. In play, our surroundings are reacted to in new and interpretative ways, attaching new meanings to the environment we have gotten used to.

1.2 | Significance of Play in built environments

“To design is to create meaningful things for meaningful uses, understanding different uses and different materials”

When the term play is often disillusioned to be strictly related with the physical attributes of architectural elements it is neglected in terms of its intangible aspects. User Interpretations and engagements with these designs are what completes them holistically.

To bring forth this playful quality, it is necessary to not impose a context but rather the space be designed to be open to interpretation, leaving the final step to the users to reciprocate and give the design meaning.

When play quality is added in the design process, the

design puts into focus the awareness of its context, purpose, users, and designer.

Valley by MVRDV

(Source: Vero Visuals)

Courtyard Kindergarten (Source: The RIBA Journal)

- Miguel Sicart (2014), Play Matters (p.88)

The architect or designer has a role to maintain the balance between imposing his privilege and the transferring of his agency to the users. This shifting of agencies would then vary from one user to the other depending on the context of the design.

Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

(Source: Iwan Baan)

Habitat 67 by Moshe Safdie

(Source: Atlas Obscura)

1.3 | Current Scenario Some facets of play are very evidently depicted in projects with comparatively good budgets where the architect is provided with liberties in terms of freedom of space and materials. With fewer restrictions to work around, architects are at liberty to explore their notion of play.

However, in projects where restrictions get more imposing with tighter budgets, lesser areas and raising profit values, this form of innovation is losing its essence.

These projects tend to be entirely utilitarian in its form as well as function, where bare minimum requirements are sometimes not upheld, where the architects reform of exercising the tool of ‘playful’ designing is not given enough priority.

Bland elevations (Source: edinburgh live)

Stack and repeat (Source: Creative Commons / Kim Traynor)

Why has architectural explorations in this area of focus, rarely been exploited to its full potential and how can play be integrated in such projects to encourage better designed spaces?

The identification of such architectural settings that currently least affords play would be the first step towards then understanding where the link of innovative design is broken.

Monotonous urban landscape (Source: medium.com)

The repetition and homogeneity of modernist housing (Source: Mike Kononov)

1.4 | Architecture that least affords play

Literature Review

“Affordance is the quality or property of an object that defines it’s possible uses or makes clear how it can or should be used. It is what the environment offers the individual” The process through which these play qualities can be enhanced architecturally was developed by seeking out the common elements of space making and observing the play that can be afforded by each of these elements in certain architectural settings.

These common elements of space making along with their specific attributes could be used as parameters in analyzing if the elements partake in any sort of interaction with individuals in their different spatial roles and understanding which of these spatial roles are more dominant in different architectural settings through a quick tabulated exercise.

The architectural settings were determined and observed based on these parameters to understand if there prevails any induced play through the elements and to identify which typologies provides with the least amount of affordances of play qualities to its surroundings and users.

column

wall

school railway station

shopping mall

wall

social housing

Architecture Elements

door

Architecture Settings office

window governance building

hospital

staircase

roof

museum/ gallery

Architectural elements and settings in the study point of access threshold

Door

directionality space definition

directionality modulator of facade

Floor communication tool

functional spaces

Window

communication tool

scaling element modulator of facade

directionality focus of space space definition

Column

seating

Staircase

modulator of facade

directionality

functional attributes

physical and visual connector storage/display unit

subdivision of space

context

spatial attributes

pedestal

Parameters

light/ventilation

Wall

communication tool

symbolism

Roof

modulator of volume shelter

Analytical Parameters to study architectural settings

1.5 | Premise of Social Housing Out of the three concluded options, the premise of social housing was chosen based on three criteria. First being that it had the most imposing restrictions of affordability, low budgets and lack of available space.

Inferences from tabulated table: • Affordances of play quality in architectural settings were present in certain quantiles in projects that of a comparatively large scale as observed in the settings of railway station, shopping mall and museum/gallery • Typologies that prioritized functions were designed to be more utilitarian in nature and focused on dedicating spaces for functions and not on the user experiences, such as in the case of governance buildings, social housing and municipal schools • Settings that observed that gave the most affordances of play quality were the projects that based more on engaging the users with the functions aligned, like in the case of shopping mall and museum/gallery.

• Architectural elements that were least explored in terms of these qualities were door openings, window openings and staircases.

Municipal school

Restricted conditions

project budgets

Secondly, based on the wide variety of everyday users in terms of living and working situations.

The third criteria pertained to the everyday mundane spaces that are occupied by mostly the same set of individuals and their daily activities in spaces like the living units, common spaces and the commercial shop fronts.

Based on the these criteria, the architectural setting of social housing was taken to be an apt premise to study these restricted conditions that bound it and how the users engage with the same to have a better understanding of the context, purpose, users and agencies involved.

Social Housing

Governance Building

User Agency

Quality of space

live + work affordability

lack of available space

occasional users

adults

work spaces Users children

senior citizens

common spaces

living spaces

2 | Comparative Understanding of the built and lived spaces Rizvi Residency SRA, Kalina was built in 2018 and falls under the aviation funnel zone of the Mumbai Airport No. of buildings:5 No. of storeys :G + 7 Unit sizes :25.2 sq.m Units per floor :12 Building height:28.96 m

Ambedkar Nagar SRA, Lower Parel was built in 2010.

No. of buildings:4 No. of storeys :G + 14 Unit sizes :28.3 sq.m Units per floor :16 Building height:46.50 m

Lallubhai Compund colony, Mankhurd was built in 2003.

A cluster of sixteen buildings towards the north was chosen to study.

No. of buildings:16 No. of storeys :G + 5 Unit sizes :21.42 sq.m Units per floor :13/16 Building height:18.6 m

2.1 | Comprehending the Built Ratios

Rizvi Residency location

massing

Rizvi Residency SRA located at Kalina, Santacruz (east) is at the boundary of the Kurla west informal clusters. It is bound by the Air India colony to the north, a the residential sale component to the south. Informal clusters to the east and an educational institute to the west. The plot lies on an internal road with has a vehicular dead end on either side of the plot. It is bounded by the domestic airport of Mumbai to the north

five identical residential buildingsof G+7 storeys

commercial units of 1 storey

residential sale component Location map of Rizvi Recidency

Residential

images

Massing of Rizvi Recidency

Commercial

colony profile Rizvi Residency SRA, Kalina was built in 2018 and falls under the aviation funnel zone of the Mumbai Airport No. of buildings No. of storeys Unit sizes Units per floor Building height

External views of Rizvi Recidency

:5 :G + 7 :25.2 sq.m :12 :28.96 m

Rizvi Developers acquired the land in 2008.

The residents of the former slum that occupied the land were granted 25.2 sq.m (carpet area) units each, free of cost. They have legal ownership of their houses but as per the rules are not allowed to sell or rent out the flats for ten years after construction. It was completed in 2018.

569 families were rehabilitated in this colony.

In 2020, a residential building was built which was part of the builder’s free sale component, to earn back the investment made in the construction of rehabilitation units.

2.1 | Comprehending the Built Ratios

Rizvi Residency built proximity

built understanding The housing blocks consist of five identical buildings, each G+7 storeys tall. With the ground floor dedicated to commercial shops. The units are fitted in a C-shape plan that allows for the formation of smaller courts between the building blocks.

The internal courts, despite not having any barricades are more private in nature and the courts formed on side facing the road are used as a public front to benefit the informal market street.

Since the colony falls under the aviation funnel zone of the airport, the height of the buildings were restricted to 28.96m. Each unit was provided with 2 balconies and each unit had its own interpretation of its use.

street used as parking zone

market street

built proximity At the ground level, each building is set at 4 meters from the other. where the facades face each other. with the balcony projections on the above floors, this distance was reduced to 3 meters.

The building facades are a mirror reflections of each other and a slim corridor of open space is placed in between buildings where most of the windows and entry points face. Two internal courtyard and three external c-shaped spaces are formed, where the road facing spaces are public in nature.

Built proximity diagram of Rizvi Recidency

With this formation of buildings, about half of the facades of the four building and most of the final building receives unobstructed light.

View of internal court of Rizvi Recidency

2.1 | Comprehending the Built Ratios

Ambedkar Nagar SRA location

massing

Ambedkar Nagar SRA is located at the east of an open ground on Senapati Bapat Road in Lower Parel and is right beside the railway tracks. The plot itself does not abut any road and is accessed via an alley that connects to the main road. It is bounded by 8 storey residential buildings towards the north and a commercial sale component that was built according to the same scheme, towards the south.

four identical residential buildings of G+14 storeys

commercial units of 2 storeys

commercial sale component Location map of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Residential

images

Massing of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Commercial

colony profile Ambedkar Nagar SRA, Lower Parel was built in 2010.

No. of buildings No. of storeys Unit sizes Units per floor Building height

Close proximity of buildings (Source: In the Name of

Housing)

External view of Ambedkar Nagar SRA (Source: In the Name of Housing)

:4 :G + 14 :28.3 sq.m :16 :46.50 m

Omkar Realtors and Developers acquired the land in 2007.

The residents of the former slum that occupied the land were granted 28.3 sq.m (carpet area) units each, free of cost. They have legal ownership of their houses but as per the rules are not allowed to sell or rent out the flats for ten years after construction.

In 2011, a commercial tower was built. This was part of the builder’s free sale component, to earn back the investment made in the construction of rehabilitation units.

2.1 | Comprehending the Built Ratios

Ambedkar Nagar SRA built proximity

built understanding The housing blocks consist of four identical buildings, each G+14 storeys tall. With the ground and first floor dedicated to commercial shops. The units are fitted in a a longitudinal plan that forms narrow strips of open spaces between the building blocks. These corridors act as the access points to entry the building.

Since the colony consisted of stacked floors that reach up to 46 meters, the spaces for interactions are celebrations are few and congested. The residents of the colony often spill out onto the adjacent street for their everyday routines.

built proximity At the ground and first floors, each structure is set at 6 m from the other.

Then from the third storey upwards, the floors are projected out by 0.5 m along the length of the building in the northeast and southwest directions. As a result, the gap between buildings narrows to 5 m for 13 storeys leaving the narrow corridor of space between the two building devoid of sufficient light and ventilation.

Building facades are mirror reflections of each other and a slim column of open space is all that exists between neighbors on either side of the divide, creating poor conditions for privacy within these housing units.

Built proximity diagram of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

View of facade of Ambedkar Nagar SRA (Source: Housing)

2.1 | Comprehending the Built Ratios

Lallubhai Compound location

massing

Lallubhai Compund colony is located in suburban Mankhurd, in Mumbai. IT is a cluster of 65 colonies and is surrounded by informal clusters towards the north and east. The mithi river runs towards the west of the colony. It is accessed by a paved street that was built to pass through the plot.

Location map of Lallubhai compund

sixteen identical residential buildings of G+5 storeys

The residential colony has a total of 65 7-storey and 5-storey buildings with more than 9,300 residential tenements and is often known as the vertical slums.

street

Residential

images

Massing of Lallubhai compund

Lallubhai Compund colony, Mankhurd was built in 2003.

A cluster of sixteen buildings towards the north was chosen to study.

No. of buildings No. of storeys Unit sizes Units per floor Building height

Close proximity of buildings (Source: The Eye of

Photography)

External view of Lallubhai compund (Source: e-flux)

:16 :G + 5 :21.42 sq.m :13/16 :18.6 m

Mithi river

colony profile

The development was initiated by the Mumbai Municipal Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and houses people who lived near the Chembur, PD Mello road(CST), Matunga and Kurla railway stations, as well as slum and pavement dwellers, displacing lot of citizens more than 25km from their original settlement.

The residents of the former slum that occupied the land were granted 21.42 sq.m (carpet area) units each, free of cost. The houses have been subject to various modifications by the users to better utilize the insufficient space provided.

The buildings here are 5 to 7 storeys high with no functional lifts, especially affecting the elderly, disabled persons, those unwell, and children.

2.1 | Comprehending the Built Ratios

Lallubhai Compound built proximity

built understanding The housing blocks contain two sets of linear building formations both containing 8 buildings each, that sum up to 16 identical buildings that are G+5 structures.

The units are fitted in a longitudinal plan that forms narrow strips of open spaces between the building blocks. These corridors act as the access points to entry the building.

The colony has a large amount of open space around the colony despite the buildings being closely fitted to each other. This open space becomes an extension to their everyday activities away from crowded homes that sometimes consist of more that ten members.

built proximity At the ground each structure is set at 3 m from the otherbwhich meets the Special DCR for SRA and Rehabilitation projects requirements.

The narrowly packed buildings flout fire and safety norms and are often covered in leakages and waste, making it unsafe and unhygienic.

Building facades are mirror reflections of each other and a slim corridor of open space with is all that exists between neighbours on either side of the divide, creating poor conditions for light and ventilation within these housing units. Many of the occupants have been infected with TB due to these situations.

Built proximity diagram of Lallubhai compund

View of facade of Lallubhai compund (Source: Mellon

urbanism)

2.2 | Permeability and Transition of spaces

Rizvi Residency corridor views

external proximity views

Views showing proximity of building of Rizvi Recidency

Views showing corridor spaces of Rizvi Recidency

situation The external faces of home units are in close proximity to the other facade leaving 3 meters of space in between. This proximity stifles the light and ventilation entering the unit through the windows. The balcony spaces are used to in varying interpretations by the users.

Some the balconies are made redundant with the use of additional storage and some have blocked the light by pinning sheets above the balcony to provide them with some privacy, indirectly hampering their internal spaces. Other users utilize the balconies for leisure activities, to dry clothes on the railing and to interact with neighbors across the space between buildings

plan storage

leisure

drying clothes grow plants

sheets used for privacy interactions

Balconies plan of Rizvi Recidency

situation At the building level, the quality of architectural space was observed to have impacted social engagement. The corridors between units could have been potential spaces for release, but being poorly lit and ventilated are unsuccessful and used for storage. Due to not enough natural light, light bulbs are kept on throughout the day.

Some openings into the corridor are used as extension of the users drying spaces and further block the inward flow of light.

The corridor spaces are treated as an extension of the user’s homes, where additional belongings are stored, seats are placed for regular interactions and often provide spots for privacy away from crowded units.

plan storage spaces

privacy outside units

space for interactions

Corridor plan of Rizvi Recidency

2.2 | Permeability and Transition of spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Views showing proximity of building of Ambedkar Nagar SRA (Source: In the Name of Housing)

Views showing corridor spaces of Ambedkar Nagar SRA (Source: In the Name of Housing)

situation The external faces of home units are in close proximity to the other facade leaving 5meters of space in between. This proximity stifles the light and ventilation entering the unit through the windows. Since the height of the building is comparatively taller, the open space ratio is not sufficient to benefit the users.

Additionally, the external faces of houses are very close to neighbouring windows. This proximity has led to many of the occupants using sheets and clothes to cover their windows, further blocking natural light.

Window grills are used for additional storage.

Other users utilize the windows for to grow indoor plants, to dry clothes and to interact with neighbors across the space between buildings

plan sheets used for privacy

grow plants

drying clothes

storage

situation At the building level, the quality of architectural space was observed to be have affected the quality of life of the residents.

The corridors between units is a long strip of space that is poorly lit and ventilated due to few openings and are unsuccessfully used for storage. Due to not enough natural light, the corridors are covered by shadows throughout the day.

The corridor spaces are treated as an extension of the user’s homes, where additional belongings are stored, festivities are celebrated, seats are placed for frequent meetings and often provide residents with private spots out of their crowded homes.

plan seats placed interactions

for

storage

privacy outside units

space for interactions Windows plan of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Corridor plan of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

2.2 | Permeability and Transition of spaces

Lallubhai Compound

Views showing corridor spaces of Lallubhai compund (Source: mmreis & Association between architectural parameters and burden of

Views showing proximity of building of Lallubhai compund (Source: Mellon urbanism & The wire)

tuberculosis)

situation At the building level, the narrow alleys between the tall buildings that are barely three metres apart, causes insufficient ventilation and light in the houses. People constantly complain of perennial leakage from various pipes in the area making the compound very slippery to walk in and making the entire complex a breeding ground for mosquitoes year-round Additionally, the external faces of houses are very close to neighboring windows. This proximity has led to many of the occupants using sheets and clothes to cover their windows, further blocking natural light. Some have even barricaded the openings.

Window grills are used for additional storage.

Other users utilize the windows for to dry clothes.

plan

sheets used for privacy barricade windows

storage

drying clothes Windows plan of Lallubhai compund

situation At the building level, the quality of architectural space was observed to be have affected the quality of life of the residents.

The corridors between units is a long strip of space that is poorly lit and ventilated due to few openings and are used as storage spaces and as extensions to small living units.

The corridor spaces are treated as an extension of the user’s homes, where additional belongings are stored, festivities are celebrated, seats are placed for frequent meetings and often provide residents with private spots out of their crowded homes. The smaller home units with large families made them heavily dependent on any extra space they could get.

plan seats placed interactions

for

storage

privacy outside units

space for interactions Corridor plan of Lallubhai compund

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Rizvi Residency key plan

Each floor has an has two staircases and two lifts as access points that are placed at the ends of the layout. The corridor has six openings on the external facade.

Air India colony

parking street

All 569 families that originally inhabited the squatter settlement have been housed in the SRA scheme. The standard unit size is 25.2 sq.m. There are twelve similar units on a floor, eight on the outer side and four facing the inner court. Four of the units that are placed in the external facade open up to another building facade at close proximity to it.

building plan

market street

Plan of one building of Rizvi Recidency

unit plan

sale component Key plan of Rizvi Recidency

unit views

Internal views on a unit in Rizvi Recidency

The standard unit size is 25.2 sq.m and is laid out such that living and kitchen spaces are separated by a WC and bath area. The spaces are given clear of walls and classified as kitchen and living spaces that both have an external facade connected to a balcony each.

The open space allows for limited flexibility of usage of the provided space and the users maximize the personalization of the basic shell provided.

Plan of one unit of Rizvi Recidency

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Rizvi Residency lived experiences Interactions across balconies

Corridor windows used for meetings

Gate made by the tenements

Seats placed across corridor flats

Spacious lobbies provided with seating

Corridors shaded in darkness and mostly isolated

Corridors provide for privacy from crowded homes

Corridors act as extension of home

Spacious lobbies act as intermediate gathering spaces

Corridors act as additional storage spaces

Gate makes the corridor more private plan of a building in Rizvi Recidency showing lived experiences

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Living unit 1

LEGEND Living space Bedroom Kitchen Storage Workspace

Rizvi Residency

Living unit 2

Living unit 3

Living unit 4

v | Habitability of the built spaces

Rizvi Residency

Living unit 1

cupboards placed at the ceiling level to keep the space clear of storage.

curtains are unfolded to provide privacy to the occupants

Spaces are configured to fit two beds in the concise living unit for large families.

Curtains are partition walls are used to divide spaces and provide some privacy. Movable or fold able furnitures are placed to make the spaces more multi functional.

Bedrooms have mattresses placed on the floor that can be folded during times of need

living space

bedroom space

Balconies used for leisure and as additional storage

Spaces configured to fit two bedrooms in the concise living unit

Mattresses placed to provide for rest areas for large families

Partition walls and curtains used to separate spaces

Rest area separated by curtains with insufficient walking space Corridor spaces used for storage due to insufficient space in units that are occupied by large families

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Rizvi Residency

Living unit 2

cupboards placed at the ceiling level to keep the space clear of storage.

Plants are grown as personalizations of the space

curtains are unfolded to provide privacy to the occupants

Spaces are configured to fit one bedroom with a clear living space that acts as a multipurpose room. due to lack of storage spaces the balcony is made redundant with the storage of non usage goods

Beds are placed with minimal walking space around thwm

living space

bedroom space

Balcony has become redundant due it being used as storage The space is transformed into a 1 bedroom living unit with a large space dedicated as common area

Living room is used as a multipurpose space and is clear of furniture

Partition walls and curtains used to separate spaces

Rest area separated by curtains with insufficient walking space

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

Corridor spaces used for additional storage become extension of homes

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Rizvi Residency

Living unit 3

cupboards placed at the ceiling level to keep the space clear of storage.

The bedroom becomes a part of the living space

Spaces are configured to fit one beds in the living room space that partially hampers access to the balcony.

The storage area next to the kitchen is a space that transforms into a rest area at night by unrolling mattresses in the clear space

The storage has mattresses placed on the floor that can be folded during times of need

living space

bedroom space

Balconies used for leisure and as additional storage

The space opposite the kitchen is used as storage space that transforms into a rest area at night

Bed partially hampers the access to the balcony

Mattresses placed in storage areas during the night Corridor spaces provide privacy outside of crowded homes

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Rizvi Residency

Living unit 4

The fight arrangement of the bed, partition wall and cupboards leave little space for circulation

Tuitions are organized during the day in the living spaces

Spaces are configured to in a way to make the living room act as a workspace during the day, with a curtain diving the semi- public and private spaces. Partition walls further separate the rest area with the kitchen space.

Partition walls separate the bedroom spaces from the kitchen and provide privacy

living space

bedroom space

Cloth used on balcony to provide privacy

Balconies used for leisure and as additional storage and to dry clothes Living room acts as a revenue generating space for the family Curtains separate the private spaces from the semi-publice

The living space is transformed into a workspace during the day

Corridor spaces outside homes used as interaction spaces

flexibility

Living space Bedroom Workspaces

Kitchen Storage

activities

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Rizvi Residency

Flexibility of the Facade use in Rizvi Residency

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

access street

All 860 families that originally inhabited the squatter settlement have been housed in the SRA scheme. The standard unit size is 28.3 sq.m. There are sixteen similar units on a floor, eight on either side of the corridor. Out of the eight longitudinal facades, seven are in close proximity to the adjacent building leaving poor conditions of light and ventilations entering the units Each floor has an has two staircases and four lifts as access points that are placed at the mid points of the layout. The corridor has two openings on the external facade which are at extreme ends.

building plan

Railway tracks

key plan

sale component Plan of one building of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

unit plan Key plan of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

unit views

Internal views on a unit in Ambedkar Nagar SRA (Source: In the Name of Housing)

The standard unit size is 28.3 sq.m. and is laid out such that living and kitchen spaces are separated by a WC and bath area. The spaces are given clear of walls and classified as kitchen and living spaces that both have an external facade provided with a window each. The open space allows for limited flexibility of usage of the provided space and the users maximize the personalization of the basic shell provided.

Plan of one unit of Ambedkar Nagar SRA

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA lived experiences

Corridors provide for privacy from crowded homes

Interactions outside living units

Seats placed as extension of homes

Corridors shaded in darkness

Corridor windows used for meetings

Corridors used as storage spaces

Corridor openings used for interactions

plan of a building in Ambedkar Nagar SRA showing lived experiences

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Living unit 1

LEGEND Living space Bedroom Kitchen Storage Workspace

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Living unit 2

Living unit 3

Living unit 4

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Living unit 1

cupboards placed at the ceiling level to keep the space clear of storage.

The living and rest spaces are in close proximity to each other with no divide

Spaces are configured to fit one bedroom with a clear living space that acts as a multipurpose room. The rest spaces are in close proximity to the living area and have no divide to provide privacy

Bedrooms have mattresses placed on the floor that can be folded during times of need.

living space

bedroom space Windows used to dry clothes and as storage spaces

The space opposite the kitchen is used as storage space

The drying of clothes hampers the natural light entering the space

Mattresses placed to provide for rest areas in the living space Mattresses placed in storage areas during the night

Living room has limited space for furniture giving priority to rest spaces

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

Corridor spaces used for storage

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Living unit 2

cupboards are attached to the ceiling to clear space at the floor level

The partition walls are unfolded to provide privacy to the occupants

Spaces are configured to fit one beds in the living unit with the living more mostly clear. Curtains are partition walls are used to divide spaces and provide some privacy. Movable furnitures are placed to make the spaces more multi functional.

Living spaces are kept mostly free of furniture and act as multipurpose spaces

living space

bedroom space cloth is hung outside windows to provide privacy

Kitchen window used for storage and to dry clothes while the living space window is use grow plants

The space is transformed into a 1 bedroom living unit with a large space dedicated as common area

Spaces are separated by curtains and partition walls with to divide spaces

Partition walls and curtains used to separate spaces

Rest area separated by curtains with insufficient walking space

Corridor spaces used for interactions

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Living unit 3

cupboards placed at the ceiling level to keep the space clear of storage.

Partition walls are folded back during the day and are looked after by their mother

Spaces are configured to fit two beds in the concise living unit for large families.

Curtains are partition walls are used to divide spaces and provide some privacy.

The living room has movable chairs with the bed and storage occupying most of the space

Mattresses are used in the bedrooms to provide for flexible usage of space during the day

living space

bedroom space Sheets used to provide privacy for bedroom blocking light and ventilation The bed is tightly placed with little space for circulation

Spaces configured to fit two bedrooms in the concise living unit

Partition walls and curtains used to separate spaces Rest area separated by curtains with insufficient walking space Corridor spaces used for storage due to insufficient space in units that aew occupied by large families

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Living unit 4

cupboards placed at the ceiling level to keep the space clear of storage.

curtains are folded during the day and the space is used as a study area

Spaces are configured to fit two beds in the concise living unit for large families.

Curtains are partition walls are used to divide spaces and provide some privacy. Movable or fold able furnitures are placed to make the spaces more multi functional.

Curtain separate the bedroom spaces from the kitchen

living space

bedroom space

Mosquito nets are used on the external side of the window grill

Clothes are dried within the grill of the window.

The living space is transformed into a workspace during the day

Curtains separate the private spaces from the semi-public

Living room acts as a revenue generating space for the family

flexibility

Living space Bedroom Workspaces

Kitchen Storage

activities

Corridor spaces used as storage spaces

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Ambedkar Nagar SRA

Flexibility of the Facade use in Ambedkar Nagar SRA

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Lallubhai Compound key plan

building plan

The standard unit size is 21.42 sq.m There are thirteen similar units on a floor arranged in a leaner format along a doubly loaded corridor.

Railway tracks

Each floor has an has one staircase and one lift as access points that are placed at center of the layout but the lift is nonfunctional due to lack of maintenance. The corridor has two openings on the external facade which are at extreme ends.

Plan of one building of Lallubhai compund

unit plan Key plan of Lallubhai compund

unit views

The standard unit size is 21.42 sq.m and is laid out such The interior space typically comprises two undivided zones: cooking and multipurpose living zones and contained a separate WC and bath area.

The kitchen is a small stove next to the only window and source of light and ventilation.

Internal views on a unit in Lallubhai compund (Source: No Broker)

Plan of one unit of Lallubhai compund

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Lallubhai Compound lived experiences

Corridors provide for privacy from crowded homes

Interactions outside living units

Seats placed as extension of homes

Corridors shaded in darkness

Corridor windows used for meetings

Corridors used storage spaces

as Corridor openings used for interactions

lift out of function due to low maintenance

Plan of a building in Lallubhai compund showing lived experiences

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Living unit 1

LEGEND Living space Bedroom Kitchen Storage Workspace

Lallubhai Compound

Living unit 2

Living unit 3

Living unit 4

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Lallubhai Compound

Living unit 1

Storage cupboards separate the living and the kitchen spaces

The curtain is often pulled back during the day to provide flexibility in the small unit

The bedroom becomes part of the extended living area

living space

The unit acts as a one bedroom and living unit where the curtain acts as partition walls to separate the spaces. Most of the activities take place in the storage area that is placed in front of the toilet.

living space

Windows used to dry clothes

Windows used to dry clothes

Living room has limited space for furniture giving priority to rest spaces

Corridor spaces used for storage

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Lallubhai Compound

Living unit 2

The storage space behind the curtain is used as a multi-functional space

The curtain is often pulled back during the day to provide flexibility in the small unit

The furniture in the lovong room is in close proximity to the television

living space

The unit is converted into a two room unit with a curtain separating the two spaces. A lot of routine activities happen on the bed due to the tight space of the unit

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

living space

Windows used as storage block light and ventilation

Half ways were built to separate the kitchen space from the living

Living units are spaced closely next to the bed with no space for movement

appropriations

Corridor spaces used for addition storage and seatings

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Lallubhai Compound

Living unit 3

Storage cupboards separate the living and the kitchen spaces

Bed is used as seating during the work hours

The unit has no division in spaces and contains movable furniture.

living space

Living room spaces are as workspaces and the rest areas are in direct contact with it with only the kitchen providing space for privacy. Storage spaces are placed at the where there is some free space. The bad is used as seating during the work hours.

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

living space Windows barricaded to provide privacy, blocking natural light and ventilation

The drying of clothes outside windows hampers the only source of natural light

No segregation between the public and private spaces

Living room is used as work spaces during the day

Corridor spaces outside homes used as interaction spaces

appropriations

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Lallubhai Compound Storage spaces spill outside the living unit due to the concise space

Living unit 4

Curtains are folded to provide privacy to both the rest areas

The floor spaces and bed space is used for most for the sctivities

living space

The rest spaces occupy most of the living unit with the living space having movable furniture for flexible use to the large family.

Recreational activities are mostly done on the floor or sitting on the bed due to fewer spaces from movement

living space

Kitchen window used for storage and to grow plants

Large amount of space is used to place beds for large families in a single unit

Half ways were built to separate the kitchen space from the living Rest areas are separated by curtains to provide the crowded residents with privacy

Circulation spaces are few and congested

flexibility

Living space Bedroom

Kitchen Storage

activities

appropriations

Corridor spaces provide privacy outside of crowded homes and provide additional storage

2.3 | Habitability of the built spaces

Lallubhai Compound

Flexibility of the Facade use in Lallubhai compund

Site Selection Criteria The Site was selected based on the following criteria: 1. The site needs to be located in the city of Mumbai since the scope of the study is limited to the city.

2. It should be located in a Residential zone as this would help residents feel more at ease and secure 3. Accessible Location with good connectivity and proximity to public transportation 4. Has a diverse community settlement of various cultures 5. Proximity to good public amenities and open spaces 6. The site should be declared as slum improvement area by Maharashtra Slum improvement Board.

7. Has a proposal under the S.R. scheme The Chosen is a plot of land that is located towards the east of the plot containing Rizvi Residency (site chosen for the comparative analysis) in Kalina, Santacruz (East).

The site is an extension of the proposal by Rizvi Developers to build 12 SRA building and 1 Residential sale component out of which 7 building are in the proposal stage. The chosen site is the site proposed for the development of the remaining 7 of the 12 buildings in the original proposal. The site has an area of 13629.63 sq.m.

Air India Colony

Site Our Lady of Egypt Church Mary Immaculate school INFORMAL MARKET STREET

Public Park

LEGEND Site Plot containing 5 SRA building Plot containing residential sale component Buildings Open spaces Water bodies Road networks

Mithi River 10 0

20

50

Map proposal on site in Kalina

3.1 | Location Map of Site

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

The Site

Kalina is located in Santacruz (East) Mumbai. It is a majority residential location that lies between Kurla and Santacruz with the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road bordering its south. It is well known for the presence of Mumbai University.

Location map of Kalina, Mumbai

3.2 | Maps of Kalina

Zoning Map

Connectivity Map

Airport Kalina Military Camp

Site

Site

Legend Major road connections

Legend

Minor road connections

Mithi River

Connected internal roads

Air India Colony

Internal roads Kolivery Village

Kurla

New Kalina Village (Sundar Nagar)

Bus Stops

Residential Buildings Slums / Informal clusters

Rickshaw stand

BKC

Land use Map

Site

Legend Residential Area under SPA Social Amenities Educational Open Spaces Commercial Industrial Slums / Informal clusters

Major road junctions

Taxi stand

3.3 | Proposal map of scheme The site proposed for the development of the remaining 7 of the 12 buildings in the original proposal. Since phase one of the proposal has been completed the chosen site would be used for the development of phase two of the proposal under the S.R.Scheme.

Air India Colony

The ownership of land falling under the S.R.Scheme for New Kalina CHS Ltd. & Mahatma Phule CHS Ltd. & Sahyadri CHS Ltd., and hasa plot area of 12629.63 sq.m.

The internal street that connects the site to the church road has an informal market that is active throughout the day and becomes a an active part of the colony.

The statistical data about the requirements and tenements have been acquired through a detailed report from the concerned associate.

Site Our Lady of Egypt Church Mary Immaculate school Our Lady of Egypt INFORMAL MARKET Church STREET

Public Park

LEGEND Site Plot containing 5 SRA building Plot containing residential sale component Buildings Open spaces Water bodies Road networks

Mithi River 10 0

20

50

Map of chosen site in Kalina

3.4 | Maps of the site Development Plan

Building heights map

Legend

G G+1 G+2 G+3 G+4 G+5 G+6 G+7

Figure and ground map

Amenities map

Legend

Open Spaces Education Institutes Church Government owned Warehouses

Revisiting the definition of Play Play can be defined as a meaningful act, that is carried out for its own sake and the fundamental motive of play is the experience it affords, which is given more preference than the fulfillment of a practical task. Play is suspending the environment around us by forming another world where the physical realities of our context takes on a new significance. In play, our surroundings are reacted to in new and interpretative ways, attaching new meanings to the environment we have gotten used to.

When play quality is added in the design process, the design puts into focus the awareness of its context, purpose, users, and designer.

4.1 | Design Goals This projects aims at exploring the different possibilities of incorporating affordances of play that can be achieved under certain restricted conditions in an architectural setting of social housing.

Disruptive

Voluntary

PLAY

Expressive

Characteristics qualities of of play

Driven by rules

Interpretative Autotelic

Contextual • To respond to the context and put into awareness the users, the purpose of spaces and the surroundings by using the indepth understanding of it.

Voluntary • To not imposed upon the users the designed elements and spaces and to retain a mundane quality of the space as prolonged play can lose its voluntary nature.

Contextual Fantastical

The design goals can be further quantified in terms of the characteristic qualities of play:

Driven by rules • To discover sustainable strategies that would help develop of possibilities of ploy quality in a project to maintain a standard budget and to work under the constrictions of space Interpretative • To reinterpret mundane everyday spaces and objects and perceive them in new and personal ways to enhance its play quality, attaching new meanings to the environment we have gotten used to.

Autotelic • To maintain the primary or functional purpose of the mundane object or context yet making sure the users are in charge and have the position to reinterpret these everyday routines, away from practical situations.

Expressive • To express the needs and wants of the users and through the design process Disruptive • To break away from preconceived sense of order and meaning of spaces so as to apply the manifestations of play quality.

4.2 | Existing Proposal

Details of the ongoing S.R.Scheme

Proposal for the 7 out of 12 buildings SRA Rehabilitation

Plot area No. of tenements

: 13629.63 sq.m. : 365 T/s nos. are Residential users + 27 nos. are Commercial users + 139 T/s nos. are PAP users : 25% physical R.G. on total plot area of 27699.42 Open space requirements sq.m. : minimum height permissible is 30.26m and Aviation Height Limits maximum is 31.65 m. : 9 nos. of Balwadis, 9 nos. of Welfare centres and Ancillary functions 8 nos. of Society Offices

SRA Rehabilitation buildings A2, A3, A4 A5 & A6 and sale componant SI have already been aproved and have been built on site

Sr No

Description

Floors

Resi.

R/C

A1

G+8

55

0

A2

G+7

107

A3

G+7

A4

Com.

PAP

Bal

0

0

1

2

0

0

108

0

0

G+7

92

0

A5

G+7

84

A6

G+7

A7

Welfa

Soc

Total

1

1

55

1

1

1

112

0

1

1

1

111

0

0

1

1

1

95

0

18

0

1

1

1

105

0

2

20

210

2

2

1

252

G+7

85

0

6

0

1

1

1

85

A8

G+8

45

0

1

0

1

1

1

45

A9

G+7

82

0

2

0

1

1

1

82

A 10

G+8

18

0

3

57

1

1

1

75

A 11

G+8

80

0

0

0

1

1

2

80

A 12

G+8

0

0

15

82

3

3

2

82

Details of the Tenements in each proposed building Resi - Residential tenementS Com - Commercial tenements R/C- Residential+ Commercial tenements PAP- Project Affected People Bal. - Balwadis Welfa - Welfare centres Soc - Society Offices

Details of the S.R.Scheme proposed to be amalgamated.

As per certified AnnexureII by Additional Collector (Enc & Rem) & subsequent Annexure II

As per certified AnnexureII by Additional Collector (Enc & Rem) dtd.

28/04/2016

1.

Name o f Societies

1.New Kalina CHS (Prop) 2. Mahatma Phule CHS (Prop) 3. Sahyadri CHS (Prop)

1.Ganesh Krupa CHS, 2.Newly added slum dwellers o f New Kalina CHS S.Newly added slum dwellers o f Mahatma Phule CHS.

2.

C.T.S. Nos.

CTS Nos. 6422, 6422/1 to 31, 6423, 6423/1 to 6, 6424-A, 6424-B, 6424-B/l to 4, 6424-C, 6424-C/l to 3, 6426, 6426/1 to 17, 6427, 6427/1 to 16, 6429A, 6429-A/l to 11, 7370, 7374, 7375, 7376-A, 7376- A/1 to 16, 7377, 7379, 7379/1- 3, 7381, 7381/1- 16, 7382, 7382/1-3, 7394, 7394/1-6, 7396, 7396/1-6, 7400, 7401 (Pt.), 7402, 7402/117, 7403-A, 7403- A/1-47, 7403B, 7403-D, 7403-D/1-20, 7408, 7408/1-6, 7437, 7437/1- 53, 7438, 7438/1-7, 7440, 7440/114, 7441, 7441/1- 14, 7448, 7448/1-17, 7451, 7451/1-11, 7395, 7446A, 7446A/1-6, 7446B, 6425A, 6425A/1-9, 6425B, 6425B/1-6, 7449, 7449/1- 4, 7450, 7450/1-12 8s of Village KoleKalyan, Santacruz (East)

CTS Nos. 6421, 6421/120, 6428(Pt), 7364, 7383, 7383/1-3, 7384, 7401, 7401/1-16, 7403-A/48, 7404, 7405, 7406 , 7407, 7409, 7409/1 -10, 7412, 7412/1-2, 7413, 7413/1- 4, 7414, 7428, 7428/1- 12, 7430, 7430/1-9, 7431A/2-10, 7431-B, 7432, 7432/1-5, 7433, 7433/1-10, 7435, 7436, 7436/1-6, 7442 (pt), 7443, 7445, 7445/1-2, 7452, 7453, 7453/1-6, 7454, 7454/1-6, 7455, 7455/18, 7456, 7456/1- 13, 7457, 7458, 7458/1- 11, 7459 8s 7459/1-29 of Village KoleKalyan,Santacruz (East).

3.

Plot area

17189.61 sq.m

13629.63 sq.m.

4.

Status of slum

Declared and Censused Slum

Declared Slum

5.

Total No. o f slum structure on plot

815 T/s.

492 T/s

1307 T/s

6.

Eligible

633 T/s.

301 T/s

934 T/s

Rehabilitation Tenements Bldg.

Details of the ongoing S.R.Scheme

Details of the ongoing S.R.Scheme

4.3 | Reinterpreting The Program Proposed Program

Inferences

Relations

Reinterpretations

Character/ Activities

study oriented Spaces with expansion options

Residential Units

living units are personalized by the occupants based on their needs

Commercial Units

concise units have multifuctional space usages

Residential/Commercial units

single shell units of the same dimensions are provided to all families without consideration of the family size

Balwadis Welfare Centers

community gathering spaces are restricted to narrow corridors or spaces out of the plot

Society Offices

encouragements of home businesses in concise living units

Recreation Grounds

common spaces act as extensions from crowded homes

Play Grounds

no spaces dedicated to the care of women and the elderly

Additional Program

Community Spaces Formalized Market Public Library

User based modular units

User customization options Transitional spaces that would be multifunctional

Student and children centric spaces

tending to children in a safe environment to aid working parents

Day care

partaking in interactions between the children, women and the elderly to aid working parents

Kindergarten Public Library Study areas Spaces for women and elderly Community Kitchens Meeting spaces Spaces to encourage personal hobbies

freeing students from classroom based learning to open learning accommodating all age groups place for written and verbal knowledge access to digital library and study rooms Providing common ground for women and extended work spaces systematizing perishable waste management Encouraging better social spaces as a binding element Transformable spaces to accommodate the wants on time basis

women are mostly restricted to household and kitchen activities

Community centric spaces

crowded homes provide less opportunities to students and children

Transformable spaces to accommodate the wants on time basis

spaces for budding entrepreneurs

Space for ideation and encouragements

context oriented

Celebration spaces

educational institutes in the context make the site student centric informal market street as an extension of the colony need for a revenue generating function that would benefit the maintenance of the colony

Informal meeting spaces Formalized market Shops for displaced vendors Shops for rent Shops reserved for local residents

celebrating Cultural events and festivals discussing issues about the neighbourhood amongst themselves organizing discussions about celebrations, events, festivals at a neighbourhood level informal meetings about infrastructural issues and specific issues. organizing local street vendors systematizing perishable waste mngt shops for entrepreneurs and start ups exchanging of local recipes and food based knowledge

3D view of Site

Mary Immaculate High school

St. Mary’s School

Our Lady of Egypt Church

St. Mary’s Junior College

Plot containing 5 SRA building

Plot containing residential sale component

Site

Air India Collony

Mithi River

Site Area = 13629.63 sq.m.

0 | Massing

1

2

Air India Colony

3

4

Existing informal clusters

Site Area = 13629.63 sq.m.

Plot containing 5 SRA building

Plot containing residential sale component

The cleared site for the development of 7 of the 12 SRA buildings in the original proposal.

5

cores

an axis was fixed in the south-west and north east direction, maximizing day light utilization and views.

6

public semi-private

the courts were then divided in terms of hierarchy of privacy of their usage.

cores were placed according to the minimum radius distance required for fire evacuation, that is, 22.5 m.

7

cores public semi-private

wing additions were made to form smaller courts that would be private in nature.

cores

the C-shaped arrangement of wings were made to maximize shading in the courts through the day.

8

corridors cores

cores were subtracted according to requirements and a doubly loaded corridor was made.

cores unit 1 unit 2 unit 3 ancillary

unit type 1(23.88 sq.m.), type 2 (27.88 sq.m.) and type 3 (31.88 sq.m.) were place

0 | Massing

9

10

11

12

cores unit 1 unit 2 unit 3 ancillary

voids were subtracted to provide ventilation and diffused light to the internal corridors and units.

13

these programmed voids act as a social buffer and are placed at frequent intervals across a floor plan 14

pathways public semi-private

pathways were molded into the open spaces to connect the different courts and entrances.

cores unit 1 unit 2 unit 3 ancillary

units are subtracted to create a stepped profile to maintain a human scale.

15

the stepped profile creates interactive terraces which overlook the courts.

16

market spaces community learning spaces entrepreneurship spaces

social spaces were zoned based on the nature of the courts adjacent to them.

character and identity are given to the programmed voids.

balconies and pods would be a unit choice chosen my the occupants of said unit at an additional fee.

0 | Massing

1 | Grid

placement of doubly loaded corridor

placement of column grid

A Grid was placed on site in the dimensions that would aptly fit the three units of different areas.

This grid would have columns placed 5m. apart longitudinally and 3.85m on the shorter side. the corridor has been given a buffer of 4.4 meter to clear space for alternating courts.

The corridors have been provided with a buffer of 4.4 meters that would have alternating courts in the grid plan that would provide daylight and cross ventilation to the units.

the corridor space is cut down to half, to alternate between the two buffer grids with four floor courts.

These courts would open up into a double heighted social space every four floors that would provide a source of diffused light and ventilation.

00

5.

placement of column grid

00 5.

0

20

85

00 5.

3.

2.

2 2.

85

3.

2 | Ground Floor Plan @1.95m

+0.45m 3

1

2

+0.15m

1

+0.45m

1 +0m 1 4

+0.45m

7

-0.15m

+0.45m 5 +0.15m

+0m 6 9

8

+0.45m

1 1 1

1

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

entry entrepreneurship spaces community hall society office learning spaces balwadi women empowerment spaces indoor market outdoor market open to sky and double height spaces corridors

1

2 | First Floor Plan @5.07m

3

1 +3.57m

6 1

2

4

5

+3.57m 8

+3.57m

7

1

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

entrepreneurship spaces interactive terraces community hall learning spaces amphitheatre community kitchen indoor market outdoor market open to sky terrace double height space corridors

1

view from the street leading to site

3 | Social Spaces_entrepreneurship spaces

community hall archieval room lobby entrace society office pavilion

service room waiting area washrooms meeting area conference rooms

0 floor

3 | Social Spaces_entrepreneurship spaces

society office

community hall

lobby waiting area informal work spaces pavilion washrooms

reprographic area workspaces informal work spaces

1 floor

3 | Social Spaces_entrepreneurship spaces

10

+3.57m 9

12

+0.45m

+0.45m +0.45m

11

1

+3.57m

+0.15m

2

+3.57m 3

7

+0.15m

3 2

7

+0.45m

4 5

8 5

8

+3.57m

1

8

6

6 9

4

+0.00m -0.15m +0.15m 7

7

2m

Ground Floor Plan

0

5m

First Floor Plan@5.07m

@1.95m

1. entrance 2. archival room 3. residential lobby 4. pavilion 5. waiting area 6. society office 7. entrepreneurship space lobby 8. meeting area 9. conference rooms 10. community hall

open to sky terrace double height spaces corridors

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

residential lobby lockers waiting area society office workspace reprographic area outdoor workspaces interactive terraces community hall

+3.57m

+5.22m 8

view overlooking the connected terraces

view of entrance pavilion

3 | Social Spaces_entrepreneurship spaces +12.93m

+9.81m

+6.69m

+3.57m

+0.15m

3 | Social Spaces_community learning spaces

entrance lobby

lockers kitchenette

balwadi library reading spaces waiting area women empowerment space sewing space amphitheathre

platform

0 floor

3 | Social Spaces_community learning spaces

reading niches interactive terrace library reading spaces digital storage women empowerment space community kitchen amphitheathre

platform

1 floor

3 | Social Spaces_community learning spaces

13

+0.15m

+0.15m +0.45m

8

+3.57m

+0.00m

+0.00m +0.45m

+0.30m

+0.45m

9

1

2

+0.45m

1

3

5

+3.57m

+3.57m -0.15m

5

3

+0.30m

+0.15m

4

+0.30m

2

8

2

7

10

6 1

5

+3.57m

4

6

4

+0.45m

1

+3.57m

7

2m

0

Ground Floor Plan

5m

2m

First Floor Plan

@1.95m

@5.07m

1. entrance 2. learning spaces 3. semi private court 4. washroom 5. storage 6. balwadi 7. kitchenette 8. amphitheatre 9. women empowerment space 10. sewing room

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

open to sky terrace double height spaces corridors

learning spaces digital archieve amphitheatre study niches interactive terraces learning spaces community kitchen

0

5m

view of amphitheatre

3 | Social Spaces_community learning spaces

+12.93m

+9.81m

+6.69m

+3.57m

+0.45m

3 | Social Spaces_market spaces

washrooms locker room

indoor market

wood workshop

management outdoor market central court

0 floor

3 | Social Spaces_market spaces

washrooms locker room

indoor market

outdoor market central court

1 floor

3 | Social Spaces_market spaces

+0.45m

+3.57m

+0.00m 7

6

6

5

+0.30m

3

+0.30m

+0.30m

3

+3.57m

3 3

4

4

+0.45m 8

3

2

3

+3.57m

2

+0.45m

5

1 3

-0.30m

1

+0.45m

3

-0.30m

+0.45m

3

+0.00m

3

+0.00m 2

2

+3.57m 3

3 3

+0.45m 3

8

+0.00m

2m

0

+0.00m

5m

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

@1.95m

market court outdoor market store indoor market management washrooms locker rooom woodwork workshop

@5.07m

open to sky terrace double height spaces corridors

+0.45m

market court outdoor market store indoor market washrooms locker rooom

2m

0

5m

views of the local market

3 | Social Spaces_market spaces +12.93m

+9.81m

+6.69m

+3.57m

+0.45m

4 | Unit Parameters

In this project social housing has been tried to be reinterpreted in terms of user engagement and their voluntary participation in the choice of their own home.

Units were designed on the basis of user occupancy and have three distinct sizes, which would be determined at the time of the census collection.

Users would have a choice to provide their space requirements and privacy options, then browsing through a transformable furniture catalogue to choose internal furnishing where quality meter has been proiritized over square meter.

Additionally, expansion options can be opted for by choosing an internal loft within the home inself, an external facade pod which come in multiple kinds and balconies at an added cost.

unit size parameters No. of People

Home units

+/- 4 sq.m

Parameters

23.88 sq.m

1-3

Area

27.88 sq.m

4-5

31.88 sq.m

6-7

No. of People expandable Senior citizen +2

Users

Adult Child

unit combination based on users (1 - 3) + 2

2

2+1

1+1

1+1+1

(4 - 5) + 2

2+2

2+1+1

2+3

2+2+1

(6 - 7) + 2

2+2+2

2+2+2+1

1 + 2 + 2 +1

2+2+3

Loft Expansion

Pod Balcony

flexibility parameters food growing units

bed units tuitions

(Additional Functions)

food units Products

food selling

storage units

lunch provisions tailoring

dining units work units

4.1 | Unit Parameters_types of units a

b

c

23.88 sq.m.

1

Occupancy 1 to 3 +2

27.88 sq.m.

2

Occupancy 4 to 5 +2

31.88 sq.m.

3

Occupancy 6 to 7 +2 combination combination

4

Occupancy 8 to 10 +2

1+2

2+3

1+1

d

4.2 | Flexibility Parameters_furniture iterations Seating+ storage units

Double sided storage partition units

Storage units

Kitchen units

Individual bed units

Expansion options

+28.53m

3120 570

+22.29m

2500

3570

920

+25.41m

2550

+21.72m

+19.17m

+16.05m +15.48m

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

F 57

23.88 sq.m.

2+1+(2)

components

M 35

F 30

M 10

F 8

1a 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

F 57

23.88 sq.m.

2+1+(2)

components

M 35

F 30

M 10

F 8

1a 9:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

F 57

23.88 sq.m.

2+1+(2)

components

M 35

F 30

M 10

F 8

1a 18:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations

1a

section a

a

b

b

a

section b

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 45

27.88 sq.m.

2+3

components

F 43

M 20

F 18

M 14

2a 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 45

27.88 sq.m.

2+3

components

F 43

M 20

F 18

M 14

2a 9:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 45

27.88 sq.m.

2+3

components

F 43

M 20

F 18

M 14

2a 18:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations

2a

section a

a

b

b

a

section b

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 60

27.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+(2)

components

F 56

M 35

F 33

F 10

F 8

F 30

2c 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 60

27.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+(2)

components

F 56

M 35

F 33

F 10

F 8

F 30

2c 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 60

27.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+(2)

components

F 56

M 35

F 33

F 10

F 8

F 30

2c 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations

2c

section a

a

b

b

a

section b

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 60

31.88 sq.m.

2+2+2+(2)

components

F 55

M 32

F 29

M 8

F 6

M 25

M 23

3a 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 60

31.88 sq.m.

2+2+2+(2)

components

F 55

M 32

F 29

M 8

F 6

M 25

M 23

3a 9:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 60

31.88 sq.m.

2+2+2+(2)

components

F 55

M 32

F 29

M 8

F 6

M 25

M 23

3a 18:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations

3a

section a

a

b

b

a

section b

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 45

31.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+2

components

F 40

M 16

M 14

M 38

F 35

F 9

3c 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 45

31.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+2

components

F 40

M 16

M 14

M 38

F 35

F 9

3c 9:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

M 45

31.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+2

components

F 40

M 16

M 14

M 38

F 35

F 9

3c 18:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations

3c

section a

a

b

b

a

section b

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

plan combination of type 1 and type 2 units.

23.88 sq.m.

2+1

M 72

M 46

components

F 43

27.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+(2)

M 18

F 15

M 42

51.76 sq.m.

F 41

F 14

F 9

F 36

4a 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

plan combination of type 1 and type 2 units.

23.88 sq.m.

2+1

M 72

M 46

components

F 43

27.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+(2)

M 18

F 15

M 42

51.76 sq.m.

F 41

F 14

F 9

F 36

4a 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations plan

isometric view

plan combination of type 1 and type 2 units.

23.88 sq.m.

2+1

M 72

M 46

components

F 43

27.88 sq.m.

2+2+1+(2)

M 18

F 15

M 42

51.76 sq.m.

F 41

F 14

F 9

F 36

4a 0:00

4 | Unit Parameters_unit transformations

4a

section a

a

b

b

b

a

section b

Section A

Programmed Void

Internal Court

Service Balconies

Interactive Terraces

These social courts provide light and ventilate the internal corridors. They are strategically placed across eight floors to provide a social break at the upper floors.

These courts open out to the programmed voids after three floors and are a source of light and ventilation to the internal corridors and certain units.

Units has service balconies that are partially covered by precasted terracotta jaali.

These service balcony can be used to dry clothes, hold ac units, store belongings, hold plants.

The stepped down profile of the massing breaks human scale and forms social spaces at various levels, that overlook each other. Vegetation is planted to promote community gardening.

key plan

5 | Second Floor Plan

@8.19m

1

2 2

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

2

ancillary unit C unit B unit A cores 1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

1

5 | Second Floor Plan

@8.19m

1

2 a

b

2

interactive spaces connected to staircase a

b

1

1

2

c

2

1

c

d

c

2

d

1

2 a

1

b

1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

5 | Second Floor Plan

@8.19m

a

programmed voids a

b

1

f 2 2

1

1

e

2

c

b

d 2

1

2

e

f

1

d c

2

1

1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

5 | Second Floor Plan

@8.19m

2

1

2

1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

5 | Second Floor Plan

1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

@8.19m

5 | Third Floor Plan @11.31m

2 2

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

2

ancillary unit C unit B unit A cores 1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

1

5 | Sixth Floor Plan

@20.67m

2 2

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

2

ancillary unit C unit B unit A cores 1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

1

5 | Eight Floor Plan @26.91m

2

1

2

1

2

2

ancillary unit C unit B unit A cores 1. lobby 2. social courts open to sky terrace double height space corridors

1

Section B

longitudinal section

Pods and Balconies

Unit Ventilators

Characterized Entrances

Amphitheater

These small units can be purchase and balconies by the occupants at an additional cost. The pods can be used as an expansion option as sleep units, work units or leisure units.

Upside lifting ventilator windows enable cross ventilation across the unit that open onto the corridor.

The internal courts are an outlet for the raising hot air.

Entrances are brightly coloured to provide users with a distinct path through the colony.

The amphitheater binds the community learning spaces with a semi private court and connecting interactive terraces at various levels that overlook it.

key plan

Section C

longitudinal section

Unit Lofts

Private Court

Interactive Terraces

Transformable Living

These expansion options can be opted for by choosing an internal loft, that provide additional space within the unit as storage, leisure and bed spaces.

The stepping down massing of the building forms smaller courts that are private in nature and form intimate spaces with an overlooking singly loaded corridor.

The overlooking terraces have a parallel length of vegetation along the parapet wall with inbuilt seating, making the terraces less accident prone.

Users have a choice to browse through a transformable furniture catalogue to choose internal furnishing. This enables the unit to promote quality meters over square meters.

key plan

Section through residential court

+12.93m

+9.81m

+6.69m

+3.57m

+0.45m

Section through staircase

+12.93m

+9.81m

+6.69m

+3.57m

+0.45m

Detailed section through Rcc drop beam with planter pocket

Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. Skirting 100x10mm leather finish granite stone.

Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. Skirting 100x10mm leather finish granite stone.

RCC Beam Depth 520mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk.

RCC Beam Depth 520mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk.

1930mm x15mm Thk Grated Facade SS Factory Made as per design. Colour to be considered as per design.

230mm Thk Brick Bund Wall for Seating, 20mm Screeding + 20mm Leather finished Granite stone, Lighting and Charging points under the seating.

Seater - Sandwich 2 no.20mm Leather finished Granite stone with MS Box Section of 50mmx50mm Indoor Plantation Layer 1 - Compacted Soil Layer 2 - Fine Gravel Layer 3 - Course Gravel Layer 4 - Geo Grid Textile Layer Layer 5 - Drainage pipeline Layer 6 - Waterproofing Member Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. Skirting 100x10mm leather finish granite stone.

RCC Drop Beam as planter pocket Depth 700mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk.

330mm Edge Upside Lifting window, Double glazing 40mm Leather finish gray granite stone frame Loft of Head room 900mm as a sleeping unit

1930mm Fenestration, Double glazing 40mm Leather finish gray granite stone frame 230mm Thk brick wall with internal and external plaster of 15mm and 20mm respectively

20mm thk Drainage pipe for Water distribution across the whole planter bed.

RCC Drop Beam as planter pocket Depth 700mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk. Addition of PlyWood Modular furniture as per design.

Detailed section through Service Balcony Indoor Plantation Layer 1 - Compacted Soil Layer 2 - Fine Gravel Layer 3 - Course Gravel Layer 4 - Geo Grid Textile Layer Layer 5 - Drainage pipeline Layer 6 - Waterproofing Member 230 Thk Brick Bund wall +250mm Insulated Waterproof accessible roof assembly+25mm plaster, Double Sided Internal+ External Chemical Waterproofing 2mm with Watta 0.4 radius Edge Stone20mm Thk 160mm Leather Finish Gray Granite Frame

230mm Thk Brick Bund Wall for Seating, 20mm Screeding + 20mm Leather finished Granite stone, Lighting and Charging points under the seating. Seater - Sandwich 2 no.20mm Leather finished Granite stone with MS Box Section of 50mmx50mm RCC Double Beam as Extension service balcony Depth 645mm& 540mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk.

595mm Edge Down side open able window, Double glazing 40mm Leather finish gray granite stone frame 1275mm Fenestration, Double glazing 40mm Leather finish gray granite stone frame Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. Skirting 100x10mm leather finish granite stone.

PlyWood Modular furniture as per design.

RCC Double Beam as Extension service balcony Depth 645mm& 540mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk.

Detailed section through Tree Pit for the internal court

Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. Skirting 100x10mm leather finish granite stone.

RCC Beam Depth 645mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk.

Duct Louvered Window for ventilation of Toilet pipelines.

50mmc/c Wooden piece of 25mm thickness 230mm Thk Brick Bund Wall for Seating, 20mm Screeding + 20mm Leather finished Granite stone, Lighting and Charging points under the seating. Seater - Sandwich 2 no.20mm Leather finished Granite stone with MS Box Section of 50mmx50mm Plinth Protection 0.7m PCC with Watta 0.4 radius Edge Stone20mm Thk 160mm Leather Finish Gray Granite Frame

Outdoor Plantation Layer 1 - Compacted Soil Layer 2 - Fine Gravel Layer 3 - Course Gravel

Tree Pit Surrounded by Cavity Wall 115 thk for percolation of water through soil. 150mm Slab supported on 690x300 External Plinth Beam in concrete with 150mm PCC

Detailed section through external plinth

Detailed section through external facade

Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. Skirting 100x10mm leather finish granite stone.

PlyWood Modular furniture as per design.

RCC Beam Depth 645mm + RCC Slab 150mm with Internal Plaster 15mm and External Plaster as 20mm thk.

150mm Slab supported on 900x300 External Plinth Beam in concrete with 150mm PCC

Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. BCC 900mm with burnt bricks and waste material as filler

200mm Grated Pavered Blocks for allowance for water percolation across the whole site.

Plinth Protection 0.7m PCC with Watta 0.4 radius Edge Stone20mm Thk 160mm Leather Finish Gray Granite Frame 150mm Slab supported on 675x300 External Plinth Beam in concrete with 150mm PCC

595mm Edge Down side open able window, Double glazing 40mm Leather finish gray granite stone frame 1275mm Fenestration, Double glazing 40mm Leather finish gray granite stone frame

Flooring 20mm Screeding Layer + 20mm non skid vitrified tiles. Skirting 100x10mm leather finish granite stone.

Plinth Protection 0.7m PCC with Watta 0.4 radius Edge Stone20mm Thk 160mm Leather Finish Gray Granite Frame

150mm Slab supported on 690x300 External Plinth Beam in concrete with 150mm PCC

Conclusion In this project social housing has been tried to be reinterpreted in terms of user engagement and their voluntary participation in the choice of their own home. Healthy living is promoted with ample courts to provide each unit with light and ventilation, also promoting social living outside of just homes to establish community interactions and holistic living.