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DONATED SPACE A RESPECT GIVEN TO OUR
CREATIONS
Prof. R.G.Sawant Ar.C.S. Dudgikar Prof. B.N. PingleHOD, Department of Architecture Lecturer, department of Arch. Sr. Lecturer, Dept. of Arch
D. Y. Patil College of Engg. & Tech. ,KolhapurAbstract:
With liberalisation of Indian economy since 1990 Foreign Direct Investment in real estate sector has increased
considerably also with the introduction of SEZ(special economic zones) and five star industrial zones the
urbanisation has really picked up rapid pace in India But the presently the open land available in urban areas of
Indian cities is very sparing so most of the times the development takes place in gavthan(core) areas of cities
which is a very congested space so in both cases the ground coverage available with reference to the built spaces
of adjoining plot is very high . plus the exiting development control regulations force or regulate the
development in such a manner that the relation between bui8lt and unbuilt spaces in a single plot and also the
relation between the unbuilt spaces in between the building and the building itself has adversely affected thequality of such space emotionally, aesthetically. And environmentally is a real concern for architect and
planners. These paper deals with improving not only the physical quality but also the emotional quality of such
unbuilt spaces by donating the part of built space.
Keyword: Built & unbuilt spaces , Narrow plots, Quality.
Introduction:
When we say we built space, our conscious and
subconscious mind is taking care of physical and
emotional qualities of space. Here space is not the
built from which respond to the environment buteven unbuilt form responding as an environment,
by which our senses judge the physical and
emotional qualities of unbuilt environment too. Not
only concious effort of an architect should deal
with the physical and emotional improvement of
the built environment but also unbuilt
environment.Unbuilt environment is nothing but
simply the harsh ,unsustainable,unhelthy space left
after creating the built form, just according or
alloting thespace so as to satisfy the basic needs of
the occupants as a shelter. This large space left isdue to the socio-economic strain on creator.But
here I would like to make a clear statement that
though the socio-economic strains are the result of
unhealthy,unstainable space very few designers
make an attempt to overcome this unhealthy,
unsustainable, emotional qualities of out-door
environment.
Present urban scinario:
Presently at seen in adjoining diagram in
urban areas the new devlopment took place in
gavthan or core area of the cities as the plot sizes
are narrow the ground coverage is high and the
unbuilt spaces cerated inbetween the adjoining
building are very small breadth wise and they arelarge length wise and hight wise it is makes unbuilt
space like a shaft with very poor asthetical as well
as emotional qualities. Flowing diag. Shows high
ground coverage and narrow unbuilt spaces in
betwTypical layout of ground coverage in gavthan
area.
Layout plan showing present scenario.
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Typical house plan in present Indian urban scenario
Above plan shows a typical ground floor plan of a
residence on a narrow plot in a typical urban area
of a city. It shows how a open space has been left
on one side of a building and the other side a
narrow street is left on the other side .
House layout showing sufficient side and front
open space
The plan above is again one of the example of a
house plan on narrow plot with side and front open
spaces here the open spaces are big enough to
create comfortable unbuilt spaces in between thebuilding .
Example no.3 the three dimensional study model
shows the quality of three dimensional space
in between the building . The emotional
.physical and environmental quality of the
space is very poor and this is the common
sinario in urban sector of Indian cities.
Massing study of built forms on narrow plot in
urban area
Unhealthy Unbuilt spaces in-between builtform
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Congested shaft like unbuilt spaces in between
buildings
Congested unbuilt spaces between buildings
Congested unbuilt spaces between buildings
Method 1 : dealing with negative unbuilt spaces
at busy urban area
When we consider corner building abutting narrowchowk again the spaces created between the
buildings at the junction of road are offered not
only astheticwise but taking in to account the traffic
pattern at the junction plus the amount of light
ventilation , each building receives is much less
than what is required for the healthy environment
insight the building .
The solution to this problem is the partial donation
of spaces at the corner in a stepped manner in plan
as well as in massing the diag.(6) shows three
dimensional study model showing stepped
treatment to the corners of the building at the
junction . when the roads are narrow an architect or
planner should make it a point that the roads are
wide enough to create an healthy environment
between the buildings aborting the road the
minimum proposed width shall be 9M in congested
area.
Three dimensional study of method 1
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Method 2: reducing ground coverage of built
forms on narrow plot
the second solution to this problem is reducing the
ground coverage of the buildings in a plot at shown
in the above diagram this means donating the built
space to the battlement of quality of unbuilt space.
method 3: chamfering front and side
as shown in above fig. Built space can be donated
to unbuilt space in no of ways . One of the method
(3rd)is chamfering the built space in plan at a angle
of 45d. Not only on the sites but at the front side
also .The benefit of this treatment is that the
chamfered spaces on the sides creates
comparatively larger unbuilt spaces. And if we
combine these chamfered unbuilt spaces with the
adjoining chamfered spaces of other building that
gives us to aesthetically pleasant environment
friendly and healthy unbuilt spaces between thebuilding .
method 4: chamfering the built form from front
and back
The 4th method is not only to chamfered unbuilt
spaces in plan but to chamfer them in three-
dimension as shown in above diagram. This
prevents the creation of shaft like unbuilt spaces in
between the building and to facilitates provision of
light and air to the building in a better manner.
method 5: staggering and recessing each floor
backwards so as to get steeped pyramid as seen.
The 5th
method of dealing with this problem is to
treat the building as pyramid or ziggurat in this
method the building is rushed inside on each floor
so as to get the effect of stepped pyramid as shown
in above diagram.
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Design development of positive unbuilt spaces with respect to building mass.
The negative and positve space between two
people
Negative space between two built form
Positive space between two built form
The negative and
positive space between grown up person and
child
The fig.1 above shows that even men grown up
person and a child come closer becomes
uncomfortable for both as they have to turn their
neck at an acute angle for communication. Whereas
the 2nd
fig. shows when there is proper distance
between a grown up person and a child both are
comfortable communicating with each other.
Practical examples of dealing with unbuilt
spaces on narrow plot:
1. Bungalow for Mr. Shah.,at JasingpurAs seen in the picture above in this project the
architect has minimised the negative effect of
unbuilt spaces on narrow plot. The architect has
designed building in such a manner that front and
rear mass has been chamfered with reference to the
height of the building. The space donated has been
partially recovered by providing balconies atvarious level as shown. Even provision of balconies
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doesnt add to the ill effects of unbuilt narrow
spaces .
Chamfered mass of built form with projecting
balcony
As seen in the second picture of side elevation of
he same project the architect has continued
chamfered treatment on side walls also the only
difference between the treatment given to the front
and side is that the front side treatment is three
dimensional while the side wall treatment is to
dimensional that is chamfering in plan only.
Chamfered mass of building at both side
One of the features of the design is that an architect has
raised the plinth level to 7 and provided the windows at
an angle of 45d. To the side wall both these features
maintain the privacy of the residence and also act as wind
catchers projecting it as sustainable design .
2. Proposed residential building for Mr. Malu, atJaisingpur
5th
method (2nd
alternative)
The proposed building resembles the first method
of giving reassessed treatment to the corner
building abutting the to roads in a busy chouk
(intersection) . The only difference being the
reassessed treatment has been given on two sides
instead of four sides . As the building is situated
abutting the busy intersection of road the parking
activity has been kept very near the road .The semi
public activity is kept little away from the road andthe private activities like bed room and meditation
room have been kept at the farthest point from the
road .The staggering treatment also nullifies the
unhygienic character of the unbuilt spaces in
between the building.
References :
1] http://www.opensopces.com
2] Completed works of Savant & Associates,
Architects, planners, Tarabai Park, Kolhapur
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