Housing at Kottupuram
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Imbibing a sense of community in urban housing.
Scope
Architecture + Interiors
Typology
Institutional
Area
1,25,000 sq.ft.
The site is planned as two blocks that overlook a recreational space.
Throughout the country, in most urban city developments, an increase of permissible FAR in prime city areas has led to the re-building of many residential properties. This densification is further enabled by building floors/apartments that have little or no relationship to one another and do not generate a community.
With a total site area of 1.2 acres, 1.80 FAR and 50% ground coverage, the proposed design scheme became the testing ground for the possibility of creating a residential complex within a small site and tight building controls. The site is planned in a manner that apartments are laid out in 2 tight strips enclosing a green recreational space. The blocks are designed to pack in maximum volumes of habitable spaces overlooking the green areas. Each apartment is planned with a double aspect ratio that allows for views in 2 different directions. Further, vaastu principles determine unit layouts and planning, ensuring that each unit meets the vaastu requirements.
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The building is designed to include swimming pools, community gardens and terraces.
As a result, 39 simplex and duplex apartments are achieved, where each apartment is specifically designed for its location. Swimming Pools, Community gardens and private terraces are created as a result to allow for community interaction and facilitate security within the residential development.
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Interior spaces open onto balconies and terraces.
Private courts, balconies and terraces are generated as a result of the spatial morphology to create private leisure spaces at various levels above the ground. The façade relies on the use of two contrasting materials – white painted plaster and copper to generate a pattern that accentuates the granularity of the program otherwise visible through the solid/void relationship in the facade.
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Landscaped environs work to encourage pedestrian movement.
Landscaped environs within the community engage the pedestrian environment, making the development an extremely secure residential zone in the heart of the city.
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