Micro-living units

A CONCEPT FOR URBAN LIVING.

Reader, thank you for giving me a chance.

This study was a stimulating endeavor and I hope to take more such endeavors in future.

-Kashyap Boraniya, Ahmedabad

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Thank you to everyone who believed in my ideas.

Initiation in the concept of micro living and its relevance to our Indian society, was rst mark for my thesis. The primary ideation started with the study of primary urban living style and its needs. Exploring the elastic nature of micro living and its implementation in Indian urban context insight on new technological uses with modern lifestyle issues.

On further, conceptualization of the micro-living ideation within the user and clients brie ng with inferences derived a concrete urban texture to the project. Micro planning with every detailing in context to climate and user brie ngs projects on easy modern lifestyle of urban Indian individual.

Communications with young professionals and migrated lot in a city, conceptualized ideation for micro-living and its user, advent in new territory of micro-living as concept and development of one single unit with elastic nature to individuality of user pushed my creative to think of urban living in a new direction. This project hopes to provide insight towards a solution of urban crisis in adoption of micro-living as one concept

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Micro living units as a solution for accommodations in modern lifestyle for their temporary nature and personalized space, enhances the company resources and also employee work performance levels at moderate scale. Micro living units provide as temporary shelter for speci c amount time makes it easy to use and such staggered building extensions creates inclusive community culture.

The study of micro living concept in different context, to learn its elastic nature for use in Indian context. Mapping of user activities and its lifestyle provided a speci c program brief for project conceptualizing and development.

Permuting and combining the different aspects of unit planning and provision of details with the site context xated the ideation for staggering of units.

Final ideation results to developing a design of unit exible for each user’s individuality.

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Large scale industries to small industries hire the temporary employees or trainees for outer help and expertise over speci c amount of time. 42% of employed youth migrates from smaller towns to cities for temporary contract-based jobs or training.These young professionals spent too much of time either in transportation or in hectic life from work to rental place. The companies also encounters low-performance at work level of the employees because of the busy schedules and lifestyle.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT PREFACE ABSTRACT

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CHAPTER 1 MICRO-LIVING AS CONCEPT

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INTRODUCTION TERMINOLOGY BACKGROUND AIM AND OBJECTIVES

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CHAPTER 2 MICRO-LIVING IN STUDY MICRO APARTMENT IN HONG KONG DIOGENE MARKIES HABITAT 67 ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY SITE STUDY PROGRAM BRIEF

CHAPTER 3 MICRO-LIVING AS CENTRAL IDEA OF DESIGN STACK PLANNING SITE PLANNING UNIT PLANNING SITE MODELING UNIT MODELING

CHAPTER 4 MICRO-LIVING AS SOLUTION

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INTRODUCTION 01 |CHAPTER1

Micro living simply de nes to use necessary resources using less space and energy. This concept work for young professionals in dense cities with over burdened chores.

The provision of homes that do not conform to current minimum space standards are micro houses. There are three micro-living product types: 1 Compact living: Self-contained small homes.

2 Co-living: Purpose-built and manage developments including a combination of personal and shared amenity space.

3 Shared living: Converted or subdivided houses / HMOs. All the identi ed micro living solutions sit along a spectrum with self contained living at one end and shared living at the other. Selfcontained living sees the provision of all of a person’s basic housing needs within their personal space. Shared living involves ‘deconstruction’ a home so that some amenities or facilities are provided to occupiers on a shared basis outside of their personal space.

The shared living model has typically been applied to house conversions or historic forms of sharing such as dormitories or oldstyle student halls of residence. The common term used globally for modern purpose built forms of shared living – and considered the best term to continue using going forward - is Co-living.

Self-contained smaller homes have a much more diverse range of terms applied to them including micro, nano, tiny and compact. Of those options, compact living is the proposed catch all term for small self contained homes going forward.

Size

Description

Term Usage

Tenure

Micro living / Micro home

Global

20 – 40 sq m

May be self contained, may encompass shared amenities

Consistently used descriptive term globally to denote small homes

Sale or rent

Micro Pads

USA

12 – 30 sq m

Modular built housing unit

Product name from the USA

Rent

Compact living

UK mostly

–

Self -contained living space

Typically used to denote space saving solutions often in interiors, product and furniture design

Sale or rent

Nano Flat

Hong Kong

18 sq m

Self -contained living space

Product name targeting young professionals

Sale or rent

Studio

Global

20 sq m +

Self -contained living space

Term used to describe a home with a single room for living, dining and sleeping.

Sale or rent

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

UK

6.5 – 12 sq m

Rooms to let starting from a minimum of 6.5sq with facilities in home shared among occupants.

Standard term laidout in Housing Act 1985 for subdivided homes – formal term for a house share.

Rent

Co -living

Global

12 – 20 sq m

Provides a combination of personal living space and shared facilities

Common international term for modern purposed built shared living developments.

Rent

Tiny House

UK, North America, Australia

11 sq m

Self -contained living space

Marketing / product name

Sale

Innovation Housing

USA

35 sq m

Provides a combination of shared and personal Facilities

Marketing / product name

Rent

Dormitory

USA, UK

12 sq m

A shared bedroom as well as additional shared Amenities

Common term for housing solutions with room sharing

Rent

INTRODUCTION

Location

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Term

The idea of micro living is derived from the Japanese term ichigyozammai (the practice of concentrating on one thing at a time). We are rarely fully involved in the moment with any single micro activity like just walking, just reading or just drinking tea, without any distractions.

The capacity to provide the following facilities/amenities should be available in all homes, no matter the size: 1. Bed, 2. Washing machine, 3. Toilet, 4. Shower, 5. Sink, 6. Storage, 7. Sofa/ arm chair, 8. Cooking facilities, 9. Fridge, 10. Table Sachin Goel, CEO of an Indian online home appliances megastore, believes this urge to live ‘small’ is the result of people wanting to enjoy their life to full capacity without added burdens of modern life.

“Micro living works best for working professionals, who are living away from home and are overburdened by their daily chores. They have taken a decision to unburden themselves of as much excess as possible.”

Micro apartment a well-established concept across Europe and Southeast Asia. Apartments no bigger than 300-400 sq. ft., with an oven and cooktop, a small bathroom, folded bed and lots of hidden storage space. They are situated in posh localities – central areas of a city where all the ‘action’ is. At times, these micro apartments also have a hostel type set-up, where people share the kitchen and have small rooms with attached baths. The demand for them is at an all-time high because millennial want to stay close to their workplace as well as the hub of nightlife. These places are also well-connected with public transport, which is another advantage.

SOLUTION The theory behind Micro Apartments is that by building smaller residences, more apartments can be built as part of a development, and therefore the individual cost of an apartment can be reduced. As the number of people living alone is increasing, this solution provides a more affordable option for students and young professionals who want to prioritize location over space. the apartment’s interiors are designed to maximize space. They can include built-in and retractable furniture, such as with pull-down beds, folding desks and tables that allow individual spaces to have multiple uses, as well as including extra-small or hidden appliances. As the demand for space in the center of the world’s largest cities continues to increase, these small dwellings are set to make a big impact.

INTRODUCTION

TERM The term has come to prominence in recent years, as the world’s densest cities have struggled to accommodate the increasing numbers of people wanting to live centrally. While small apartments have historically been a feature of many major cities, as buildings have been adapted and subdivided in an ad-hoc manner, this new wave of residences are being deliberately designed and built to be small.

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MICRO apartments are increasingly appearing in some of the world’s largest and most densely populated cities. Around the size of a single garage, Micro apartments are exactly what the name suggests – tiny residences. And they are being touted as one solution to the affordable housing crises facing many major cities. Micro apartments typically range from 400 square feet down to as little as 200 square feet in size (that’s between 37 and 19 meters square). They typically consist of just one room and usually include space for sleeping and sitting, together with a kitchenette, a bathroom and a limited amount of storage.

AIM

1 Study the present living conditions and lifestyle of trainees or temporary/contract based employees of different companies.

2 Study of the provision of living and different amenities to different employees in their companies.

3 Study of their daily activities and transportation to their workplace and time& resource consumption in daily commute, its effect on company and employees work performance.

4 De ning design parameters for micro house in accordance to the case studies, questionnaires, and the economic affordability of an employee.

5 Designing a solution for employee and a company for both.

Proposal for micro living units for young professionals in large-scale industries.

OBJECTIVES

NEED FOR STUDY

1 Young employees and professionals daily commute contributes to the waste of resources up to 35%, of our country.

2 Yong professionals either have to rent or buy an apartment as their nance allowing them to commute from far away places from the workplace..

3 Employees work performance for commuters against the non commuters is 45%, consume more space in a dense city making an unequal population distribution.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS Design single unit with compact space planning and limited material palette.

Use of limited materials as per economic affordability and no further exploration on new materials or technology.

Design solution and interior elements are in uenced by the economic affordability of the user.

Design solution allows exploring the exibility of furniture in vernacular materials.

New system of the furniture production and materials exibility and compatibility can be explored.

INTRODUCTION

The methodology includes collection of data, case studies, analysis of the data, de ning the design parameters, design solution.

Collection of data includes study of India's largescale industries and its provisions.

Understanding the lifestyle and basic standards for a micro living in context of Indian user ( young professionals) Collection of surveys on young employees’ economic structure and price index of affordable housing.

Concluding the needs of employees as basic and the life cycle of each interior element for a unit on basis of affordability and purchase index of worker.

Studying different micro housing proposals in other countries and its impact on employees' lifestyle and health.

Analyzing the factors affected the change in employees' lifestyle and health and comparing each study to conclude limitations and scopes for the design solution.

Regulating the design programs for employee in accordance to further case studies.

Proposing design solutions in different context and typology of site and list out its impact on the employee.

Final design solution for micro living for employees and exibility for different context.

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METHODOLOGY

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Micro living conceptualizes the project in two major factors as user of the space and the context of the space. The concept programming depends upon the ideation of the project , user as its core, with the context for its development.

This chapter follows with case studies of projects with core concept of micro living for different user brie ngs. It includes the site and client study to rm the program of the project. The study includes the mapping of user activities with and its impact on speci c volumetric permutations.

Along side , this chapter includes studies for other aspects of the project.

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LOCATION Hong Kong, China.

ARCHITECT/DESIGNER James Law Cybertecture.

PROJECT AREA 9 .29 sqmt.

TARGET USER Young professionals and students.

PROJECT ENVELOPE Concrete pipes of 2.5meter length.

FACILITIES Living, Cooking, Bathing.

Hong Kong studio James Law Cybertecture has developed a prototype for low-cost, stackable micro homes in concrete pipes, which could slot into gaps between city buildings called OPod Tube Housing, the project sees 2.5metre-wide concrete water pipes transformed into 9.29-squaremetre homes, with doors that can be unlocked using smart phones.

Studio founder James Law envisions these tubular structures being piled up on top of one another, creating affordable starter homes for young people in vacant city-centre locations across Hong Kong.

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STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS The OPod project is currently still a concept, but the architect has built a prototype to show how a typical home could look. Inside the curved concrete walls, the home contains facilities for living, cooking and bathing. A fully glazed front panel doubles as a door and window. Additional natural light is provide by lighting strips set under the shelves and a retractable lamp set into the wall. The interior walls are whitewashed, lessening the industrial aesthetic, while a at wooden oor has been installed to make it easier for the occupant to move around. A bench seat can be folded down to also function as a bed, with the cushions doubling as a mattress. There is also room for a mini fridge, a microwave cooker, a rail to hang clothes from and a stand to place a suitcase on. The rear part of the pipe is been screened off to form a bathroom compartment with a shower and a toilet. The circular walls are tiled with neat white hexagonal tiles, and the oor is covered in slatted boards to provide drainage.

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Opod tubes primary users are young professionals in the midst of dense metropolitan cities, as in their context Hong Kong, the planning consist of equal space for necessary activities and living space.

Opod tubes have exposed services inside the container with minimal requirement of single user. Tubes need exterior provisions for electricity and water system.

Opod tubes also provide small wardrobe like arrangement with lesser and premium equipments of cooking.

Only one opening acting as door and window with heating and cooling system for ventilation of the enclosure.

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ANALYSIS

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ARCHITECT/ DESIGNER Renzo Piano CLIENT Vitra Furniture Company PROJECT AREA 7.5sqmt.

UNIT WEIGHT 1.2 tonnes.

TARGET USER Young crowd (Single user for each unit).

PROJECT ENVELOPE Timber structure with pitched roof and aluminum cladding.

FACILITIES Living, Cooking, Bathing.

This current incarnation is the result of that collaboration. With its own water collection and energy systems, the design is entirely selfcontained and contains everything needed to live a simple lifestyle, all in a space small enough to be delivered on a truck. Constructed in timber, the pitched roof indicates the function of the tiny space, however the aluminium cladding and rounded edges hint at the technology which underpins the design's self-suf cient nature.

As a Vitra product, Diogenes is intended to be a versatile unit that could serve as a weekend retreat, of ce or even placed in groups to form an informal hotel.

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STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS Diogene, named after the antique philosopher Diogenes who is said to have lived in a barrel because he considered worldly luxuries to be super uous, is a minimalist living unit which functions completely autonomously as a self-contained system and is thus independent of its environment. With a surface area of 2.5 x 3 metres when fully assembled and furnished, it can be loaded onto a lorry and transported anywhere. Whereas Diogene's exterior corresponds to the image of a simple house, it is in truth a highly complex technical structure, equipped with various installations and technical systems that are necessary to guarantee its self suf ciency and independence from the local infrastructure: Photovoltaic cells and solar modules, a rainwater tank, a biological toilet, natural ventilation, triple glazing. The front part serves as a living room: On one side, there is a pull-out sofa; on the other, a folding table under the window.

Behind a partition, there are a shower and toilet as well as a kitchen, which has also been reduced to the necessary.

Diogene has many possible uses: It can serve as a little weekend house, as a "studiolo", as a small of ce. It can be placed freely in nature, but also right next to one's workplace, or even as a simpli ed version in the middle of an open space of ce.

However, it is also conceivable to erect groups of houses, e.g. as an informal hotel or guest house.

Diogene is so small that it functions as the ideal retreat.

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The overall shape and saddle roof resemble the archetype of a house, but its rounded-off corners and the all-over faรงade materials also give the impression of a contemporary product.

It is no simple hut, but instead a technically perfect and aesthetically attractive refuge. The great challenge lies in planning the complex product so that it is suitable for industrial series production.

"This little house is the nal result of a long, long journey partially driven by desires and dreams, but also by technicality and a scienti c approach," explains Renzo Piano.

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In diogene unit behind a partition, there are a Shower and toilet as well as a kitchen, which has Also been reduced to the necessary. Diogene unit provides all water pipes and electric pipes in a cavity above the kitchen.

The cavity also directly connects with solar cells Above the pitched roof f o r h e a t i n g a n d temperature control of the water system. Kitchen is provided with one sink and cooking stove with storage below the platform top, reducing to The necessary.

As it is treated with lifestyle for individual’s personal retreat, necessary activities are reduced to minimum necessary in ratio to its living space.

B a t h i n g s p a c e i s installed with biological t o i l e t to use i t for electricity and gas.

Diogene has two sun roof for natural light.

Diogene has two egress on same axis for continous ow of a i r a n d n a t u r a l ventilation.

Under the oor, two tonnes for water, one ton for waste and three batteries for electricity conversion from photovoltaic cells and one section for heating and temperature control of the water system. Living space has bigger volume and lesser elements than cooking and bathing space wi t h more equipments as a part of strategy where user spends more time in the living space against the time spent in cooking and bathing space.

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The completed cabin is presented as an experimental concept rather than a nished product. Its exterior is clad with aluminum panels to protect it from the elements and it uses solar panels, rainwater collection and a biological toilet to satisfy the usual requirements for electricity and water. A pull-out sofa is tted on one side of the space, while a folding table is slotted beneath the window and a shower, toilet and kitchen are also included. All together, the cabin is no wider than three meters and could easily t inside a lorry. The house and furnishings form a single unit. It is constructed from wood with a warm character, which also de nes the interior. For the purpose of weather protection, the exterior is coated with aluminum paneling.

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ANALYSIS

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MARKIES: A MOBILE POD LOCATION USA ARCHITECT/DESIGNER Eduard Böhtlingk PROJECT AREA 9 sqmt.

UNIT WEIGHT 2.5 tonnes.

TARGET USER Young crowd (Single unit for one or two persons).

PROJECT ENVELOPE Full size mobile trailer.

FACILITIES Living, Cooking, Bathing, Sleeping “De Markies” (The Awning) was an entry in the “Temporary Living” competition 1985 and was conceived as a mobile home. On the road, it measures 2.00 m by 4.50 m, and once it has arrived at its destination its oorspace can be increased threefold in a matter of seconds. “De Markies” was awarded the Public Prize at the Rotterdam Design Prize 1996. The awning: most campers just think of it as an extension to shield them from the afternoon sun.

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STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS It’s modern yet timeless and elegant design has continued to win it awards as recently as 2015.

The concept of the De Markies is as simple as it is brilliant. When folded up, the trailer is the size of a common RV. With the awnings closed, the whole trailer measures no more than 6 x 15 feet.

The magic happens when the trailer’s side walls are opened and the accordion-like awnings come down to create two new living compartments. In seconds, you can effectively triple the living space into 290 square feet - enough room for up to six campers.

The living space is divided into three separate parts: The midsection consists of a plywood and steel frame and contains a bathroom, kitchen and seating area with sleek, collapsible furniture.

In one of the awning extensions, campers nd two separated sleeping areas. On the other side, there’s a living room with a terrace. While the bedroom awning shields light and provides privacy, the other awning is made of a transparent but weatherproof plastic.

In nice weather, the awnings can be retracted like the ceiling of a convertible — making it possible to sleep under the stars or spend a breezy morning under a summer sky without ever leaving your couch

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Markies increases in three times in the volume after opening of the awning.

This volume is then converted into sleeping space and seating space.

Markies has necessary cooking equipments in kitchen and a bathroom with toilet as necessary.

As the awning opens up at rest of the Markies unit , these spaces doesnt increases in volume.

As the targeted groups are more campers a more space for seating sleeping and other activities is used.

Markies folds up the extended oor as with the awning along with the furniture ending up as the exterior clad of the Markies unit at travel.

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ANALYSIS

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HABITAT 67 ARCHITECT Moshe Safdie LOCATION Old port,Montreal Habitat 67 is an experimental urban residential complex designed by Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie and located in the Cité du Havre neighbourhood south of Montréal's Old Port sector. Commissioned by the Canadian Corporation for Expo 67, the project derives its name from the theme of the fair, “Man and His World,” and became one of the major pavilions of the exhibition. It is the only remaining structure from Expo 67 to retain its original function. In 2015, the Guardian called Habitat “a functioning icon of 1960s utopianism, and one of that period's most important buildings.”

He proposed rethinking urban habitat as an affordable, massproduced dwelling that provided direct access, privacy and a garden on the roof of an adjacent unit for every resident. “For everyone a garden,” was Safdie's famous catch phrase for the building's driving philosophy.

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In its built form, Habitat 67 is an iconic cluster of 354 interconnected, concrete boxes. Each box is about 600 sq. feet and weighs 90 tons. They are stepped and stacked in a slightly pyramidal structure rising 12 storeys. The dwellings of the Pueblo people in the Southwestern United States served as an inspiration, as did the Japanese architectural style known as Metabolism, which features interconnected, prefabricated cells.

Habitat employed several innovations. The complex was designed as a continuous, threedimensional urban structure in which all module cubes are load-bearing. As ArchDaily'sGiliMerin wrote in 2013, “This ingenious method provided each apartment with a roof garden, a constant ow of fresh air and a maximum of natural light: qualities which were unprecedented for a 12storey apartment complex. Habitat 67 thus pioneered the integration of two housing typologies — the suburban garden home and the economical high-rise apartment building.”

Typically, dwellings range from one-bedroom units (600 sq. feet) to four-bedroom units (1,800 sq. feet) spanning two levels. The complex ultimately housed 158 units — a mere fraction of the 1,000 originally planned by Safdie — which are variously con gured to permit a variety of sizes and layouts. Serviced by three elevator cores, pedestrian streets on every fourth oor run the length of the complex and provide the main circulation paths from which residents gain access to their homes. The use of prefabricated components such as breglass bathroom units and pre-assembled kitchens are also noteworthy.

The construction of Habitat was beset by problems from the beginning. The use of an onsite prefabrication factory to cast the concrete modular boxes was intended to keep production costs low. However, the project's reduction in size and scope resulted in a sharp increase in the costs of production. The initial budget of $13.5 million — 50 per cent of which was nanced by the federal government's Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 37.5 per cent by the provincial government and 12.5 per cent by the municipal government — spiraled out of control. The complex took 30 months to complete.

ANALYSIS

The concrete modular boxes were constructed on-site in a reinforced steel cage. Each box was then placed on an assembly line to facilitate the installation of the windows and insulation, as well as the mechanical and electrical components. After the modular bathrooms and kitchens were installed, each box was hoisted by a crane and conjoined with other boxes by a system of post-tensioned cables.

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CONSTRUCTION

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ANALYSIS

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ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY This s includes the mapping of user activities in its daily routine .

Mapping of activities is separated in two division of morning routine and evening routine.

Mapping of activities formalizes the posture of the body, space requirements for each particular activity, space for movement and circulation, and interaction of user with furniture and appliances in the unit.

The study also includes the perceived space requirement of the user at physiological and psychological levels.

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ANALYSIS

OPTIMUM AREA REQUIREMENTS (in sq.meters) Living + Study: 3.15+0.85 Cooking: 1.15 Bathing: 1.15 Storage: 0.75 Total area: 7.75 + services OPTIMUM STANDARDS Optimum area: 9 sqm.

Optimum volume: 28 lt in meter Optimum height: 3 m Optimum width: 3-2 m Optimum length: 3-6 m Optimum dimensions: 3*3*3 m

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A CHEMICAL FACTORY, VADODARA LOCATION Padmla, Vadodara SITE OWNER Under Government restrictions.

SITE AGE Approximate 50 years.

SITE STATUS Closed down due to illegal matters.

SITE FUNCTION Industrial Sector unit (Petrochemical) SITE STRUCTURE Concrete Frame structure with brick walls.

PLOT AREA 5000sqm(approx.)

SITE BUILT-UP AREA 1075 sqm. (approx.)

SITE CARPET AREA 920sqm (approx..)

SITE BACKGROUND The building was constructed approximately 50 years ago for petrochemical industries storage unit and distribution point. Building operated for 10 years and was closed down on illegal matters and due taxation of property.

Building is situated in the GIDC area of the Vadodara with companies like Reliance, IPCL, HCPL, etc. Building is constructed in modern construction technique of concrete frame work and brick walls.

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CONTEXT NANDESHRI Nandesari has a large noti ed industrial area consisting of large amount of chemical factories.

It homes Gujarat rst GIDC with concrete roads and storm water drains.

INDUSTRIAL COMPOUND Compound comprise o f v a r i o u s petrochemical industries like Reliance, IPCL, HCPL, etc.

RANOLI Ranoli is a census town with industries storage unit in its suburbs.

SITE ACCESS Un nished pathways to site entrance.

No sign-ages are displayed as a guide to the site.

Walkways have trees at the periphery.

Site access connects with highway’s service road.

ISHAN EQUIPMENTS PVT. LTD. Metal fabricating and parts assembling unit .

To o l s m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d distributing unit of the company full time work hours of the unit.

Low vehicular traf c.

50-75 persons at time work.

Te m p o r a r y i n d u s t r i a l s h e d structure.

NH-8 HIGHWAY Heavy traf c.

Connects to every major cities of Gujarat.

Easy for transportation.

OPEN GROUNDS Wasteland area with full grown weeds and peripheral trees.

Plot is either for sale or under seize of government.

VOLUMES The biggest volume of the site. Less amount of skin and total height fenestration allow natural ventilation and light. Full height openings allow direct ventilation and light. The volume is in direct contact with site primary access. Such volume provides opportunities for developing recreational areas and community base functions like a library, small reading room or meeting room etc.

ROOF SYSTEM Full length linear roof with no contact to lower volumes showcase the continuity of the element on site. Truss system with regular interval of truss at the columns divide the linear nature and the rhythmic ow of roof element. Trusses and supporting members are made from cast iron standard l sections and t sections with bolting at joints.

Staircase.

Only one conjunction on site connecting ground oor to rst oor. RCC cast staircase with optimum dimensions for easy use and permanent nature.

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ANALYSIS

USER 1 Age group: 20 yrs. To 37yrs.

2 Employment status: Trainee or contract engineer.

3 Financial status: Paygrade without any provisions.

4 Gender- Male or Female 5 Work hours : 5-8 hrs shift (timings depend on company assembly structure) 6 Housing affordability and amenities: 500-1255 Rs. per day.

7 Mode of transport: Major public transport especially in dense ciies.

8 Extra activities: Sports, Reading, Skill development programs, tutoring, social media, or extra jobs.

9 Needs for living: Living room, Study room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Toilet, and Bedroom.

10 Flexibilities: Technology base products, modern aesthetics, less equipping spaces, multi functional elements , minimalist space planning, colorful and more interactive living units CLIENT 1 Scale of Industry: Large-scale Industry.

2 % of Youth working in the company: 68% 3 Resources invested in each employee: Money, Land, Food and beverages, Petroleum products, paper products and water 4 Extra provisions: Commute and food beverages, House rent allowance, of ce.

5 Possible names of client are ESSAR, Reliance, IPCL, Adani, L&T, ONGC, IFFCO.

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PROGRAM BRIEF

BASIC STANDARDS 1 Area of a unit to be considered for micro unit or pod should be 40-12sqm.

2 Unit must provide a living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and toilet.

3 Each unit should have one self sustainable system like solar unit, rain harnessing system, an insulation as per context and one door and one window with insulation.

4 Prefabricated units and assembly should be less than 15 minutes.

5 Elements of the mechanisms should have life cycle of at least 5 yrs.

6 Carbon foot print of the micro house should account maximum of 2000 pounds CO2 a day.

Different spaces for each unit is living space, sleeping space, Dinning and kitchen space with Bathing and toilet space. This unit is designed for 1 or 2 users at a time.

For sustainable nature of the unit, It adapts solar electric system and solar heating cooling system, water storage, Waste disposed storage, Gas system, Fire proo ng insulation, and water re ning system, rain harvesting system.

For lesser carbon print, materials are either recycled or reused for prefabrication of the unit with more uniformity of the details.

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MICRO LIVING AS CENTRAL IDEA OF DESIGN

Micro living as central idea for developing the design and exploration of the concept to design a solution for the context and user of each unit.

Different permutations and combinations of spaces, exploration of unit staggering on site, minimal use of materials for maximum utility and user responding color and texture schemes.

The central idea is explored in consideration of user brief and the design progresses in the response of user

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Micro-living is more de ned with idea to maximize the use of space in minimum oor area with extensive use of the volume and easy-toacess elements interaction to each other.

The rst stage of planning started with permutating inside the de ned volume from user brie ng and user need.

Horizontal planning of the volume increased the interaction of spaces with ease of accessing each elements of the unit.

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Vertical planning increased the volumetric perception of space and privatizing each space with de ning no interacting of elements.

A connecting element has to be introduced in the planning with moderating the accessibility.

The volume is split into equal half and displaced by 1 meter. The displaced volume creates the voids for exterior planning and diverse the use of volume for privatizing the spaces according to user need.

The planning de ne the spaces and its interaction on user brief. Its elastic nature for modulation of each space and its interaction for elements combine user need with user culture.

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In the last process, the interaction of each element in its form and shape with user interfacing with the space for accessibility and its exible planning inside the space.

In this project, the user brief projects for horizontal oor area.

The displaced volume and the horizontal volume is chiseled to different forms of elements.

The unit is planned for privatization of space as per user need with single element or no element in the process.

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The staggering of each unit is processed of single connecting element for all levels of stack.

Inclusive planning for stack draws out the circulation and connecting element of stack.

Each unit main entry faces towards inside of the stack. The radial core of the planning convert to the services and probability for main connecting element.

Horizontal planned unit stagger the stack in inclusive planning with more combinations to exibly applicable on different context and site .

Displaced volume unit proves more speci ed in its nature for staggering hence very de nitive for context and site.

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Horizontal planned unit with radial nature of staggering on the site enhanced the site nature for more inclusive purpose and excluding the outer in uence on planning to minimum.

In radial planning of the stack, the center of radial change to man services with outer layer of connecting element and exterior layer of stack.

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SITE PLANNING In the second stage of planning,The radial plan of stack on site is in respond to wind direction and sun path for natural ventilation and limited light for less heating of space.

Overlapping of stack modules for maximizing the connection of stack with respond to climatic and site existing conditions.

Different proportions of stack for stabilizing and connecting each stack with optimum use of elements.

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UNIT PLANNING The unit planning was surfaced for user’s particular activities in 24 hr format.

The spaces are adjoin as entrance, living space, kitchen and bathing space respectively with wardrobe and service wall as partition between open space and private space.

The rst design resulting in cushioned oor as living space for all activites with kitchen facing towards living space.

On further, cushioned ooring turns into bed with storage beneath and folding seats acting as chair or sofa as per requirement. Kitchen adjacent to the living space for more interactive activities

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At the rst stage of design, the planning model into volumetric design on the site with major details for services, staircases, passages and landscaping.

Screening to the exterior for re ecting the light and obstructing the wind for cooling down the site.

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SITE MODELING Fenestration to each unit, servic ducts and solar panel system for site and detailing of each division for further facilities.

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On further process, different formations of stack with possibility to be applicable on site are considered for different context.

Different formations with new ideation for circulation and nature of planning for different communities

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Process modeling for layers of construction and prefabrication of elements.

Assembly of elements into one single unit with fenestration and services line drafts.

Material processing and scheduling with existing envelope and structure to strength the unit for stability.

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Final modeling for each element and spaces with color schemes and furniture alongside details for door and windows.

Living space include bed with aptable and folding seats. kitchen has one hood and range with overhead storage and refrigerator. Bathing space has center space for shower as slope in its center and one side for toiletry in adjacent to service wall and against side as dry area.

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Micro-living concept converts the whole idea of living with excess of space and materials to lesser elements with maximizing the use of space .

The solution introduces the planning of each unit on site as one community living unit within interaction to other activities according to the users and cultural factors.

The inclusive planning of each unit On site converts the space for more communal activities and culture.

The solution designed of each unit is exible for user needs and activities with each element design to be prefabricated.