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IDEAS

THOUGHTS

SKETCHES

SITE LOCATION

SITE DATA Location LandmarkS Access

MH

MAHARASHTRA

-Taloja (Raigad district o -Utsav Chowk, Taloja Riv -All four sides of the site wide roads, which are c 6M roads.

Pedestrian Access – The approach road and the same towards the Altitude - 11m Temperature - Min.- 11 C; Max. - 37 C ( Wind – 4km/hr – 18km/hr Precipitation (24hr) – The monsoon in this r June to September with an average annual rain Humidity – 25% to 85% Climatic Conditions - Tropical & Wet

Soil Classification

Taloja

District Raigad is one of the coastal districts of Maharashtra, spread over an area of 7152 km2. I topography from high altitudinal Sahyadri hill r The soils of the district are formed from the pre formation i.e. Deccan Trap

SITE SURROUNDING - The district also includes t North West East

SOUTH

Elephanta, located in Uran and Buddhist caves.

- Residential Area - Vacant plot and Residential Area - Residental Area - Vacant Plot

STRENGTHS Flat Terrain Fertile Soil River Nearby HistoricaL S

WEAKNESS

Roads on 4 sides No Clear views Main station in Panvel

OPPO

Rainw Inward

ANALYSIS

-The planning can be inward i.e. use of courtyar -The building orientation should maximize solar -East and South East vegetation can be used.

SITE AN

of Navi Mumbai) ver e are attached to 12M connected to secondary

d pedestrian access are site.

(Avg - 21 C)

region extends from nfall of 2500 – 3000mm.

Konkan region of It shows variation in ranges to coastal plains. edominating rock

the isle of Gharapuri or n which has ancient Hindu

ORTUNITIES

water Harvesting d Planning

THREATS

Security Issues (high crime rate) High Pollution

rds and grids. r gain and cross ventilation.

NALYSIS

TALOJA RIVER

UTSAV CHOWK

A R C H I T E C T U R A L D E S I G N

FOR THERE IS MUCH MORE TO HOUSING THAN JUST BUILDING HOUSES. THE ROOM (THE BOX) IS ONLY ONE ELEMENT IN A WHOLE SYSTEM OF SPACES WHICH A FAMILY NEEDS. THE

SYSTEM

IS

HEIRARCHAL,

STARTING

WITH

A

PRIVATE

FAMILY

ZONE.

WE MOVE ON TO THE DOORSTEP (WHERE GREET OUR NEIGHBOUR). EACH ELEMENT IN THIS HEIRARCHY CONSISTS OF A MIX OF SPACES (FROM CLOSED BOX TO OPEN-TO-SKY)

THEN COMES THE WATER TAP OR THE VILLAGE WELL (THE COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE) FOR IN A WARM CLIMATE, MANY OF A FAMILY’S MOST ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES (LIKE COOKING, OR SLEEPING OR ENTERTAINING FRIENDS), DO NOT REQUIRE TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS OF A BOX.

THEN FINALLY TO THE GREAT MEYDAN ( THE PRINCIPAL FOCUS OF THE CITY) “THUS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS GENERATING ECONOMIC HOUSING IS TO IDENTIFY THE HIERARCHY AND TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE BALANCES. OTHERWISE, ONE IS A GRAVE DANGER OF POSING THE WRONG QUESTIONS”

The design of JKK comes from the city of Jaipur itself, which was based on the nine squares each representing nine planets.

– Charles Correa

THE JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA

The plan of the city is based on a nine-square mandala corresponding to the navagraha, or nine planets. The void in the central square he used for the palace garden. (Because of the presence of a hill, a corner square was moved diagonally across.).

“Making housing is like a bird building its nest,” says Correa. “You start with a basic house, but you have to let people change it to their own needs.”

A PLACE

IN THE

HAWA

MAHAL,

SHADE

JAIPUR