HOUSING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGHER MIDDLE INCOME GROUP IN DHAKA CITY

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Md. Shahadat Hossain

VIII

Group Studio Assignment

Concept & Design Development, Sketch, Model Making

8 Weeks (Design + Drawing)

Dr. Jasmin Ara Begum

Dr. Rumana Afroz

Mr. Imran Ebne Amin

Design Context

Providing housing for urban population is a major issue to address in Dhaka, as this mega city is growing at a faster pace (around 4.5%) and less than one third of the population have houses of different form. To address the present situation the Government of Bangladesh has taken several projects and the housing for middle income group is one of them. The site is located in Uttara model town with 20 acres of land area.

The problems of housing in Dhaka city are multi-dimensional. Recent research shows that majority of the housing in Dhaka city lack adequate space for healthy living and growing for urban population especially children and elderly people who spend most of their time inside the housing. The confined indoor apartment spaces are causing lot of social and psychological problems among the residents.

The residents have indoor as well as outdoor activity areas designed as per their need and also enhance social interaction among them.

AIM

The Aim Of The Project Is To Create Healthy Living Environment So That Different Age Group Of The Residents Have Indoor As Well As Outdoor Activity Areas Designed As Per Their Need And Also Enhance Social Interaction Among Them.