MORPHOLOGY OF THE TERRITORY

H.U.D.C.O HOUSING
• ARCHITECT: Charles Correa

• YEAR: 1986.

• LOCATION: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

• CLIMATIC ZONE: Arid desert.

HILLY AREA

• TYPE OF INTERVENTION: Expansion of a medium-density popular PLAN DESERT AREA

economic residential district.

• SCALE OF THE INTERVENTION: Complex of 176 houses. DENSITY

• HOUSING TYPES: Two courtyard types intended for different social

classes.

• For both the social classes, it designs a space built around a main
courtyard, with all the spaces facing it and characterized by an
absolute closure towards the outside; court which, as regards the
simpler type, also acts as the main connection with the outside,
thus assuming a multipurpose character.
HIGH DENSITY
LOW DENSITY
SITE PLAN
(SITE AREA – 44,000 • There are two residential typologies envisaged,
SQ.M) which are added to as many. Intended for two
SITE-PLAN
distinct social classes.

UNITS
17%
ROAD 16% 50%
NETWORK 17%
GREEN SPACE

COMMON ROAD NETWORK GREEN SPACE OPEN SPACE

SPACE (7500 SQ.M) - 17% (6950 SQ.M) - 16% (7500 SQ.M) - 17%

SITE SECTION
TYPE-A UNIT

ACCESS AND SERVING SPACES OPEN SPACES

DISTRUBUTION SPACES SERVED OF RELEVANCE

• From a compositional point of view, Correa assumes as a module a square with a side of 3
meters (which goes well with the size of the stone slabs)on the basis of which he designs the
two houses on one floor each. He then goes on to create some types of basic aggregation of
each type, varying the number of accommodations for each lot.

AREA – 72 SQ.M

ELEVATION
COURTYARD - 36 SQ.M
3D VIEW BUILTUP AREA - 36 SQ.M
• In the typology intended for the more affluent
classes, the increase in square footage is not
excessive, but creates a more complex spatiality,
observing which the presence of a secondary
courtyard enclosed by the surrounding walls jumps to
the eye.
SECTION
TYPE-B UNIT

ACCESS AND SERVING SPACES OPEN SPACES

DISTRUBUTION SPACES SERVED OF RELEVANCE

AREA – 144 SQ.M • This has a function of car park and entrance to the
house, thus giving the main courtyard more
autonomy and an absolutely private character.

COURTYARD - 54 SQ.M
BUILTUP AREA - 70 SQ.M
3D VIEW PARKING – 20 SQ.M
SECTION

ELEVATION
TYPE A UNIT - CLUSTER TYPE B UNIT - CLUSTER
MATERIAL

• MATERIALS USED: Locally produced “Sandstone” stone

for the walls and wood for the windows.