Work Sample_Shail Joshi

Ar. Shail Jo s h i Urban Planner SAMPLES OF ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL WORK

Po r t fo li o Nar r at i ve 1.0:

C li m ate and C i ti es 1.1:

COVID-19 & Climate Change Multi-Scalar & Multi-Sectoral Project in NYC

1.2:

Climate Change Action Plan MIT campus analysis: Water and Flooding Systems

2.0:

6-8

R es i li ent Urbani s m 2.1:

(Dis)placed- (Re)placed Low cost housing for riot victims

2.2:

2.3:

9-12

Spatializing Policy Making WASH policy renewal project

13-14

The Toilet manifesto Public toilet planning, Mumbai, India

3.0:

3-5

15-17

Urban L i vi n g 3.1:

State of Housing

18-19

Qualitative v.s. Quantitative assessment, India

3.2:

the COMMONS

20-22

Middle income group mass housing, India 3.3:

Globalization and Indigenous occupations

23-25

Housing Master plan for Hand-loom Weavers

2

Project Type Research Organization MIT Office of Sustainability Year 2019-20 Location Cambridge, USA Role Climate Chnage Researcher Duration: 6 months Team Steven Lanou and Shail Joshi

6 I.:>

f,. . .

,I

• •

• • • • • • •

Start Date Use Year

•

4 2 0 108 88

"' I.:>

68 48 28

f

--.rur �

•

'-'

C

::,

40M

•

•

• • • •

0

E

"'

30M

:::,

20M

5

10M

-�

,,:r �(le:

•

•

•

•

•

•

MIT campus analysis: Water and Flooding Systems

• •

OM 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

201S

2016

- Julie Newman, Director at MIT Office of Sustainability

Climate Change Action Plan

• • • • • • •

08

"The intent is both to advance the practice of sustainability within our campus systems and to make these solutions accessible and scalable to institutions and communities across the world."

2017

2018

2019

Average of G/SF, sum of Gallons and sum of Utility Usage Amount for each Start Date Use Year. The data is filtered on Start Date Year, Level3 Category, BUILDING_NUMBER and Cluster Num. The Start Date Year filter keeps 11 of 11 members. The Level3 Category filter keeps Water. The BU ILDING_NUMBER filter excludes W36. The Cluster Num filter keeps 8 of 8 members.

This proposal aims to develop an actionable framework regulating the water use of MIT campus with the goal of making MIT campus a water sustainable urban precinct. The MIT campus is a large consumer of water in the city of Cambridge and its demand increases every year due to new developments and increasing population. Currently, most of the water services are decentralized and some measures to conserve and recycle water have been implemented. However, in the coming years MIT will face the effects of climate change and if we do not plan our water systems better, we will inevitably face droughts and water crises.

Cambridge is a water rich city as of now and hence it becomes even more important to lay the foundational infrastructural fabric of water conservation and replenishment through infrastructure development

Year wise: gal Ions of water consumed per square feet Start Date

Cluster N.. BUILDING NAME .. BUILDIN.. Quarter .. FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 Lab & BUILDING W97 W97 0.10 01 Mixed Use 0.12 02 0.24 03 0.34 0.29 0.17 04 9.69 6.17 8.00 7.65 7.70 7.95 8.85 Brain & Cognitive 46 9.65 01 Sciences Complex 10.27 12.25 6.37 7.76 9.28 6.81 7.97 8.61 02 9.26 9.31 8.33 9.71 5.76 7.53 11.55 6.69 6.31 03 7.29 7.95 9.83 5.39 10.61 10.19 10.12 9.35 9.05 04 Building 8 3.55 7.74 8 1 12 1.19 1.20 1.48 1.66 3.06 01 2.37 1 09 0.84 1 06 1.16 0.90 2.50 3.01 3.15 02 2.40 3.75 3.43 1.89 1.84 6 08 2.48 1.29 1.59 03 1.63 1.22 3.81 2.61 1.25 1.76 04 Building E14 13.04 10.17: 3.56 E14 13.04 4.87 01 3.58 4.26 0.87 0.87 0.91 0.41 02 0.22 0.46 0.46 4.34 4.34 3.01 0.18 03 3.01 6.02 6.02 0.23 4.22 04 Building NW13 NW13 03 0.71 04 7.83 18 1.11 118 1.22 1.50 1.69 3.10 3.59 Camille Edouard 01 3.05 1.09 2.36 0.83 1.07 0.92 2.52 3.18 Dreyfus Building 1.18 02 6 06 2.52 2.42 3.80 3.47 1.88 1.83 1.62 1.31 03 1.25 2.64 2.37 1.77 3.85 1.63 1.63 1.28 04 7.73 CeciI And Ida 1.67 3.06 1 1.49 3.54 54 1.13 1.19 1.21 0 Green Building 2.39 2.49 2 1.10 0.84 1.06 1.16 0.91 3.01 3.14 0 2.49 2.39 1.90 1.85 6.13 1.60 1.30 3.43 3.76 03 1.75 165 1.65 1.23 1.26 3.81 2.40 2.61 04 44 Cyclotron 4.50 1.30 01 2.13 2.00 0.93 02 0.93 0.60 0.42 0.84 03 0.70 0.74 04 33 Daniel 1.29 1.21 1.13 1.42 1.18 1.02 0.98 1.53 01 Guggenheim 2.18 2.48 1.52 1.15 1.18 1.38 1.38 0.98 3.19 02 Aeronautical 2.29 2.33 1.29 1.27 1.56 1.23 1.32 1.32 1.37 03 laboratory 1.33 1.95 1.06 1.52 1.06 1.03 0.96 0.07 0.95 04 7.18 David H. Koch 68 1.06 10.51 11.29 01 5.75 Biology Building 6 03 9.83 02 7.18 3 11.16 11.16 0 ďż˝ 0.91 12.85 11.88 10.05 04 7.91 David H. Koch 7.95 76 14.11 13.88 9.30 01 7.12 Institute For 0.99 9.52 5.7 8.20 9.88 14.35 02 Integrative Cancer 0.00 7.95 7.75 0.18 6.48 9.68 6.14 10.84 03 Research 7.71 6.97 7.12 6.73 6.64 6.96 11.71 04 Dorrance Building 16 119 113 1.23 1.51 1.70 3.18 802 3.68 01 2.59 3.26 1.10 0.84 1.08 1.18 0.93 2.39 3.12 02 6.14 2.48 3.89 2.53 3.56 1.86 1.90 1.62 1.32 03 2.40 2.70 1.64 1.65 1.24 1.28 1.78 3.95 04 Fairchild Buildings 36 1.19 1.70 7.87 1.13 1.23 1.51 3.12 3.61 01 0.93 2.54 1.10 2.40 0.85 1.08 1.19 3.06 3.20 (36) 02 2.44 2.54 3.49 1.89 1.86 6.15 1.63 1.32 3.82 03 4 2.40 1.65 1.65 1.24 1.78 3.88 1.28 2.65 0 Fairchild Buildings 38 3.69 1.23 1.51 1.70 3.18 803 119 113 01 3.27 2.59 2 1.10 2.40 0.85 1.09 1.18 3.13 0.93 (38) 0 3.56 3.90 2.54 6.14 2.48 1.33 1.86 1.63 1.90 03 2.40 1.25 2.71 3.95 1.65 1.65 1.28 1.80 04 Francis Bitter NW14 0.45 4.23 3.27 3.05 3.27 5.17 01 Magnet 5.14 3.ZZ 5.14 3.27 02 laboratory 2.69 7.81 4.64 5.66 4.64 5.14 03 (NW14) 5.81 2.59 0.17 16.53 -8.89 18.19 04 7.80 Henry L Pierce 3 09 3.58 1 110 1.17 1.20 1.67 1.48 01 3.17 3.04 Engineering 2.34 1.07 0.83 1.06 1.16 0.91 2.51 02 3.79 6.00 2.48 3.46 1.59 Laboratory 1.82 1.30 2.41 1.86 03 1.62 1.22 1.75 2.63 3.84 2.35 1.61 1.26 04 High Voltage NlO 0.30 0.30 0.45 0.15 0.22 0.45 0.45 0.30 01 Research 2.60 0.07 0.45 0.30 2 2.97 0.30 4.01 0.15 0.15 0 laboratory 0.30 0.30 0.30 3 0.22 0.15 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0 0.74 0.37 0.74 0.45 0.45 0.37 0.22 0.15 0.07 04 4.69 4.05 5.65 Horace Sayford 5.99 E18 2.65 6.91 0.14 29.33 01 3.72 5.21 10 02 2.82 5.26 15.52 6.40 14.86 0.03 Ford Building 02 0.20 4.19 4.51 6.27 (E18) 6.66 12.90 3.78 5.57 4.34 03 6.67 0.00 2.74 5.98 4.35 2.39 3.06 8.99 23.04 04

The table on the left shows bulding wise consumption of water in gallons per square feet.

We normalize the water consumption by the gross area of each building owing to the difference in net areas and land use. Buildings with higher consumptional ratio are highlighted in blue. This chart helps to instantly understand the pressure points in the campus and deliberate over the next set of interventions. The diagram below represents the existing stormwater system vs the proposed system which is more sustainable and addresses SDG no.6

G/SF -8.89

79.80

Gray infrastructure wil exceed its capacity with climate change and larger storm events

Current Stormwater System: This system focuses on disposal of collected water, through paved and compacted surfaces, into the river Reliance on gray infrastructure is relieved

Landscape and soils provide capacity to address stonnwater

ll\ Grey infrastructure p "overflow" to the Charles River

ďż˝-

Proposed Stormwater System: Using performance driven landscape, the system aims to increases campus's resilience to current and future climate change impacts.

.:Z.

Vl C: 0 ro tlO "'Cl

,,,-,, ... _.,

f'

- LaD oomInan1

llec:n an1ca1 ce

I I

tee & Maed Use

Mech �ical: 2010, Q4 75000-

ro Vl :::J 0

I

\

ro soooo-

C: 0 -1--'

Residential

I

- Special - SIJPPOflNeas& Parklno

I

-1--'

C

- LaD & IAt<ea use

- S<Jppon oo Inant

\

This graph was prepared by my co-researcher: Nina Mascarenhas

Mechanical (power plant) consumption: The peak consumption was in Q4 (Mar-May) & lowest in Q2 (Sept-Nov)

a.

E :::J Vl C: 0 u ,.__ <1J

2 ooo-

-1--'

><lJ

t: ro :::J oo

� -

O b 8 d

d

d

o

d

O b 8 �

�

�

o

�

o

�

8 8 �

�

o

�

o

ri

8 8 ri

ri

o

ri

Year and quarter' '

O b 8 �

�

�

o

�

O b b ri

ri

ri

o

ri

o

d

8 8

d

d

o

d

o

�

8 8 d O 8 8

�

�

�

d

d

d

o

d

O b 8

d

d

d

�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0

BUILDING GROUP USE

AVERAGE QUATERLY WATER CONSUMPTION (TGal)

YEAR

WATER CONSUMPTION (TGal)

Office

17.11

2010

94385.47

Lab Dominant

30.59

2011

92548.23

Support Dominant

39.62

2012

91595.28

Support Areas & Parking

1542.07

2013

100150.69

Special

3362.76

2014

96111.21

Office and Mixed Use

10845.91

2015

96042.43

Lab & Mixed Use

21763.12

2016

92201.86

Residential

23132.07

2017

86372.98

Mechanical

39148.42

2018T

81519.72

Currently, out of the various land uses in MIT, labs, residential buildings and the power plant constitute more than 65% of the water used. There has been a steady increase in the water consumption by labs across the campus but there has been a slight decline in the power plant's water use. It is also positive to see that there has been a reduction in the total water consumed by all the residential buildings but much more needs to be done, if we hope to achieve efficient use of water across campus. Even though the water consumption by the mechanical power plant has reduced in the last decade, it still constitutes about 30% of the total water used in the campus. This is an opportunity to collaborate with the energy team and develop innovative solutions that help reduce energy consumptions as well as the amount of water used to )roduce the energy.

Project type: Professional Organisation: Hunnarshala Foundation Year: 2015 Location: Bhuj, India Project Location: Kandhla, India Role: Architectural Internship Duration: 5 months Team: Sandeep Virmani, Hardika Dayalani,Shail Joshi

“Ideas in buildings respond to prevalent problems society faces from time to time.”

-Sandeep Virmani, Founder- Hunnarshala Foundation

(Dis)placed - (Re)placed Low cost housing for riot victims A rehabilitation project was under taken by Hunnarshala Foundation for the sur vivors of the communal riots that disr upted eight villages in nor thern India. The process followed to engage with the community and to build their homes, was that of par ticipator y planning. To enable people to be equal contributors in the designing and making of their homes and narrowing the planner ’s role to that of an advisor/ consultant, was one of the impor tant agendas of this par ticipator y planning methodology. It was also impor tant to

acknowledge

and

incorporate

their

aesthetical and cultural histor y into the design of their new homes.

Stor y Board: A collage of migration to rehabilitation

INR (Indian Rupee)

Cost of one Housing unit: stagewise

The

primary

empower

and

concern build

was a

to

confidence and faith to aspire again

strong

for a better lifestyle and economic

community by engaging with the

prosperity for themselves.

displaced people not only through

Brick being a locally common

architecture but with rather holistic

material,

planning of every aspect of their lives.

building block. Experiments with

Architecture became a facilitator of

bricks were extensively carried out

new identities and a container of old

to reduce the total material quantity

wistful memories. Teaching them

and the eventual cost of the house.

construction techniques to build their

This allowed for the house to be built

own houses, gave them the

economically and at a fast pace.

became

the

primary

Base Unit Morphology: Effect of culture and religion on constr uction elements.

Masterplan

vision inside

Every element used or designed

the community. Every house was

was in accordance with and by the

constructed by the actual house owner.

communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

and

This process truly allowed for the house

culture. Hence elements like arches,

owners to build elements and organise

shallow domes that had religious

the house in ways that would allow for

significance were used. Also elements

recreation of their familial identity and

like jali walls and sloping roofs for

also bring back buoyant memories of

bedrooms were incorporated, as they

their past homes.

belief

systems

were symbolic of affluent families to

One of the most primordial aspects of an owner driven

It is the per fect example of a real time physical archive of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

The eventual vision in of this project was to rehabilitate

housing project is that people take design decisions

desires and memories of past and the current status of their society.

the victims by not just enabling the constr uction of their

themselves.

initiated

Also this process is more socially democratic compared to the typical

homes but also rehabilitation in other aspects such as

making elements in their houses in accordance to their

Many

of

the

house

owners

constr uction methods which place the designer or the planner at the

school admissions for children, women empowerment

fantasizes about an ideal house or to their nostalgia of

apex of the design process, which is a rather authoritarian planning

and supply of basic water and electricity needs.

their ancestral homes.

approach.

Project Type Professional Organization Sanergy Year 2019 Location Nairobi, Kenya Role WASH Fellow Duration: 3 months Team: Government Relations

"We have developed a full value chain approach to addressing the sanitation crisis, offering a sustainable solution for urban slums" Lindsay Stradley, Co-Founder, Sanergy

Spatializing Policy Making WASH policy renewal project This report extensively discusses water and sanitation issues and solutions in the Mukuru neighborhood of Nairobi, designated as the Special Planning Area (SPA) by Nairobi city county government (NCCG) on the 11th of August 2017. The Mukuru informal settlements comprise of three areas, namely; Kwa Njenga, Kwa Reuben and Kwa Viwandani. The mandate of the Mukuru SPA project is the development of the Mukuru Integrated Development Plan (MIDP) which will be integrated into the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) and further contribute to the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan (NIUPLAN, 2014-2030). This project also directly addresses goal of vision Kenya 2030 that aims to provide 80% of the populace with adequate water and sanitation services.

Kwa Njenga 2500

1600

2000 1500 1000

500

0

I

Moto moto

Zone 48

Viwandani

1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300

-RESIDENTIAL

200

-COMMERCIAL

-MIXED USE

-EDUCATION

-EXISTING TOILETS (ALL TYPES)

100 0 Uchumi Kingstone Riverside

Lunga

Milimani VW

Lunga

Donholm

Lunga

Lunga

Jamaica

Sinai A

Sinai B

Paradise Paradise Paradise A C B

Centre

Kwa Rueben 1400

1200

800

600

400

200

Gatoto

Mombasa

Feed the Children

Bins

Simba Cool

Rurie

Gateway

Railway

Kosovo

Wesinya

-Total Plots

-Total Plots (Residentual +mixed use only)

-Total Plots with Working Toilets

-Min(w/o Sanitation)-Servicable Plots

-Total Plots with Working Toilets

-Min(w/o Sanitation)-Servicable Plots

Clean drinking water and sanitation are essential to the realization of all human rights according to SDG 6: 'Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.'

To provide affordable, sustainable and clean energy according to SDG 7: 'Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services by 2030'.

Proposed interventions are benchmarked with best practices from all over the world e.g. India, Madagascar, Bangladesh and Kampala.

Solutions to include a consultative multi-step and multi actor framework to water, sanitation and energy service provision Sustainability and practicality of existing WSE policy, legal, regulatory and institutional framework will be reviewed and necessary amendments proposed.

Standards of service delivery will be reviewed and aligned with the MIDP

Year wise Growth Mapping: Chennai, India 1995

1999

Project type: Workshop Organisation: Charles Correa Foundation Year: 2013 Project Type: Housing and Urbanism Location: Goa, India Project Location: Chennai, India Team: Mahesh Radhakrishnan, Shail Joshi, Ronak Gangdev.

2002

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the housing crisis. From an urban design and planning point of view, a well-connected city with ample open and communal space is a power ful paradigm and an engine for integration and inclusivity.â&#x20AC;?

-Richard Rogers

State of Housing Quantitative VS Qualitative assessment Chennai, a quaint city in southern India, has seen an exponential rise in constr uction of newer buildings in the last decade due to the advent of IT companies and large special

economic

zones

being

planned

in and outside the city. As a result of the increase in population and decrease in limited land resources, the per capita open space has seen a sharp decline. The aim of the workshop was to understand the growth and state of housing in our cities through mapping its boundaries, housing numbers and open space issues.

2004

2006

2013

The theoretical framework of this research aimed

to

understand

the

Housing Typology comparison: Per capita open space.

governing

principles behind housing development in a

Qualitative VS Quantitative Assessment.

city, the problems associated with housing and also envisages a vision at suggesting

Typology

No. of Floors

solutions and remedies at urban level in the

Ground cover/ Site Area

Open Space/ Built Up area

Quantitative

Qualitative

Open Space/ Person

Quality index of open spaces

11.75 sq.mt / Person

Low quality of communal spaces

3.75 sq.mt / Person

Very Low quality of communal spaces

7.75 sq.mt / Person

Good quality of communal spaces

10 sq.mt / Person

Very good quality of communal spaces

housing sector. It also intended to produce a nuanced debate on housing and the current scenarios prevailing in the country.

1 High Rise Tower Typology with 3.5mt setback

2 Perimeter block Typology with 3.5mt setback

3 Podium tower Typology with 3.5mt setback

4 Hybrid tower Typology (1+2+3) with 3.5mt setback Proposed

15 Stories

5 Stories

9 Stories

7 Stories

19%

47%

Ground Cover: 19% of Site Area

Open space: 47% of Built up area

65%

15%

Ground Cover: 65% of Site Area

Open space: 15% of Built up area

55%

35%

Ground Cover: 55% of Site Area

Open space: 35% of Built up area

45%

40%

Ground Cover: 45% of Site Area

Open space: 40% of Built up area

Existing Public Toilets in K-west ward, Mumbai

Project type: Academic Organisation: Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture Year: 2013-2014 Project Type: Public toilets- Urban Design Location: Mumbai, India Project Location: Mumbai, India

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You will never solve pover ty without solving water and sanitation.â&#x20AC;?

-Matt Damon

The Toilet Manifesto Mapping the state of public toilets in Mumbai Public sanitation index determines the health of a city and its citizens. In Mumbai, the public toilet infrastr ucture remains neglected while there are clear improvements in other aspects of urban living. Apar t from the poor quality of the toilets, there is a massive shor tage in number of public toilets for the population of each ward of Mumbai. The studio was focused on individual mapping of public toilets in various areas of the city.

Architectural design quality, accessibility, foul odour and policy level amendments were the aspects tackled to provide a framework for improving the state of public toilets in the city of Mumbai.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;K-west wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - Mumbai Walking accessibility of toilets

1 circle= 100mt

Working condition of toilets

Existing Toilets

Proposed toilets w.r.t. to major transport corridors

Non- Functional Toilets

Functional Toilets

Proposed Toilets

Each circle 100mt wide determines the walkability between two given

This map showcases the actual distance between only the functional

Approximately same number of toilets have been proposed as the

public toilets.

toilets in K-west ward.

existing ones on strategic locations near major transport routes.

25 20% of Population

375

5.8lac

Toilets required vs Existing toilets

lac

1.4

6.25% of required toilets

Total population without access to toilets

12

55% of Toilets are nonfunctional

3

7 13

Functional vs Non-Functional toilets

24% Toilets are unapproachable

24% Toilets are unapproachable

18

22

Reachable vs Non-Reachable toilets

Male vs Female friendly toilets

7 point Planning strategy Planning framework for improving public toilets

After extensive mapping and identifying issues, seven important urban level strategies

were

proposed.

From

treatment of inlet and outlet water supply to making toilets handicap friendly and also safe for women, were part of the framework solutions Rain water Harvesting

Reed bed Filtration System

Urban Communal Spaces

Handicap Access

2 wheeler Parking

Proximity between toilets

proposed.

Using bold signages & Planning street lights near toilets to make them safer.

Project type: Professional Organisation: architectureRED Year: 2016-2017 Project Type: Housing and Urbanism Location: Chennai, India Project Location: Bangalore, India Team: Biju Kuriakose, Shail Joshi

“People make cities and it is to them and not buildings, we must fit our plans” -Jane Jacobs

the COMMONS Middle income group housing Simply defined, ‘commons’ means resources accessible to all members of a society, but there is much more to it. A more comprehensive interpretation would be that the ‘commons’ are the tangible spaces and intangible experiences a community can offer, bringing people together and imbibing a sense of natural and cultural belonging.

The spirit of the ‘commons’ essentially encompasses the notion of shared land, shared infrastr ucture, shared spaces ad shared living. An impor tant aspect of the project was to create humane open spaces that encourage community living at an urban level.

Site Footprint The proposed roads and power line cutting at angles across the site creates inefficient land parcels for development.

Sequencing open spaces The irregular land parcels are defines by creation of open spaces, stitched together by a wide and linear green axis

Creating strong linkages The building corridors are an extention of the external green space and creates a strong connect the built and unbuilt.

The planning principles aimed to achieve adequate per capita open spaces, along with curating strong communal spaces that would make this development a communally sustainable model. Another important aspect was Masterplan

of increasing the green cover in a rather

Rooftop green spaces Extending the green linkages to the roof tops ties the skyline through

barren landscape.

stepped terraces and community spaces.

Conceptual Diagrams: Evolution of block morphology

Lack of community interaction

Private + Community Space

Floating Space

a space to connect

The typical doubly loaded corridor design of

The corridors are articulated to transform into a

This floating central community ties back to

Individual foyers crucial community connectors,

apartments doesn’t promote social spaces.

vibrant public space, infusing air and light into

the external green spaces, connecting linkages

while providing an opportunity for personalising

The poorly lit and ventilated corridors provides

the building, creating a vital community space

between the building and the landscape.

the experience of entry to each resident.

potential to be activated.

within the built form.

Re-inventing the typical doubly loaded corridor typology, helped in maintaining

Conceptual Section

the same amount of population and also providing highly rich and vibrant common spaces for interaction. The experience created is unique, since every apartment gets a ‘verandah’ in the form of a bridge connecting the house and the circulation spine.

Typical Floor Plan

Project type: Academic Organisation: Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture Year: 2014-2015 Project Type: Architectural Thesis Project Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weaving delivers the poor from the bonds of the rich and creates a moral and spiritual bond between the classes and the masses. It restores to the poor somewhat of what the rich have taken from them.â&#x20AC;?

-Mahatma Gandhi

Globalization and Indigenous occupations Housing Master plan for Handloom Weavers Investigations into the effects of Globalization and myopic government policies on the housing and work infrastr ucture of Handloom weavers in Madurai, India, were dealt through this architectural thesis. The thesis proposed to revive this dying ar t form by developing planning processes and techniques that would weave the new restr ucturing of this handloom

community

into

the

existing

development, thus integrating the community back within the urban fabric and enabling a self sustaining future for the handicraf t and traditional occupations.

Production, Distribution and Retail of Handloom cloth

The research intent of this drawing is to understand the mode of transports involved in the complete supply chain of handloom cloth i.e. From procuring cotton from farmers to the final product displayed in shops. Each mode of transport helps to inform the planning of the Housing scheme.

The Hand woven cloth passes through a chain of production stages before it reaches the wardrobes of the customers. Each stage demands specific spatial conditions either in terms of the floor area or in terms of the lighting conditions. However, due to partial implementation of planning policies, the infrastructure proves to be non-conducive for the occupation.

Exisiting Site Condition: Section

Masterplan Strategy Diagram

Institutional landmarks

Cluster Design in existing plots

Restructured roads within the existing network

Masterplan

Site Context

The Masterplan aimed to establish three

but also the city; thus bridging the gap between

strategies :1) Allowing housing to grow

the city dwellers and the neglected handloom

incrementally and without any supervision

community. 3) Providing conducive housing

by an architect or a planner. 2) To propose

units that enable an increase in production by

institutions related to handloom, that would

appropriating floor area, light and ventilation

not only provide incentive to the community

according to each weaving stage.