BAWANA HOUSING

THE RAJIV GANDHIS WORKERS

HOUSING PROJECT FOR
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS HAS BEEN
BUILT IN BAWANA, NORTH OF
DELHI BY DELHI STATE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(DSIDC).
THE PHASE 1 OF 1000 UNITS WAS
INAUGURATED ON FEBRUARY 21ST
2006. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND
DEMONSTRATES THAT IT IS
POSSIBLE TO CREATE A SUPERIOR
COST-EFFECTIVE LIVING PLACE
SUITED TO INDIAN SOCIETY
THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATIONS.
THIS HOUSING SCHEME HAS WON
THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE AREA OF
HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT DETAILS

Architects Pramod Adlakha and Associates

Location Bawana, New Delhi
Year 2006
Unit Count 3165
Resident Profile Lower Class
Total Area 25 Acres
Provisional price for each flat Between Rs. 1,50,000 3,15,000

SPACE PLANNING

THE PROJECT COMPRISES OF 3165 HOUSES SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF

25 ACRES.

SPACE PLANNING

THE PROJECT OFFERS TWO TYPES OF RESIDENCES. TYPE 1 PROVIDES

31.6 SQ. M. @ RS. 1.7 LACS. TYPE 2 PROVIDES 37.73 SQ. M. @ RS. 2
LACS.

TYPE 1

TYPE 2

SUSTAINABILITY

THE RAJIV GANDHI WORKERS HOUSING AIMS

AT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSES HENCE
USES NEW TECHNOLOGIES LIKE PRECAST
CONTRUCTION TECHNIQUES WHICH
DECRESES CONTRUCTION PERIOD.
USES FLY ASH BRICKS , A BY PRODUCT OF
THERMAL POWER PLANTS UTILISING WASTE
MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT
REDUCE THE EMBODIED ENERGY.
SAVES AGRICULTURAL LAND WHICH IS USED
FOR MANUFACTURING CLAY BRICKS.
MINIMUM MAINTENANCE REQUIRED
USE OF FERRO CEMENT REDUCES THE DEAD
LOAD OF THE STRUCTURE, REDUCING
MAINTENCACE, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE FORM
WORK THEREBY REDUCING THE TIME AND
COST.
USES OF SUCH INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES
AND MATERIALS MAKES THE STRUCTURE
MORE DURABLE AND SUSTAINABLE.

GREEN CONSTRUCTION

PRECAST PLANK & JOIST

THEY ARE
PREFABRICATED
ITEMS, CASTED ON
SITE.
PRECAST PLANKS
ARE 60MM THICK,
300 MM WIDE AND
UP TO 1500 MM IN
LENGTH, SLAB
PANELS FABRICATED
ON SITE AND
ASSEMBLED
TOGETHER ON
ROOF WITH
SUPPORT ON
JOISTS.
JOISTS ARE
PRECAST BEAMS
FABRICATED ON
SITE USING
MOULDS MADE OF C
CHANNELS,
SUPPORTED ON

PLANK MAKING MACHINE

CASTING OF JOISTS

PLANKS STACKED FOR CURING

PLANKS LOADED ON PRECAST JOISTS

VIEW OF COMPLETED SLAB FROM

BELOW (CEILING VIEW)

CASTING OF SUNSHADES

THE UNIT IS PRE-CASTED IN

FERROCEMENT AND SIMPLY
SUPPORTED ON WALLS. THE STEPS
ARE 25MM THICK

CASTING OF SUNSHADES

HYDRAFORM INTERLOCKING BLOCKS

AN ALTERNATE TO
CONVENTIONAL BRICKS &
MORTAR
MALE/FEMALE INTERLOCKING
VERTICAL / HORIZONTAL SHEAR
KEYS
SUITABLE FOR LOAD/FRAMED
STRUCTURES COMPATIBLE TO
INCORPORATE V/H
REINFORCEMENTS
SUITABLE FOR SEISMIC
STRUCTURES
SPEEDIER CONSTRUCTION

USES POST CONSUMER/INDUSTRIAL

/AGRICULTURAL WASTE AS RAW
MATERIAL LOCALLY AVAILABLE
RESOURCES USED
ASH
SOIL-EXCAVATED OR NEARBY
WASTE
LIME/GYPSUM/CEMENT/SAND
NO BURING ECO FRIENDLY
NO TRANSPORTATION CAN BE
CASTED AT SITE
LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MINIMAL
CEMENT
REUSABLE AND RECYCLABLE
BLOCKS
THERMALLY EFFICIENT MAXIMUM
SOIL OR ASH CONTENT
MIX RATIO FLEXIBILITY DESIGN
YOUR BLOCKS TO SUIT COST
THERMAL VALUES
FAST CONSTRUCTION SAVES TIME
AND LABOUR

MODULAR BRICKS
THE CONVENTIONAL LOAD BEARING WALLS ARE 230MM THICK. THE
CONVENTIONAL BRICKS HAVE NONUNIFORM SHAPE, SIZE AND
STRENGTH.
THE MODULAR BRICKS ARE OF 200MM THICK THUS SAVING ABOUT
15% OF BRICK WALLING.
THEY MACHINE MADE PERFORATED MODULAR BRICKS INTENDED FOR
BOTH STRUCTURAL AND FACING BRICKS FOR ARCHITECTURAL EFFECT.
THEY HAVE HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND LOW WATER
ABSORPTION, LESSER SIZE VARIATION, LESSER DISTORTION AND CHIP
PAGE AND ARE THUS MORE-DURABLE.
PERFORATED BRICKS PROVIDE BETTER INSULATION
FLYASH/FAL G BRICKS: SAVINGS IN COST, TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY,
UTILIZATION OF WASTE MATERIAL.

MODULAR BRICKS

SAVINGS IN COST & ENERGY

LOAD BEARING CONSTRUCTION

A LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE UP TO 4 STOREYED IS HIGHLY
ECONOMICAL.
SAVINGS IN PLASTER
PRECAST ELEMENTS REDUCES THE THICKNESS OF PLASTER REQUIRED.
EXTERNAL FACADES CAN BE EXPOSED WITHOUT PLASTER, FURTHER
SAVINGS IN COST.
SAVINGS IN MATERIAL CONSUMPTION
THE OVERALL THICKNESS OF PRECAST RC PLANKS IS ONLY 60MM. A
NORMAL CAST IN SITU SLAB REQUIRES 100MM THICKNESS THUS THE
DEAD LOAD OF SLAB IS REDUCED BY ABOUT 30% TO 40%.
NO SHUTTERING
THE INTERMEDIATE FLOOR SLABS AND THE ROOF SLAB ARE IN
PRECAST RC PLANKS AND JOIST SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM SAVES
SHUTTERING.
MINIMUM TRANSPORTATION AND FUEL COST
ALL PRECAST ELEMENTS CASTED AT SITE, SAVES FUEL AND COST OF
TRANSPORTATION.
LOW MAINTENANCE AND HIGH LIFE CYCLE
BECAUSE OF PRECAST CONTROLLED QUALITY CONCRETE AND

COMPARISON
CENTRE VILLAGE
THE MATERIALS OF THE SITE
ARE A
MATERIALS MIXTURE OF CONCRETE, PAVING
STONE, WOOD SEATING, AND
INTENTIONAL SPECIFIC AREAS
OF
SOFTNESS
THROUGH
THE PROJECT
ESTABLISHED A
VEGETATION.
MICRO
VILLAGE OF 25 DWELLING
SPACE
WITHIN
PLANNING SIX,
BLOCKTHE
WITHTHREE-STOREY
PUBLIC COURTYARD
DESIGN ENCOURAGES
COMMUNITY INTERACTION,
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
NEIGHBORS AND MULTIPLE USES
FOR SPACE.

BAWANA HOUSING
FLY ASH BRICKS , AGRICULTURAL
LAND WHICH IS USED FOR
MANUFACTURING CLAY BRICKS,
FERRO CEMENT ARE THE MAJOR
MATERIALS WHICH HAVE BEEN
USED
THE PROJECT COMPRISES OF
3165 HOUSES SPREAD OVER
AN AREA OF 25 ACRES.
IT COMPRISES OF CLUSTER
COURTS WHICH PROMOTE A
STRONG SENSE OF UNITY AND
GROUP IDENTITY.
THESE COURTS ARE INSPIRED
BY TRADITIONAL COURTYARDS.

COMPARISON
CENTRE VILLAGE
CONSTRUCTIO
N
DENSITY

COST

IN-SITU CONSTRUCTION
15.7 PER SQUARE METER
THEY PAY 25% OF THEIR
TOTAL INCOME.

BAWANA HOUSING
PRE CAST TYPE OF
CONSTRUCTION.
7.9 PER SQUARE METER
TYPE 1 PROVIDES 31.6 SQ. M.
@ RS. 1.7 LACS. TYPE 2
PROVIDES 37.73 SQ. M. @ RS.
2 LACS.