AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLANNING

Planning schemes set out the planning rules –

the state and local policies, zones, overlays and provisions about specific land uses that inform
planning decisions.

Planning schemes are the primary tool to enable state and local government land use planning
policies to be implemented.
• Research on affordable housing policies in Local Plans, to influence national policy.
• Development of good practice guidance for local authorities on planning for affordable
housing.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING policy- objectives

land use guidelines by DAP legal security of tenure, availability,

accessibility of services, materials
,facilities and infrastructure.
Community facilities

Affordability, habitability ,cultural

30sq.ft
adequacy

https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-4-issue-1/283-286.pdf
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Affordable housing refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of society whose
income is below the median household income.

The idea of affordable housing is embedded in providing housing for the low and
middle income (monthly income within the upper ceiling of BDT 60,000 or USD 750 as per IFC)
households, a currently untapped segment in our housing finance sector. Most of
the apartments constructed size more than 1000 sq.ft. , for which, private developers eye to
the upper-middle and upper classes for reputedly having high credit worthiness. (IDLC, Volume
14 l Issue 9 l September 2018)

The government(UK) definition of affordable

housing states it must be provided at a level at
which the mortgage payments on the property
should be more than would be paid in rent on
council housing, but below market levels. (BBC,
2018)
IDLC-Industrial Development Leasing Company of Bangladesh

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MATERIALS
According to Jan Bredenoord (2017), the Housing Research Group of Utrecht University, “The
construction aspect must always be well attended, meaning it requires adequate foundations
and structures. Below, attention is given to the following five groups of building materials.
• Bamboo and timber
• Compressed earth bricks/blocks
• Adobe blocks
• Interlocking blocks of recycled materials
• Improved concrete panels.”

NON-GOVERNMENT LOW COST MATERIALS

10 HOLE BRICK
Dimension: 9.5”x 4.5”x 2.75”
Strength: 5000 psi
Material: Clay
Use: sidewalls, partition wall
6 HOLE BRICK 9 HOLE BRICK
Dimension: 9.5”x 4.5”x 8.25” Dimension: 9.5”x 5.20”x 2.75”
Strength: 5000 psi Strength: 5000 psi
Material: Clay Material: Clay
Use: sidewalls, partition wall Void: 30%
Use: periphery walls

10 HOLE BRICK 6 HOLE BRICK 9 HOLE BRICK

GOVERNMENT DEVELOPED LOW COST MATERIALS
Lots of researchers and worker are constantly developing and creating new cheap and
affordable materials for low cost building. Here is some current progress of them.

Compressed Earth Compressed Stabilized Earth Interlocking Compressed

Bricks/blocks: Block: Earth Block:
Raw Material:• Cement 10%, Coarse Raw Material: Cement 10%, River dredged Interlocking Compressed Stabilized Earth
Sand 90% soil 90% Source — Kopotakkho River (Type 1)
Physical Properties: • Size- 240 X 175 X Location- Jessore, Bangladesh Raw Material: Cement (10%), River
70 mm Weight- 3.5 kg Physical Properties: • Size- 300 X 150 X Dredged Soil(90%) Source- Kopotakkho
Engineering Properties: • Water 100mm Weight- 7.5 kg River
Absorption- <10%. Lightweight Engineering Properties: •
Compressive Strength -7.5 Mpa. Water
Absorption- <10%
Engineering Economy: Economic w.r.t Clay
Burnt Brick.

Compressed Earth Bricks/blocks Compressed Stabilized Earth Block Interlocking Compressed Earth Block
Interlocking Sand Cement HBRI thermal Coconut Coir
Compressed Stabilized Hollow Block: block: Board :
Earth Block (type 2): Raw Material: River Raw Material: Cement (25%), Raw Material: Cement
dredged soil/ sand Source Expanded Polystyrene Sheet, (70%), Coconut Coir
Raw Material: Cement (10%), River
–Brahmaputra River Course sand 15%) (30%)
Dredged Soil (90%) Source-
Location- Jamalpur, Source: local Market Physical Properties:Size-
Kopotakkho River
Bangladesh Physical Properties: Size 242 600 X 300 X 25 mm
Weight- 3.95 kg
Physical Properties: • Size- X 114 X69mm Weight - 1.3 kg Engineering Economy:
Engineering Properties:
400 X 200 X 100 mm Lightweight Economic w.r.t
Compressive Strength -4.4
Engineering Properties: conventional interior.
Mpa. Water Absorption- <10%
Compressive Strength - 4 9
Engineering Economy: Economic w.r
Mpa.
t Clay Burnt Brick

Interlocking Compressed Stabilized Sand Cement Hollow Block HBRI thermal block Coconut Coir Board
Earth Block

Source: HBRI
 3.4 a) FC slab, folded plate:
4. Improved Concrete Panels:
Various types of FC slab and roofing elements are already
• Ferro-cement Panel in practice. Depending on project nature relevant one can

• Pre-cast and cast in situ be utilized. FC channel, folded plate, L panel, FC

corrugated sheet are the types and they are used as
• Sandwich Panel (ferro-cement lined, and
designed modules pre cast elements. It is estimated that use
metal laminated)
of FC elements instead of RCC slab reduces the FC slab, folded plate
• Thermal block
construction cost up to 20-25%.

Material: Cement, Sand, Wire mesh, MS Bar

Physical Properties: Width:600 rnm(including rib portions).
Length:3800mm ( Can be changed as per requirement )
Thickness: 25mm

Flange width: 125mm Rib

Thickness:50mm
Raw Material: Cement, Sand, Wire mesh, MS Bar
Physical Properties: Engineering Economy: Economic w.r.t Conventional RC Slab

Size: 1250 x 1250MM

Flangewidth:125mm RAW MATERIAL: Cement , Sand, Wire Mesh

Thickness:25mm
SIZE : 1250 x 1250MM
Maximum Depth:150mm length= Usually 3000mm
HOLLOW DIA : 900MM
Engineering Economy: • Economic w.r.t Conventional RC.

Source: HBRI
THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
As being understood that Housing is one of the basic needs of mankind in terms of
safety, security, self-esteem, social status, cultural identity, satisfaction and achievement.
But the affordability of such housing is been very low and not the societies are affording
as possible.
This is because the cost of building construction is very higher than that they can afford.
The
locally available material is one of the best methods of affording housing as it enables the
following aspects: the use of natural materials, renewable materials, and eco-friendly
building
materials used, using locally available materials and minimizing the resource allocation
and
innovative methods can implemented to reduce the cost and to achieve affordable,
sustainable
and Green building. (UN-Habitat 2011)
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

Heavy weight construction – It often quarried or processed with high

impact. It more beneficial in heating climates.

Light weight construction – lightweight construction uses timber or light

gauge steel framing as the structural support system for non-structural cladding and
linings .Less durable than heavyweight construction.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRUCTURE
• Foundation: Foundation can be under rimmed piles in concrete, locally was used as
the soil was black cotton soil.
• Structural members: Reinforced concrete plinth beams, load bearing brick walls,
reinforced concrete slabs
• Free to use any material like brick , bamboo, strew, stone that were locally available
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HBRI: HOUSE & BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE
LOCATION: Delhi, India

ARCHITECT : Raj Rewal

BUILDING TYPE: Housing

NUMBER OF UNITS : 700

SITE AREA: 35 ACRES

YEAR : 1980-82

TOTAL OPEN SPACE : 84451 sq.m

TOTAL BUILD AREA: 109093 sq.m

DENSITY : 28 UNITS/ACRE
SITE

SURROUNDINGS • The Asian Games Village complex is situated in

HOSPITAL: Maxwell
multispecialty hospital 2.6 km
SCHOOL: School 1km
MARKET: 1km
BANK: 2.3 km
Siri fort area near hauz khas village, Delhi .
• The site is surrounded by Siri fort sports
complex on the northern side, shahpur jat
village on the southern side, a green belt on the
eastern side.
• The complex has a common entry and exit gate
which connects to the main road.
CONCEPT
GATEWAY

• The concept is based on

a sequence of open
spaces, interlinked with
narrow pedestrian
streets shaded and kept
alive through a careful
mix with recreational
and communal area.
• The streets are
consciously broken up COURTYARD
into visually CLUSTER OF HOUSES
comprehensible units,
often with gateways, so
there are pauses, point
of rest and changing
vistas

NARROW PEDESTRIAN OPEN SPACE

DESIGN FEATURES
• Clustering of buildings
• Courtyard providing public space within the building.
• Scattering of terraces creating an interactive space.
• Streets are narrow, shaded broken up into small
units creating pauses, points of rest, and changing COURTYARD
points.
• Green areas and Courtyards are spread all over the
site which can be accessed from almost all sides of
the site.
• Terraces that are formed provide semi-private space
which obviously reminds the characteristics of
houses of Jaisalmer.
• Vehicular and pedestrian movement is segregated GREEN AREA
but closely interlinked for convenience
• Peripheral roads are connected to cul-de-sac parking
areas where it gives access to dividual garages or car
porches attached to houses or apartment blocks.
• The parking space is on the ground only and has no
basement or stilt for the same.
NARROW PEDESTRIAN
MASTER PLAN
Shaded areas denote pedestrian
movement

The hierarchy of
Courtyards is present at
different levels of the
complex. The complex
consists of 700 housing
units out of which 200
were individual houses
and 500 apartments
which vary from 2 to 4
story structures.

OPEN SPACE
HOUSES
COMMUNITY FACILITY
BUILDING BLOCK

PEDESTRIAN ROAD

VEHICULAR ROAD
SOLID AND VOID SPACE

BUILD AREA 55% OPEN SPACE 45%

TOTAL BUILD AREA: 109093 sq.m

TOTAL OPEN SPACE : 84451 sq.m
ACCESIBLITY
• Cul-de-sac road leaves
central spine free of
traffic.
• Peripheral roads are
connected to cul-de-
sac parking areas give
access to individual
garages or car porches
attached to houses.
• 75% garage is attached
with building rest are
in two parking

CUL-DE-SAC PARKING
PERIPHERAL ROAD
VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

VEHICULAR ENTRANCE
PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
PARKING
BASIC UNIT LAYOUT
Basic unit block of 4
apartments

Group of 8 apartments Group of 16 apartments

linked on ends.

Group of 16
apartments linked on
ends and front.
6x6 m courtyard

Group of 12 Group of 24 apartments

apartments linked on
ends.

Group of 24
apartments linked on
ends and partly on
front.
15x7.5 m courtyard GRID STRUCTURE
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
4 STORIED APARTMENT LIVING ROOM BED ROOM

DINNING
Building Type E TOILET
Apartment Unit: 104 m.sq. KITCHEN COURT

GARAGE

SERVICES SPACE SERVED SERVICES SPACE SERVED

LIVING ROOM BED ROOM

DINNING TOILET

KITCHEN COURT

GARAGE
BUILDING TYPE B LIVING ROOM BED ROOM

Individual Unit: 167 m.sq. DINNING TOILET

KITCHEN COURT

STORE
BUILDING TYPE C LIVING ROOM

DINNING
BED ROOM

TOILET
Individual Unit: 167 m.sq.
KITCHEN COURT

STORE
 SECTION
LIVING ROOM BED ROOM

DINNING TOILET

KITCHEN COURT

STORE

4 STORIED APARTMENT SECTION

VARIATION IN COURTYARDS PROPORTION AND SCALE

TYPE B SECTION 4 STORIED APARTMENT SECTION

FINDINGS

POSITIVE
1.Interactive open spaces like terrace, courtyard.
2.Inner courts provide ventilation.
3. Segregated roads and pedestrian.

NEGETIVE
1.Locating central parking lot for every cluster creates chaos.
2. Constance maintenance needed for the use of color in façade and gate
which could worn out by 2years.
3. Use of metal gate which could create rust.
4. Less amenities- no school or hospital or religious structure inside the
housing.
5.Selling this place became a challenge for govt. as everyone wanted to
buy it.
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https://architectopedia.com/asian-games-village-by-raj-rewal-architecture/
 INDIA

Sources: Raj Rewal, Humane Habitat at Low Cost: CIDCO, Belapur, New Mumbai (New Delhi: Tulika, 2000)
 Story of Navi Mumbai

In 1964 Charles Correa, Pravina Mehta and Shirish Patel

proposed a radical plan to restructure Mumbai (then Bombay)
by developing land across the harbour to accommodate the
city’s growing population. Now known as Navi Mumbai.

this planned city for 2 million people was built to redirect some
of the migration away from Mumbai and help shift the axis of
growth in the old city from a monocentric north-south one, to a
polycentric urban network around the bay.

This, they hoped, would help distribute people and jobs more
evenly. But apart from its planning ideals, Navi Mumbai is also
well known for its experiments in mass housing.

the CIDCO Housing built by the Delhi-based architect Raj Rewal

was seen as an answer to the enormous challenge of generating
a viable habitat for high-density communities at low cost.

Sources: Raj Rewal, Humane Habitat at Low Cost: CIDCO, Belapur, New Mumbai (New Delhi: Tulika, 2000)
Sources: Raj Rewal, Humane Habitat at Low Cost: CIDCO, Belapur, New Mumbai (New Delhi: Tulika, 2000)
Site Background
In 1988, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO)
invited Raj Rewal to develop plans for units of lowcost housing in
Belapur.
The complex brief called for the design and construction of over a 1,000
units on a hill-side site close to the city’s Central Business District.

Drawing inspiration from India’s rich reservoir of traditional

and vernacular architecture (a recurring feature in his work),
Rewal avoided resorting to the typical repetition of large
monolithic blocks characteristic of most examples of mass
housing.

Instead, he created a complex containing a multitude of units and

blocks varying in size and configuration
(each catering to different income levels and requirements),
that form a part of a larger cohesive ensemble, which Rewal
himself likes to describe as a ‘string of stories woven into the
fabric of one major composition’.

Essentially, the brief was broken down into a number of basic unit types
or ‘molecules’ that vary in size from around 20 m2 to 100 m2.

Even though these area requirements were fixed by CIDCO, Rewal

clearly understood the value of open space that can augment the rather
limited areas of the living units themselves.

Throughout the design there is an emphasis on creating both private

and communal outdoor living areas through the use of courtyards and
by staggering and recessing the mass of living units as they go higher to
create outdoor roof terraces at different levels.
Sources: Raj Rewal, Humane Habitat at Low Cost: CIDCO, Belapur, New Mumbai (New Delhi: Tulika, 2000)
 Road, Parsik Hill Marg,
Belapur, Navi Mumbai,
India
• Design: Raj Rewal
• Client: The City and
Industrial Development
Corporation of
Maharashtra Ltd. (CIDCO)
• Design completion: 1988-
1993
• Number of dwellings:
1.048/1,048
• Area: 7,7/7.7 ha
• Dwelling density: 136/ha

Slide share
 Mosque 12 mint

Church 2 min

Hospital 10 min
10 minutes Educational 1 min

Shopping 1 min

Park 15min
Restaurant 7min

Temple 7min

Train

7 minuties

Amenities
Private / income tax / costom
Income Tax
Private

Amenities
 G+1
SOLID VOIDE
Site elements
G+2 Solid
Void
58% 42%

Solid Void

Primary road

Tertiary road Secondary road

Open and built area ratio (%)

GREEN/ couryard WATER BUILT Road /others

Site plan
At the scale of the entire site, the blocks are arranged in ingenious ways to define seven different types of neighborhoods.
Strength of the project lies in the architect’s ability to design several types of living units and blocks ranging from one-room apartments to three-room
duplex townhouses. This was crucial as it allowed different income level buyers to choose from a variety of options.
152595 sq ft -48625 = 333660
Cluster A1/B1/C1

Module
Configuration

Unit A1. area 22 sq. m

 Section

. The inhabitants have built extensions on the terraces and roofs.

First Floor

1. Living room
2. Cooking space
3. Bedroom
4. Bath
5. W.C.
6. Store

Second Floor
Ground floor
Internal pathways and courtyards form a sequence of spaces
within the cluster. Pathway in cluster A1/B1/C1
73361 sq. ft – (1637 x19)= 31103

Cluster A2
1. Living room
2. Cooking space
3. Bedroom
7 4. Bath
5. W.C.
6. Store
2 1 7. Terrace
8. Multipurpose room
8 2 9. Court
1
Second floor

Section

Third floor

Ground floor
Cluster A2

A system of open staircases that form an extension of the walkways link the ground level to the
roof terraces
98859 –(1572x 26= 40872)= 57987 Cluster D2/E2

1. Living room
2. Cooking space
3. Bedroom
4. Bath
5. W.C.
6. Garage

Careful planning also went into ensuring that these neighborhoods would be pedestrian friendly on the interior with vehicular traffic limited to their
peripheries.
105293- (29x 1626= 47154 )= 48139 sqft
Cluster F2/F3
1

1 4
FEATURES
 Building Materials
• Rough cast plaster punctuated with bands of cheap handmade tiles was chosen as the building
finish keeping in the mind the meager budget and the brunt of Mumbai monsoons.

• Quartzite stone walls at ground level and a honeycomb lattice on roof defines private open spaces.
• Courtyards are semi-paved.
 attached terraces at upper floor.

A sense of enclosure and continuity of

movement is maintained throughout
the scheme.

The units are arranged in such a way

that it creates a network of
courtyards and roof terraces
fostering community interaction.
TARA HOUSING
Location: New Delhi, India
Date: 1975-1978
Site: 1.48 ha
Program: Social housing
INDIA
with160 units of two and
three-bedroom flats.
Client: Tara Housing Society Building location
Architect: Charles Correa

Tara Apartment is one kind of social projects that is intended for the middle-
class of Nehru center. This building is designed by one of the most famous
Indian architects at this time, Charles Correa, and completed in 1978. Tara
housing group has more than 125 units and 375 persons per hectare. The
Tara pays deeply attention to the inner activities which are almost happen in
the central garden and leave the interaction of traffic behind a wall which is
parallel to Guru Ravidas Marg Street( the South-East).
Reference sources:
Charles Correa - Architect in India (page 62-65)
http://identityhousing.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/charles-correa-tara-group-housing-delhi-1975-1978/
SITE
Description:
• The project is located along Guru Ravidas
Marg Street which leads to two big
residential areas in the North and the market
South.
• It is in the suburb of middle-class.
• Therefore, it creates a harmonious and
balance volume with the existing fabric
due to limited height and the form of the school
building.
• More than that, the project also plays an
important part in linking these other
buildings with the adjacent park.

Evaluation:
• The building turns its back on the street
Site Entrance Figure ground
to prevent noise, dust from the high flow
vehicles.
• Being staked as a row, central garden, big
overhangs and sharp edges, all give these
buildings a sense of Indian characteristic
under hot sun, full of light without
suffering from high temperature.
MASTER PLAN- SOLID-VOID-VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN
CRICULATION-OPEN BUILT AREA RATIO-COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Parkin
g
space

Area - 5989.348meter
building space-3089.0261meter
Open space-2900.3219meter
RATIO tends to 1:1
CIRCULATION

BUILT SPACE

COMMUNITY SPACE

Primary road
Pedestrian

This pedestrian gives excess from the surrounding park Central community space provides privacy to the
and neighborhood housing community
 CONCEPT
• The main concept in Tara housing group project
is a creative vernacular typology in term of
arranging and piling the singular flat into
united blocks.
• By separating with the outside world and
providing an interior garden, the building
preserves well the private life of families
within.
• More than that, just pedestrians are allowed go
inside the housing group and the parking lot is
in the back of the building.
• In term of a social housing group, the project
takes big advantages from natural resources
like lighting and ventilation and all families are
equally shared these features.
• Indian sense is illustrated in the use of
concrete bands, panels of exposed bricks,
portals, overhangs and shape edges.
 BUILDING
• Description: The duplex units are accessed either at
ground floor or second floor levels by outdoor stair
cases.
• There are two kinds of flat:
• the two bedroom flats with 84 square meters (3 meters
wide, 6 meters high with two floors and 15 meters long,
• the three-bedroom flats with 130 square meters and
have the shape of L,
• there are just only 16 three-bedroom flats were built.
Each unit is provided an open terrace which is
protected by a pergola and big overhangs.
• Two sides of the project are connected by staircases.

• Evaluation: The concept of building allows people to

access directly to the interior garden. More than that,
everyone also has their own open-to-sky terraces with
full filled shadow. By taking advantages of sun, wind Two bedroom flat
directions and open spaces, hence lighting access and
three bedroom flat
ventilation to each dwelling are maximized.
DWEELINGS
Description: The dwellings are grouped into some 3 meters wide 15 meters long

small and medium blocks. Some blocks are

assembled only by two-bedroom flat, some are Ground floor

combined between two-bedroom type and

three-bedroom type. It creates the diversity of
form but still maintains the logic of dwellings‟ Two bed room type

functions. However, there are just 16 three-

bedroom flats so that it is not sufficient for
families which have more than 4 members. combination

Two bedroom flat

Three-bedroom type and combination

BUILDING TYPE-2 BEDROOM TYPE

Upper level

Ground floor

circulation
toilet
Second floor plan
kitchen

living
lower level
Bedroom

Exonometric
section
BUILDING TYPE-3 BEDROOM TYPE

Flat A„s ground floor plan

circulation

Flat B„s ground floor plan toilet

kitchen

living

Bedroom

Flat A "second floor plan

Flat B„s second floor plan

In the shape of “L”, this type seems to be difficult to

attach in the middle of a cluster and all of them are
located in the outermost.
ENERGY CO EFFICIENCY
LIVING KITCHEN

PARKING LOT BED ROOM BED ROOM COMMUNITY SPACE

• Along with indoor

green space ,Open
to sky process
gives ventilation
which reduces the
one side block
limitation by
partition wall.
Parking lot and lighting accessibility
• Sharp edges along
with void spaces
gives lighting
accessibility to the
spaces.

Natural ventilation
FINDINGS
• That project took great advantage of natural resources of lights and ventilation.
• Well segregation of community indoor space and surrounding.
• Making pedestrian accessibility apart from the main roads.
• Keeping parking lot at the backside of buildings ,to avoid chaos and dust from road
side
• Indoor garden is well treated by height variation through landscaping and steps.
• Open to sky indoor spaces gives ventilation and light accessibility.
• Its 3bredroom type of ‘L’ shape of unit is not sufficient for families of more than 4
members.
Reference sources:
Charles Correa - Architect in India (page 62-65)
http://identityhousing.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/charles-correa-tara-group-housing-delhi-
1975-1978/
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Single detached: Duplex, Triplex: Big house, Multiplex:
Detached building for Two or three dwelling units in a Four or more dwelling units in
a single dwelling unit. detached building. Can house a detached building, designed
The most common more people than single with massing and details to
type of housing in the detached unit with little appear similar to a very large
Twin Cities. change in visual character. single detached house. Units
Range of Single Range: 2-3 units/building, 1-3 can be single- or multi-level.
detached is up to 15 floors/building exterior entry. Range: 4-5 units/building, 2-3
unit per acre. net site density: 4-17 floors/building, Net site
units/acre. density: 10-24 units/acre
Each gray portion is One Unit
Small apartment:
Four to sixteen dwelling
units per building. An early
twentieth century type
common in the Twin Cities,
often located on a narrow
and deep parcels on
traditional blocks.
Range: 4-16 units/building,
2-3 floors/building, net site
density: 15-68 units/acre.
Low-rise apartment: Mid-rise apartment:
Twelve or more dwelling units per Five to eight floors of
building, up to four floors. Often apartments. Historically
clustered on a large lot, but recent rare in the Twin Cities,
examples have more units per many examples have
site acre and smaller sites. recently been built. 60-240
Range: 12-40 units/building, 3-4 units/building 5-8
floors/building, net site density: floors/building interior
10-80 units/acre. Population in entry net site density: 26-
denser examples can support 148 /units/acre
local, walkable retail.
Apartment over Commercial:
Apartment units above a
commercial space.
Residential can also occupy
part of ground floor.
Range: 25-100 units/building
3-5 floors/ net site density:
26-84 units/acre.
Parking needs careful
attention to balance day and
evening uses.
High-rise apartment:
Rising at least eight stories on
a small footprint, this type is
characterized by interior
access to units, and a limited
range of unit types.
Range: 60-300 unit/building
8+ floors/ site density: 60-300
units/acre
HOUSING LAND ELEMENTS OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOR………..
RESIDENTIAL AREA SERVED NUMBER OF TYPE OF OPEN SPACE AND
ELEMENTS RADIUS IN FAMILY COMMUNITY FACILITIES
FEET SERVED REQUIRED

Single-family 0-40 ft 1 Patio, outdoor recreational area,

detached room family room.

Single dwelling unit 0-40 ft 1 Terrace or balcony, open corridor,

in a multi unit outdoor living room.
building
Typical floor in multi 40-200 ft 4-10 Enclosed placed space, enclosed
unit building sitting area.

Apartment building 10-150 ft 10-150 Community room

 HOUSING NET RESIDENTIAL TO MAJOR DWELLING
USES…………
DWELLING TYPE LAND AREA PER FAMILY SQ.FT.
One-family detached. 6000

One family semi detached and two family detached. 4000

One family semi detached (row) or two family semi 2400

detached.

MULTIFAMILY (COMMON ACCESS AND SERVICES)

2-storey 1465
3-storey 985
6-storey 570
9-storey 515
13-storey 415
STREET LAYOUT
DESIGNATION STREET WIDTH

Arterial streets and 80-120 ft

highways
Marginal access streets 40 ft

Collector streets 60-80 ft pavement

width 24-32 ft
Minor streets 50-60 ft pavement
width 24-32 ft

Loop 50-60 ft pavement

width 24-32 ft

Cul-de-sac 800 ft max 40 ft min

Alleys 20 ft
LOCAL STANDARD
(Social and cultural space standard)
FACILITY NUMBER FUNCTION PLANING
OF SERVED CONSIDERATION
Church 500-2500 religious services, social meeting ,neighborhood Accessible foot if possible
activities

Library up-to 5000 limited reading and research, served for neighbor Easily accessible from main
entrance

Recreational up-to 5000 multipurpose room ,gym etc. It can be a part of a school,
center park. It must have a parking.

Health center up-to 5000 provide minor health service It can be part of a school, easy
accessible on foot.

Social center up-to 5000 varies social activities It can be part of a school, easy
accessible on foot.

Multiservice up-to 5000 serve preliminarily as an information and a Must be provided with
center community guidance center for providing legal and governmental organization
other professional advice ,outlet for local participation.
RECREATIONAL SPACE
TYPE SIZE ( MINIMUM) AREA PER LOCATION
1000 PERSONS
Neighborhood park 3-acres minimum 1-2 acres Preferably elementary
school.
Playfield 10-25 1/2 acres Near the centre of service
acres(approximate) area.
Community park 20-100 acres 2 acres Near the centre of service
area.
Large park Minimum 100 acres Approximate 5 Desirable with in
acres urbanized are or on the
periphery.
Outdoor activities 2 acres 1 acres for Located in playfield or
every 5000 community park.
people
Community center 7500-10000 sq.ft 1 acres for Within large park or
2500 people possible community park
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POPULATION SIZE
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Site Effect: a little shadow on S, W @ morning

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50-90’ Hight Structure
Site Effect: southeast air block
10’ Hight Structure
 Traffic load surrounding the site

Primary road

Secondary road
Tertiary road

Time 9 am

Time 9 pm
Mix use and popular

Mosque

Hanging cable Educational institution

RESIDENCE
MIXED USE
SHOP
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE (5)
MOSQUE (3)
SUPER MARKET (2)
HEALTH CARE (1)
TIN SHADE
WATER BODY
SWAT ANALYSIS
Inactive water body crossing by the edge of site using as a dump place.
Surrounded multi storied buildings.
Causing environment pollution.

Most of the amenities are within 7 minutes walking distance.

Opportunity to make it a charming water body.

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