REPORT
ECONOMIC GROUPING
SPACE requirement for
different age people.
ARCHITECTURE design
HOUSING POLICY
The development of housing policy introduced at the end of nineteen century. Role : Policy of rent control was started Provide new accommodation for the working class (middle class) Rent and mortgage restriction Amendments was passed (act of 1933) in which houses divided into three classes Class A:- most expensive properties Class B:- Intermediate in price. Class C:- rateable values.
Building used for housing/housing categories
Single family detached Two family and town house (separate or independent lot /owner occupied) (Duplex's, quadruples, row house and town house)
Garden Apartments (cluster of apartment, high density, rental units)
Low high rise apartment (housing with greatest density)
HOUSING categories
Single family detached
Common type of house House can be described ranch, high ranch, split level, two story Ranch (without cellar) All activities happen in one level only like cooking, dinning and leaving. Houses may or may not have cellar which is used as storage or minor activities Older house have high pitched roof for expansion New houses have low pitched roof without provision for expansion.
Advantages
Considered best type of housing for families with growing children. provide full use of private outdoor facilities. do not disturb the neighbors. own structure from ground to roof. individual septic tank. Frame construction is very common. Houses have attached garages.
FIRST FLOOR
Level is raised from the ground allowing light and air into the basement. lower level can be used for living purpose rather then storage.
BASEMENT High Ranch
HOUSING categories
Single family detached Split level:
Houses separate the leaving activities into three levels. The kitchen, dining and living is the main level close to the ground. Sleeping level is located one-half level above the main level. Garage level is located one-half level below the main level. The main advantage is partial separation of activities with greater privacy.
Disadvantages
Up and down stair movement. More complicated construction.
SPLIT LEVEL
HOUSING categories
Single family detached Two story: Consider as older houses. Lower level contain the kitchen-dining and living areas. Upper floor contains sleeping areas. Cellar used for storage.
2ND FLOOR
Advantages
Complete separation of living and sleeping activities for maximum privacy. 1ST FLOOR
Disadvantages
Up and down stair movement. Attached or detached garage. CELLAR
Duplexes Two story: The term duplex refers to a single structure consisting of two separate dwelling units. It may be a two-story walkup building in which one dwelling unit is situated over another, with access to upper appartment.by means of private staircase. It may also having two dwelling units located side by side.. DUPLEX HOUSE
ECONOMIC BASED
HIG (High Income Group)
MIG (Middle Income Group) LIG (Low Income Group) EWS (Economically Weaker Section)
SOCIAL BASED
Couples with children
Couples without children
Singles
AGE BASED
Elderly people Young people Occupation based (architects, planners )
Is affordable housing and low-cost housing the same?
Affordable and low-cost housing are often interchangeably used, but are quite different from each other. Low-cost housing is generally meant for EWS category and comprises bare minimum housing facilities while affordable housing is mostly meant for LIG and MIG and includes basic amenities like schools, hospitals and other community facilities and services
OCCUPATION BASED
LOW INCOME HOUSING The norms of IS-8888 formulated by the BIS shall be applicable for Low Income Housing for dwelling units up to 2540 sqm. floor area and density up to 500 DUs/ Ha (with 10% variation). PLOTTED HOUSING
From UDPFI
The Relationship between Space and Well-Being
As the number of persons within homes increases:
The number of social contacts increases Privacy decreases The number of unwanted social interactions increases Parents may be unable to monitor the children's behaviour Access to simple goals such as heating or watching television may be frustrated Activities such as using the bathroom have to be coordinated with others Sick persons may not receive the care they require.
Basic Internal Functionality (space standards)
1) space for the furniture & equipment needed by residents (including occasional visitors) 2) space to access / use the furniture & equipment, doors and windows 3) space to move around the home among the furniture & equipment 4) space to undertake normal living activities that do not just use furniture: a) washing b) dressing c) cooking d) eating e) playing f) socialising 5) space for storage of clean and dry items on shelves (linen, mops, hoover etc.) 6) space for dirty storage such as bicycles 7) space to avoid feeling cramped 8) Sufficient separation of rooms to allow the required level of privacy.All except points 7 & 8 are capable of being reasonably objectively assessed.
Minimum Floor Space Required for Household Activities ,Furniture , Equipment and Storage in square feet
Number of persons 1
For Basic Activities Sleeping & Dressing 74
2
148
3
222
4
296
5
370
6
444
Personal Cleanliness &Sanitation
Food Preparation & Preservation Food Service & Dinning Recreation & Self -improvement Extrafamilial Association Housekeeping Care of Infant or the ill
35
8 53 125 17 48 20
35
76 70 164 17 91 124
35
97 91 221 34 110 124
70
97 105 286 34 127 124
70
118 119 357 51 146 124
70
118 146 383 51 149 124
Minimum Floor Space Required for Household Activities ,Furniture , Equipment and Storage in square feet
Number of persons 1
Circulation Between Areas Operation of utilities Total basic dwelling unit area For other activities Laundary Household maintenance Circulation two storey Total with other activities 416 38 48 42 32 887 65 42 32 1128 80 42 32 1313 96 42 32 1590 112 42 32 1736 20 380
2
20 20 765
3
35 20 989
4
35 20 1159
5
45 20 1450
6
45 20 1550
SOURCE: Planning a Home for Occupancy , Standard for Healthful Housing ,Public Adm.Service ,1950, American Public Health Association
LIVING ROOM CIRCULATION
The size of living rooms and the furniture arrangement contained within such space vary dramatically.depending on the size of dwellings , the economic status life style of the users and the relationship of room to the other areas. the minimum living room with no dinning facilities should be approximately 180sft but preferably around 200 sft.
PLANNING CONSIDERATION Circulation within the living room should be as direct as possible and yet not interfere the furniture placement ideally there should be no traffic.
The minimum width of living room should be 11-12 ft. this is extremely tight, if possible the width should be 14 ft.
Typical furniture arrangement for three bedroom apartment 12.5ft x 20ft.250sftc
Typical furniture arrangement for one-or two bedroom apartment 12.5ft x 16ft.200sft
Another Typical furniture arrangement for three bedroom apartment 12.5ft x 22ft.275sft
A space 12-6x15-6 should be provided in order to accommodate seating for five around a 56 diameter cocktail table
SPATIAL CHARACTERSTIC AND ARRANGEMENT
Furniture clearances and room sizes
MINIMUM HALF BATH: 16 sft. is minimum for standard fixture; 4-6x 4-6 gives a more spacious feeling.
A SMALL 3- FIXTURE BATHROOM: a small three fixture bathroom with limited storage and basic requirement an a space 37.5 sft.the door is 32 wide for a person with a cane or crutches.this bathroom is too small for wheelchair.
GENEROUS HALF BATH: 22.5 sft. A wall -hung lavatory instead of vanity squeezes into 2-6width and 16.3 sft.
TWO LAVATORY BATHROOM: A 2 lavatory bathroom with adequate room at the toilet each lavatory.note storage space under the lavatories and in a floor to ceiling unit . Area 63sft
CORNER SHOWER: A corner shower toilet and lavatory fit in 33 sft. Very little storage space is available.
SEPERATE TUB AND SHOWER : A corner shower toilet and lavatory fit in 33 sft. Very little storage space is available.
BATHROOM WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILE DESIGN
KITCHEN:
It is imperative that good quality housing is provided to create a suitable and sustainable living environment for now and future generations. A review of the experiences of other organisations within the UK and elsewhere who have introduced minimum space standards
