The project is a cluster of

This project is a 36-acre, self-sufficient home development that is being built

vibrant apartment buildings
for the staff of a cement mill. It is 3 kilometers from the closest small city and is
designed in pink, blue, orange
surrounded by open space with no other construction nearby.
and peach concrete by the
The architecture firm also Mumbai-based firm.
added central sheltered
courtyards to each Different color
building, as well as lush combinations are
gardens in between each employed in the
block. project to
distinguish
The entire concept is between the many
punctuated by a sizable, building typologies
open landscaped park, that make up the
Boxy balconies and
which is surrounded by housing
decorative recessed
windows characterize the studio flats, smaller and
colorful housing complex larger apartments, a school,
in Raipur, India. and a club. In between each building are garden spaces, open
Engineered to withstand The layout is inspired by the courtyards that are protected from the elements,
hot climate of the region. natural dwelling designs of and circulation areas that are naturally ventilated .
historic Indian cities and
The positioning of the villages.
buildings naturally creates To reduce heat gain in response to
a variety of spaces with the hot climate of the area, where
differing degrees in each temperatures remain over 35°C for
section of the pattern. 8 months each year, all of the
units are built with recessed
The planning includes windows, covered balconies, and
extensive rainwater Semi public spaces are
A mid-rise building with 72 cross ventilation . painted to neutral colours to
harvesting. studio apartments, 48 2- space out conscious thinking.
bedroom apartments, and 48
3-bedroom apartments is Corridors with orange
situated on 6 acres (24281 sq. and blue hues relates
m.) of land. with the local traditional
dwellings.

REE TOWN BY SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS,

Located in Windsor, in Melbourne’s inner south-east, K2 is a social The K2 Sustainable Housing Project is the first private recycled
housing project with a commitment from the Victorian water scheme in Victoria.
government to go ‘all the way’ on environmentally sound design The greywater is collected from
The site was good in terms of showers and hand basins of
orientation because the longest apartments located within two of
dimension faces north side. the four K2 buildings and treated by
the Aquacell.
About 150 people live
in the K2 Apartments, The Aquacell G10
in 40 one-bedroom Aquacell installed the G10 greywater recycling system. The system
and 56 two-bedroom is located in a plant room on the ground floor of one of the
units buildings and takes up an internal area of 10m2, which is about the
The goal was set for each of the 96 apartments to require: 55 per size of a standard basement.This system has the capacity to treat
cent less mains electricity, 46 per cent less mains gas and 53 per up to 10,000 liters of greywater per day.
cent less mains water (including irrigation) than a standard MATERIALS
apartment each year.
-The concrete substitutes fly ash for
The K2 project cement to reduce embodied energy.
consists of 96 -Timbers in external screens,
residential window frames and interna stud
apartments in four walls are both recycled and
buildings sourced from managed plantation.
-Oxide finishes to
Each of its four buildings orients east-west, with heights concrete and expressed
calibrated for maximum winter sun access. Façade and roof pods galvanised posts and
are profiled and angled to optimize solar panel placement and screens to minimise
shade the levels below. maintenance
-Inside the apartments, low
volatile organic compound paints
and carpet were used to maintain
K2 high indoor air quality.
-A flat plate solar collectors and photovoltaic
John Macdonald-Design panels were mounted on the north facing
APARTMENTS Architect
roofs and pod facades.
LITERATURE STUDY 1 LITERATURE STUDY
2
INFERENCE

• Renewable materials used at areas

where more daily process goes on.
• Less space utilized for garden area
which would increase the heat
production from exterior spaces and
disrupts ventilation.
• Orientation and seasonal change on
the site played major role over
sustainable ideology.
• 8 storey building at the back and 4
storey in the front to avoid southern
sun in the afternoon, and single
loaded corridors to allow cross
ventilation