ARTIST VILLAGE, BELAPUR

Residential area surrounded by driveways and situated in a border area between the built fabric
of the city to the south and the wide hills that open to the north. In the central area is crossed by
a stream. Its homes for 550 families spread over approximately 60,000 sq m area.
ARTIST VILLAGE, BELAPUR
LOCATION : Belapur, Navi Mumbai, India.
PROJECT : Incremental Housing, Belapur.
ARCHITECT : Charles Correa
YEAR : 1983-1986
SITE AREA : 60,000 sq m approx.
USER : Mixed occupancy
(Design for Artist)

ARTIST VILLAGE, SECTOR 8,

CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI
ARTIST VILLAGE, BELAPUR
LOCATION : Belapur, Navi Mumbai, India.
PROJECT : Incremental Housing, Belapur.
ARCHITECT : Charles Correa
YEAR : 1983-1986
CLIMATE AREA : Tropical climate.
SITE AREA : 60,000 sq m approx.
USER : Mixed occupancy
(Design for Artist)
CONCEPTUAL IDEA BEHIND THE PROJECT
• The village was produced with the idea that the residents were
going to alter it in many ways, therefore homes are free standing.
• Differently priced plans appeal to a wide variety of income level.
• Despite the small size of the site, the architect managed to
endow every home with its own private open to sky courtyard.
• The community site plan divides the unit into group of 21, further
sub dividing them into 7 unit cluster.

PRINCIPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT

Seven “Cardinal Principles” demonstrated by Correa

• Open to sky spaces

• Incrementality
• Pluralism
• Participation
• Income generation
• Equity
• Disaggregation Access Road
Nalla dividing the village
EVOLUTION OF DESIGN

The project is generated by a hierarchy of spaces. The first is the private courtyard of single dwelling used as a space for outdoor
activities during most of the year. Subsequently, seven units are grouped to form a small courtyard town of about 8m x 8m.
Three of these groups form a module of twenty-one homes that describes the collective space of the next scale (approximately
12m x 12m).
SHAPE GRAMMAR
Plot Boundary
` Courtyard
House
Toilet
Cluster
HIERARCHY OF SPACES Common courtyard
with 21 houses
Private Spaces (about 12m X 12m)

Public spaces with the

presence of Services
(about 20m X 20m)

Small courtyard common

to 7 Dwelling
(about 8m X 8m)

Overlap

60,000 sq. m of land

Meant for 550 families
Approx. no of people 2750- assuming 5 people in a house.
TYPOLOGY OF HOUSES Covered Spaces
Indoor Spaces

Entry
Courtyard
Rooms
Toilet
Kitchen
Isometric

Common Courtyard
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
• Technology – external walls are of brick ,
wooden roof structure covered with
Mangalore tiles.

• Materials – brick, plaster of white colour,

colourful wooden fixtures, outdoor paving
stone blocks.

• Individual houses relay on simple floor

plans and building methods, enables local
masons and craft people to construct
them.

• The village was produced with the idea

that residence were going to alter in
many ways, therefore homes are free
standing.
PROBLEMS FACED
The village originally had a high concentration of artist.
Today, less than 10% of the residence are artists. Rest of
them work in service sector

Reason for leaving their homes

• No provision were made for the common spaces in the

centre of each cluster of house.
• No one was in charge of maintaining
• Concept of keeping toilet block outside was not
appreciated
• Some clusters of the village became mini slum.
• Studio spaces 70-75 sqm were too small to work in and
also to stay in.
CHARACTERISTIC OF DESIGN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Internet
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/eac8/c6584b81239ff6ca77fbb463fd212ce0d6c8.pdf
https://architalks101.wordpress.com/tag/belapur-incremental-housing/
https://identityhousing.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/charles-correa-incremental-housing-belapur-1983-
1986/
https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/belapur-housing-in-navi-mumbai-india-by-charles-
correa/8684855.article
https://archnet.org/publications/7087
https://ebuild.in/incremental-housing-charles-correa-associates

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzK86VPXUs8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rYFGQA0KoY