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5 Indicators for Quality of Housing:

1. Physical indicator
2. Social indicator
3. Cultural indicator
4. Environmental indicator
5. Exclusive features

1. Quality of Housing: Physical indicator

a. Quality of Design of Built form (Exterior & Interior)
(Unit design and composition, Aesthetical elements, elevation & exterior looks, colour
scheme, Interior spaces, room sizes, inter-relation of spaces, quality of spaces, selection of
materials and features, etc)
b. Quality of construction
(Selection of construction method, use of material, construction techniques, finishing of
works, minute detailing, etc.)
c. Quality of building services
(Efficiency and effectiveness of various services like Electrical, Plumbing, Water supply,
Garbage disposal, Communication, Lifts etc.)
d. Quality of utility and facilities
(Provision of landscaped parks, Play areas for various age groups, street/ garden
furniture & lighting, public toilets, Joggers park, Signage, information boards, security
check-post, etc.)
e. Quality of Location aspects
(Location of housing, proximity to the various urban facilities, like, Shopping, leisure,
etc, proximity to the natural features and setting, topography, connectivity to the
services like Bus stop, Rly station, etc.)

2. Quality of Housing: Social indicator

Availability of neighbourhood facilities
 Convenience shopping for day to day needs, General stores, Glossary shop, vegetable
and fruit stalls, etc.
 Club house, Gymnasium, Indoor games, Swimming pool, etc.
 Celebration point, Community halls, Party lawns, etc.
 Cafeteria, Milk booth, STD/PCO, flour mills, Dairy products, Barber shop, Beauty Parlor,
Ticket booking, etc.
 Clinic, Nursing home, Dispensary, etc.
 Play group, Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools, Coaching centers, Computer
centers, etc.
 Repair shops, workshops, Post office, Police station,
 Shopping mall, Cinema, ATM, etc.
 Domestic labor, Gardener, cleaner, etc.
3. Quality of Housing: Cultural indicator

Housing Notes: A. K. Vinodia, SPA Bhopal

 (Provision of community spaces to conduct various cultural activities within the
neighborhood)
4. Environmental indicator
(Assuring environmental quality of the neighborhood, provision of adequate open and
green spaces, Physical barrier for noise, smoke, air, water, land and other pollutions,
rain water harvesting system, Garbage disposal, cleaning, etc. )
5. Exclusive features (Provision of unique facilities to neighborhood like, Concept garden,
golf course, Solar passive features, modern equipment and machines, etc.)

Housing Notes: A. K. Vinodia, SPA Bhopal