CASE STUDY

PRESENTATION ON LOW
COSTHOUSING
PRESENTED BY:
PUJA SHRESTHA (015-229)
ROMI SHRESTHA(015-233)
LOWCOSTHOUSING
• Not inferior or cheap housing scheme.
• Is an Affordable or cost effective housing.
• Propounds the idea of “ housing for all.”
• Low cost housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed
"affordable“ to a group of people within a specified income range.
• It refers to the cost effective building developed by cutting off the unnecessary costs in a
building to make easily affordable for all people.

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HOW IS ITACHIEVED?
• Use of locally available materials for construction.
• Local people with ordinary skills for building work.
• Effective construction technology.
• Optimum use of space with applicable design approach.
(spatial organization)

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AIMS OF LOW COST HOUSING
• Housing for all.
• Utilize the available resources like land, material and
labor most efficiently in an optimum level.
• To utilize the locally available building materials
efficiently or in minimum and still make the
construction strong, durable and functional.
• To utilize the locally available construction
technology as far as possible with minor
improvement so that the local labor are still utilized
to the maximum.
• To expand the use of local skills and improve
existing methods avoiding complex infrastructure
for construction.
• To rely as little as possible on foreign skills and
imported technologies and inputs.
• To minimize the overall running or maintenance
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LOW COST HOUSING AT POKHARA

• Location: Pardi, Pokhara

• Targeted group : Provident fund members of
Karmachari Sanchaya Kosh/ LIG
• Site area : 1.6 Hectare
• Access : Easy vehicular access/ parallel to the
main road
• Facilities : commercial space, parking , open
spaces

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TYPICAL PLAN FOR LOWER INCOME GROUP
• Efficiency in land use planning -80 units
per hectare
• Housing units are layout with respect to
the site shape
• Housing units for different income groups
placed in separate zone
• Use of large open spaces at the entrance
• Basic amenities within 1km radii
• Efficient and effective area of the building
territory is sufficient for a lower middle
class family

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STRUCTURE
• H.C.C.B. masonry with iron rods at
corners, junctions and periphery of
opening. ( Blocks reduced the cost by
30%)
• Greater load bearing capacity.
• Better resistance against lateral forces such
as earthquakes.
• R.C.C. pad at the foundation base.
MASONRY FOUNDATION
• Pad foundation prevents unequal
settlement.
• Partial pre-cast system for floor and roof
construction.
• Special pre-cast cement concrete blocks
with hinges used for openings.
• Plastered in shape of the frame of doors
and window shutter.
• Cost reduction -33% 7
R.C.C PAD FOUNDATION
LOW COST MATERIAL/ TECHNOLOGIES

• Hollow cement concrete block (HCCB) for

vertical element.
• Partial pre-cast slab panels and partial pre-
cast beams for horizontal element.
• Masonry projection frame for doors and
windows.
• Pre-cast panels for tread and the riser is of
brick.
• Stabilized soil block with wax coated.

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KRITIPUR HOUSING

• Built up area: < 50 %

• Type: cluster, row
• Recreational open spaces: centrally located
courtyard
• Simple and functional plan with min. circulation
area.
• Total no. of units: 51
• Two storey buildings
• G.F.- a living space, kitchen cum dining, bathroom
• F.F.- two bedrooms
• well ventilated rooms

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TYPE OF BUILDING
1. TYPE 1 TYPE 2
No. of units: 20 No. of units: 31
Plinth area: 263.58 sq ft Plinth area: 311.11 sq. ft
Building cost: Rs. 3,30,000/unit Building cost: Rs. 3,50,000/unit
No. of Pillars: 6 No. of Pillar: 6
COMPONENTS OF BUILDING
COMPONENTS OF BUILDING
• Ground floor: • Ground floor:

Living room(8' X 9'10”) Living room(13' X11'5”)

Kit/Dining(8'-6”X10'-0”)
Kit/Dining(11'-0X 9'-0”)
C. Bathroom(6’-4”x3’) Shower (3'X 3”)

Internal courtyard Toilet (3'X 3”)

Internal courtyard
• First floor:
Bedroom (9'-10”X 11'-0) • First floor:

Bedroom(9'-0” X 10'-3”) Bedroom (9'-8”X 11'-0)

Example of typical floor plans 10
Bedroom(8'-5” X 10'-0”)
FACTORS DEFINING COST EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT

• Compact master planning with cluster & row housing

system
• Subsidized land provided by the government
• 4” thick exposed brick
• Steel staircase
• CGI roof with metal truss
• Local materials – brick, timber

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ARANYA HOUSING

• Location : 6 km from the center of Indore along

Agra-Bombay national highway
• Site area : 220 acres (86.24 hectares)
• Community facilities : Light industries within the
radius of 2km from town center, Commercial,
Institutional, transportation and recreational
facilities are available

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TARGETED GROUP ACCESS ANALYSIS
• EWS, LIG, MIG, HIG monthly income ranging
from IRs200 – 1800+ (yr. 1989 AD)
• Gross density - 400 persons per hectare rising with
time to 650 persons per hectare.
• Population within each sector ranges from 7000 to
12000

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ZONING

• EWS = 65%, Uniformly distributed

• LIG = 11%, Uniformly distributed
• MIG = 14%, Close to artery
• HIG = 9%, Arterial road

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BUILDING LAYOUT

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CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
• Foundations : Under rimmed piles in concrete,
cast in situ locally was used as the soil was
black cotton soil.
• Principal structure members : Reinforced
concrete plinth beams, load bearing brick
walls, reinforced concrete slabs.
• Floors : Brickbat lime concrete with Kota
stone/IPS finish
• Exterior Finishing : Cement plaster and paints
• Roofing:- RCC slab plastered and painted
• Other Elements:- Corbelled bricks manholes
for sewerage - locally developed

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CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
• Conventional and locally available materials
and techniques
• Foundation - Small diameter shallow piles
• Piles - cross connected at plinth level through
concrete beams
• Low cost hand made under reamed CRC piles
for service core
• Doors, windows, and grills were made on site
• Ornamentation-Railings, parapets, and cornice

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
S.N LOW COST HOUSING POKAHARA
1) Building plans of regular shapes i.e.
rectangular with centrally located
staircase.
2) Housing units for different income
groups placed in separate zone
3) Partial pre-cast slab panels and
partial pre-cast beams for horizontal cluster & row housing system
element.
4) R.C.C. pad at the foundation base.
Pad foundation prevents unequal
settlement
5) Masonry projection frame for doors
and windows instead of timber
frames
KRITIPUR HOUSING
Building plans of regular shapes
i.e. rectangular with centrally
located staircase.
Only targeted for slum residents
Compact master planning with
4” thick exposed brick which
reduce the cost of plastering and
painting
Steel staircase instead of RCC
staircase
ARYANA HOUSING
User can choose how to build and
how much to build. Provision of
vertical expansion.
Separation of income groups on the
different levels with different types
of facilities
Under rimmed piles in concrete,
cast in situ locally was used as the
soil was black cotton soil.
Brickbat lime concrete with Kota
stone which is locally available
Corbelled bricks manholes for
sewerage - locally developed
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
6) Stabilized soil block with wax
coated instead of marbles/ tiles.
7) Pre-cast panels for tread and the
riser is of brick.
8) Commercial space, parking , open
spaces and easy vehicular access
Use of local material i.e. bricks
and timber
CGI roof with metal truss
Centrally located courtyard for
recreational open space and well
ventilated rooms
Conventional and locally
available materials and
techniques
Low cost hand made under reamed
CRC piles for service core
Light industries within 2 km from
town center and have commercial,
institutional and recreational
facilities
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CONCLUSION
• Low cost housing can be constructed without compromising function and aesthetic value.
• Low cost housing is not only for low income group; can be targeted for any group.
• Use of locally available material in a effective method can reduce the construction cost.

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Thank You