MIT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

MIT-ADT UNIVERSITY, RAJBAUG, LONI KALBHOR, PUNE.

Design Brief for Housing, Architectural Design (ARD407)

Fourth Year B.Arch., AY 2020-21
Faculty: Ar. Harshad Raisoni, Ar. Mohd. Rajaullah, Ar. Sayali Surve, Ar. Pankaj Nande
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Type of Housing proposed: Industrial / Company Housing

Public Sector companies (Exa: Petrochemicals, BHEL, ONGC, Railways etc.) ​OR Private Sector
Companies (Exa: Tata, Reliance, Infosys Godrej Companies or their subsidiaries).

Background
In this Covid 19 situation, we are going through a lot of changes and modifications in our
lifestyle. Life has come to a standstill. It has majorly affected the Manufacturing sector’s economic
activities which are more labour intensive. Especially large companies which have large labour-centric
production facilities. This workforce tends to live nearby or wherever possible in the town or city and
they have to travel a large distance to come to the workplace. This puts an utter pressure on their time,
energy and money whereby they spend very less time with their families. This has also affected their
social life.
After the current pandemic, many such industries faced real time challenges in availing the
workforce as most of them migrated to their hometowns creating shortage of manpower. This has majorly
happened because of lack of safe place to reside and lack of paying capacity to pay off the rents as many
are forced to leave the job because of the pandemic.
Nowadays, many large industries are thinking of providing residential facilities for their staff
within their Industrial premises. This will benefit them as in any extreme situation, the workforce will be
available for them within the campus which will create very less impact on productivity of their units.
Such a situation will also reduce carbon footprint as very few workers have to be plied from different
areas of the city avoiding the cumbersome exercise of transport management.
Alongside, it will also benefit the workers of the Industry as they will not think of an option to
migrate or leave the job. Resultant of this, they will save on time, energy & money. The Family safety &
security will be taken care of along with strong community bonding. It will also have a positive
psychological change in their family & social life giving them a stability of mind.
Therefore, such projects are need of an hour. They will surely enhance the productivity of the
workforce by creating a win-win situation for both the corporates and the workforce.

Aim: ​To develop cost effective medium density housing solutions that address the growing demands
for accessible, affordable, sustainable housing through good quality design and innovative use of
building construction methods, materials and technologies
Objectives
1. Providing flexible, adaptable, spatially efficient layouts that are attractive and comfortable.
2. Investigating new technologies, materials and construction methods to reduce construction costs.
3. Improving building efficiencies and reducing construction timeframes.
4. Applying climate responsive design in buildings by optimising solar access, natural daylight and
ventilation.
5. Integrating innovative site planning and landscape design to ensure spatial efficiency and a high
level of on-site amenity.
6. Investigating economies of scale and different construction methods and materials.
7. Optimising the provisions of the multiple dwelling codes to increase density and diversity.
8. Demonstrating a whole of life approach to affordable living by considering ongoing running and
maintenance costs.

Key Drivers of Design

● Medium Rise- Medium Density Housing
● Network of hierarchical recreational, open & green spaces are required: For Avoiding Social
Isolation, Celebration spaces needed
● More flexible & multi-functional spaces in Unit & module design
● Innovative Materials & Technologies are required
● Co-working: Common working spaces with relevant infrastructure
● More thrust on Health Infrastructure / Amenities
● Possibility of Work from Home: Dual purpose
● Need of Family friendly, Child Friendly spaces
● Need of Environmentally Conscious designs
● Small commercial spaces / shops to cater to the needs of the society: O/M cost also can be
recovered from the same.
● Training facilities, Club House, Common dining spaces, Pre-school can be part of design
● Future expansion of campus

Methodology
The batch will be given the task to design three different industrial housing schemes, each in different
contexts for different companies. The students have to choose any one scheme for their design, whereby
they will work upon the same systematically following the broad level approach guided by the faculty.

Learning Outcome
The students will be able to understand the different typology of housing whereby they will get to explore
several complex networks of roads, footpaths, green & open spaces, social spaces, services etc. They will
also explore multi-functional unit designs, design of co-working places, logical orientation of housing
units considering the climatic conditions, logical material & technology applications. All such
explorations will lead to a better, socially active, environmentally conscious & coherent Housing design
which will cater to the client’s need satisfactorily.
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Class: F.Y. B.Arch. 2020-21 Sem: VII Subject: ARD 407

Unit: Unit Title:
Subject Coordinator: HR ,MR,SS.& PN
Unit to be completed by:
Unit Commencement Date Unit Completion Date:
Unit Weightage (In Percentage):

Design Considerations for the project

A. Family Interaction- Social Criteria

1. Can the family adapt the house to various ways of living or is it just a box?
2. Are these specific spaces provided in the house which are moulded to fit a purpose, or are
they the result of a structural system?
3. Is there an open space which is private to the house where it is possible to dry clothes, put
away charpais, sleep in the open, dry and grind spices?
4. Is there a place where you can clean or wash things without making a mess in the house?
5. Is there enough place for storage? Is that space related to the belongings peculiar to the class
or occupation of the persons living there?
6. Is there space within the house where children aged 3-5 years old can play and the mother
watch them while she is working?
7. Can the family add their identity to the house or are they being regarded as goods to be
packaged?
8. Is it possible for the family to take pride in their house?
9. Is the house easy to maintain?
10. Does the method of construction make it possible for the family to participate in the
building of the house?
11. Can the house be grouped with other similar houses in some meaningful way?

B. Group Interaction-Social Criteria

1. Are there open spaces where groups can meet? Are these so arranged that they can be
maintained by the inhabitants themselves.
2. Is there a suitable place, adjacent to the house, where 5-11 year olds can play?
3. Can children play Ball games or ‘Gulli-Danda’ anywhere near the house?
4. Is there somewhere where old people can sit and watch the world go by?
5. Is there a suitable place for scooters and cycles to be kept?
6. Is there a specific place for planting trees and shrubs which can be easily maintained?
7. Is the relationship between neighbouring houses and their means of of access been chosen
for some good reason?
8. Is there something worth looking at out of every dwelling or does one merely stare out at
another dwelling opposite?
9. Has the location of the nursery school been considered as an integral part of the grouping of
houses?
10. Can the barrow/bicycle vendor carry on his trade without getting in the way of the routine
activity of the houses?
11. Can ‘Holi’ be celebrated somewhere? Is there place for Puja, Diwali, Dussehra and
weddings? Can festivities take place without disrupting other functions?

C. The Neighbourhood-Social Criteria

1. Is the scale of the house related to the size of the community? Is the size of the community
related to a comfortable walking distance?
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2. Can the number of houses provide support shops at natural pressure points in the layout?
3. Is the kind and size of shopping related to the actual needs of the community? Where will
the ‘Panwala’ go? Is there place for a Dhobi and a Milk-Booth?
4. Does the location of the community facilities develop out of a significant relationship
between the houses in the layout or are they just put in some left over open spaces?
5. Has the occupation pattern of the community been considered in the layout of the houses or
is the layout borrowed from an earlier pattern?
6. Are the routes provides in the layout related to the direction in which the inhabitants are
likely to want to go for work and recreation?
7. Is emergency access for vehicles provided?
8. Is it safe for children and women to walk up to their house after dark?
9. Is the scale of the roads and open space sympathetic to the scale of the house and way of
life of that particular community?
10. Does the layout ensure that the community is not fragmented by thoroughfares passing
through it?
11. Are the larger open spaces located at natural pressure points in the layout so that their
maintenance can easily be organised by the community?
12. Has enough study been done about the particular cultural demands of the community?
13. Has the location of the vehicular routes serving the community been considered for safety -
only vehicles at high speed need be completely segregated from pedestrian routes. In case
the vehicular routes have to go through the housing layout, has enough thought been given
to reducing the speed of the vehicle so that it is no danger to children, etc?
14. Has the change over from vehicular to pedestrian routes been fully considered? This change
over happens at car parks and public transport stops. Are their locations close enough to the
houses?

D. Water, Waste, Energy-Environmental Criteria

1. Has the ecological impact of the scheme on the neighbouring areas been considered?
2. Is the method of disposal of solid and liquid wastes chosen only as an extension of the
existing patterns or has adequate thought been given to the particular needs of the
community and the neighbouring areas, including the possibilities of recycling the wastes?
3. Can the inhabitants easily dispose of the garbage themselves? Are the means of disposal of
this garbage easy from the collection points?
4. Is the long term quality and quantity of the water supply been ensured to meet the
applicable standards?
5. Are the means available for proper disposal of night-soils and is the waste removal system
chosen to be in accordance with the habit and the standard of living of the inhabitants?
6. Have the locally available energy resources been considered to meet the requirements of
cooking, lighting and cooling etc?

E. Micro-Climate-Environmental Criteria

1. Is there adequate protection from the weather in the open spaces and the house?
2. Are the houses orientated to gain maximum benefit of the sun, breeze and rain or does the
house merely exclude the weather?
3. Have the materials for the house been chosen only for protection from one extreme of
climate, or has the choice been made considering their specific performance with regard to
the diurnal as well as the seasonal thermal variations?
4. Has the amount and direction of solar radiation been considered off the walls, off the
ground etc? Has the texture and colour of the materials also been considered?
5. Has the wind flow through the individual house as well as a cluster of houses been designed
for maximum comfort?
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6. Is the plantation design just a decorative element or has it been worked out to modify the
climate and create a comfortable environment?
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Class: F.Y. B.Arch. 2020-21 Sem: VII Subject: ARD 407

Unit: Unit Title:
Subject Coordinator: HR ,MR,SS.& PN
Unit to be completed by:
Unit Commencement Date Unit Completion Date:
Unit Weightage (In Percentage):

1. Belapur Housing: Belapur, New Bombay

2. ACC: (The Associated Cement Company), Wadi, Andhra Pradesh
3. Malabar Cements Township, Kerala
4. Life Insurance Corporation Housing, India
5. Aranya Low-Cost Housing, India
6. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited, India
7. Asian Games Village
8. Sheikh Sarai Housing
9. Income Tax Housing at Parsik Hill