HOUSING IN A METRO CITY OF INDIA - WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE DESIGN BRIEF
TYPICAL BUILDING FEATURES
To design the housing for a socio-economic group in Whitefield, Bangalore – a major hub for the Indian Technology industry
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INTRODUCTION • • • •
Group housing, community housing projects are seen in Whitefield. They have amenities and landscape garden features within the plot. The building height differ from G+1 structures to high rise buildings. Balcony is been seen as a common building feature in the design.
Whitefield was a small village until the late 1990’s. Since then it has become a major hub for the Indian technology industry. Whitefield is now officially part of Bangalore city which is part of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. This part of Bangalore has witnessed drastic development in housing which is mainly driven by individuals working in the IT and ITES industry. The main driving factors for these individuals are social infrastructure, proximity to workplaces, good physical infrastructure and access to medical and educational facilities. The idea is to provide a comfortable 'living unit' for a typical urban Indian family; and a group of such units forming a 'community' built around sharing common spaces that can be used for a variety of recreational activity by the residents.
UNIT TYPOLOGY
LOCATION / SITE CONTEXT Around the site there are residential complexes as well as high rises. The north and west of the site is completely high tech and commercial , whereas the east and south is more of residential and mixed. There is a 7m drop in the site from west to east; to the east the site is surrounded by the lake.
SITE
TYPE OF UNIT
NO. OF PEOPLE
CARPET AREA (PER UNIT) SQ.M.
NO. OF UNITS
STUDIO
2
30
60
STUDIO +
4
60
60
COUPLE
3
45
50
FAMILY
4
60
20
FAMILY +
6
90
20
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
LAKE
Plot Dimension – Plot Area – F.S.I. – Ground Coverage – Open Space – (Excluding 9m side opening space along the plot) Parking – – Amenities –
250m x 90m 22500sq.m. 1 10815sq.m. (≤50%) 5807sq.m. (≥15%) 158 (Car) 118 (Bike) 605sq.m.
WEATHER DATA Whitefield has a tropical wet and dry climate. Due to its elevation, Whitefield enjoys a pleasant and equable climate throughout the year. The temperature here averages 24.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 693 mm.
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ASHMI PAREKH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOURTH YEAR B.ARCH SEM VII I.E.S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
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