Meenakshi A

UR2005

Khushithi Jeevanu

This Project has been focused on creating spaces that improve the quality of living for the people living near Maan Darwaza, Surat. The Design has focused on creating micro-neighborhoods for the people by using different hierarchies of open spaces. These open spaces are designed to cater to any activity exercised by the community, like public community functions, marriages, and even working together. The housing has been designed in a way that there is clear vehicular and pedestrian differentiation by playing with levels. 

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Case studies were done on various Housing projects around the world to understand the basics - Typologies, Linking and Stacking, Context

Site Documentation- The Site, near Maan Darwaza was visited and documented thoroughly to understand the context, needs, and constraints

Calculations of the existing built were taken to know the number of people living there, existing FSI, Area, etc, and the existing conditions on site were also documented

Different families on site were documented thoroughly to be aware of the constraints they have in their existing households and their admiration for what they want in their house by conducting interviews.

Inferences from the observations on site and the constraints and opportunities on site were noted.

Final units and Cluster iteration along with the linking and stacking

The Master plan of the site and the zoomed in Part plan.

Final Site sections that show the conditions in the proposed design.

Site Massing model and the Cluster model