A Residence in an Informal Settlement
Subject
Architectural Design
,Residential Design Studio
,Academic Year
1'st Year
,2'nd Year
,Complexity Level
Beginner
,Content tags
Informal Settlements
,Spatial Injustice
,Activity Type
Project
,Activity duration
1 day
,Objective: To design a house in an Informal settlement catering to their requirements.
Outcome: Students will be equipped to cater and address the needs and design requirements of houses in Informal settlements. Students will be sensitised towards expanding their role to informal settlements.
Requirements: Drafting board/Laptop
Prerequisites: Study of a house in an Informal settlement and analogies between formal and informal housing. This activity ideally is conceived in continuation to the residential design studio.
Procedure:
Step 1: Students will list down and come up with a design program based on their visit and studying houses in the informal settlements. The program should be inclusive of the socio-cultural parameters, spatial needs, thermal comfort, activities, budget alignments and open space requirements.
Step 2: Design a house for an Informal settlement dweller, parallely to the residential project given in the studio. This can be taken as a Minor design project.
Step 3: Present and share the design