Mani Chauhan

UR2005

Low Income, live & work Housing

The Housing Project in Nehru Nagar, Surat : focuses on creating a habitat for migrant communities promoting a socially interactive live-work environment. An existing urban fabric on the site is documented and analysis has been done which lead to main design strategies. The design proposal tackled issues related to variety of immediate build environment . The hierarchy, proportion, and nature of open spaces has been designed such a way that it provide opportunity for sense neighborhood. 


Report Content

Mass housing understanding and analysis through Case study: Ivry-Sur- Seine by ` Gailhoustet & Jean Renaudie.

Site Documentation: A street in Maan Darwaza, Surat, Gujarat.

Site Documentation: A street in Maan Darwaza, Surat, Gujarat.

Urban Insert: Retain, Redesign and Remove (Spatial and Experiential Qualities).

Individual Inferences: on various scales

Cluster exploration, relation between Build and Open.

Proposed Site plan

Site Sections

Proposed Edge conditions and Massing Model.