CIDCO HOUSING BELAPUR

Belapur housing

1. CASE STUDY CIDCO HOUSING, BELAPUR

2. INTRODUCTION The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Pvt. Ltd. (CIDCO) Housing in Belapur Central Business District (CBD) was planned as extremely low-cost accommodation for the lowest income groups. The programme requirement of 1048 apartments was varied, mostly comprising one to two room units and some larger two-bedroom units. The system we designed to create public space, semi-public space and private space. Total site area 9.5 hectors. Location : Navi Mumbai Construction period -1988 -1993. Area for school and shopping is about 2 hectors. Overall density of 55 units per acre. The unit sizes range from 20 to 100 square meters. A sense of enclosure and continuity of movement is maintained throughout the scheme.

3. TIMELINE LOCATION MAP LOCATION- Income tax colony parsik foothills, sector 21-22 B elapur, N avi M umbai. SITE ZONING

4. SITE PLANS –CLUSTERS ZONING The units are arranged in such a way that it creates a network of courtyards and roof terraces fostering community interaction. The form of every block is different and it is patterned in different formations based on the typology of the site, to create squares and pathways. The division of site is accentuated by different types of building blocks designed on the basis of dwelling unit areas. Use of cross wall and grouping of toilets has resulted in cost reduction. Unit areas of Clusters: A-20 sq. m B-25 sq. m C-34 sq. m D-40 sq. m E-50 sq. m F-70 sq. m H-90 sq. m

5. TYPE OF HOUSING SECTORS STREET NETWORKING HEIGHT MATRIX

6. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS Rough cast plaster punctuated with bands of cheap handmade tiles was chosen as the building finish keeping in mind the meager budget and the burnt of mumbai monsoons. Quartzite stone walls at the ground level and a honeycomb lattice on roof defines private open spaces. Courtyards are semi paved. BUILDING MATERIAL.

7. CLUSTER A1/B1/C1 KEY PLAN SHOWING CLUSTER A1/B1/C1

8. CLUSTER A1/B1/C1 Dwellings in cluster A1/B1/C1. The inhabitants have built extensions on the terraces and roofs. Internal pathways and courtyards form a sequence of spaces within the cluster. Level difference in pathways were created, resulting in social interactive spaces.

9. CLUSTER A2 KEY PLAN SHOWING CLUSTER A2 PART OF CLUSTER A2 GROUND FLOOR

10. CLUSTER A2 An abandoned dwelling in cluster A2. A system of open staircases that form an extension of the walkways link the ground level to the roof. Road with cluster A2 on the left on the right cluster.

11. CLUSTER A3 KEY PLAN SHOWING CLUSTER A3

12. CLUSTER E2/D2 KEY PLAN SHOWING CLUSTER E2/D2 PART OF CLUSTER E2/D2 GROUND FLOOR

13. CLUSTER E2/D2 Side façade of cluster D2/E2 dwellingS . Cluster D2/E2 is now abandoned. Each block consists of six dwellings A common staircase gives access to the dwellings on the first and second floor.

14. CLUSTER F2 KEY PLAN SHOWING CLUSTER F2 PART OF CLUSTER F2 GROUND FLOOR

15. CLUSTER F2 View from cluster F2 towards cluster D2/E2. The inhabitants appropriated the roof by adding canopies. Internal pathway in cluster F2. Cluster F2.

16. Architectural Features Open staircases. Minimum covered circulation area, inconveniency during rain. Parking Since it was built for low income group, necessity of parking seemed to be assumed as bare minimum. PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION traditional narrow street , link all housing units provides intimate encounters between people and a sense of belonging to the neighbourhood square. COURTYARDS The interlocking courtyards and create a micro climate within the site. Shaded streets and small courtyards laid along the slopes of the site provide space for human interaction Shaded streets and smal courtyards laid along the slopes of the site provide space for human interaction

17. Architectural Features Semi- public courtyards are defined by paved footpaths and constantly changing levels. Diffused light and shaded pathways are an important feature of internal spaces. The window sizes are very small (0.5 x 1.2m). The pattern of development follows the typology of site to provide for private courtyards, roof terraces and internal pathways. A passage within the cluster leading to the hill. The spiral staircases provide direct access from walkways to upper floors.