Selected Residence in Community Forum

Selected Residence from Design Magazine Discussion FD Architect community forum Tranquil Tree house – Victor Dey House of Anil and kusum kush in bengaluru – architecture paradigm Mohandas Konanoor residence at banglore on 40’x 60′ corner plot Residence at Aurangabad by Jayashree Darda Bhalla House of Susmita and Shirish Sapre at kohlapur – Shirish Beri […]

Starting new Architecture Practice in India

After graduating in architecture in India, You have to understand the functioning of Architect office and architect role in building projects development, then only he should starts its own office. Tips of establishing architecture practice in India As a new firm, you’ll have every role and responsibility necessary for managing a architecture firm : Aside […]

Illumination in architecture

Good illumination or lighting is necessary for all buildings and has three primary aims. Illumination can transform the night-time appearance of a building or landscape. The aesthetics, usability and desirability of a structure or place can be increased by good illumination design. Basic Terminology and Definitions In illumination, four main units are used to describe […]

Vertical Transportation

NBC 2016 Part 8/Subsection 5A covers the requirements for planning, design, installation, operation, maintenance and inspection of lifts General Terms Relating to Lifts LIFT (elevator) : Lift  An appliance designed to transport persons or materials between two or more levels in a vertical or substantially vertical direction by means of a guided car. The word […]

HOUSING FINANCE

Housing finance refers to the process of providing financial assistance to individuals or organizations to purchase or construct a home or other type of housing unit. Housing finance can take many forms, including mortgages, home loans, and construction loans, among others. In most cases, housing finance is provided by financial institutions such as banks, credit […]

Community Housing

Community housing is social housing assistance delivered by community organisations and local governments. Example of community housing in India are Chawls , Mumbai : Many chawls were built during the nineteenth century and twentieth century. They were built by government or private landlords to accommodate the migrants coming from villages due to the rising employment […]

Slum up-gradation

Slums and squatter settlements Most serious problems of all the cities and town is Slums and squatter settlements It is byproduct of industrialization , rapid urbanization and lack of planning. Migrated people are forced to live in slums encroach upon unused / undeveloped govt. land or disputed land. Slums / squatter settlement are usually occupied […]

Housing affordability : Affordable housing

There are three methodologies adopted internationally to estimate housing affordability:  (i) Expenditure Method or Housing Cost Burden: The ratio of housing expenditure to household income is used to measure affordability. Housing expenditure covers all the costs related to housing including rentals, mortgage repayments, utilities and maintenance costs. Housing units can be classified as affordable if […]