APARTMENTS

Architectural Design III

Stage 1
(Site Analysis, Requirement framing , Area analysis & case studies )

Iqra Javed , Saniya Ahmad , Talib Khan

3A
Ar. Khurram Ashraf
Ar. Tariq-ul-islam
Design Problem : APARTMENTS

Although the term "apartment" is an American invention from the late nineteenth century, Americans were slow to accept this style of multi-
unit, horizontal living.
In Europe, the Industrial Revolution in the early nineteenth century boosted the popularity of multi-family buildings, by offering convenient,
affordable, and fashionable.

As per Indian Laws , an apartment, colloquially speaking, is a

self contained housing or dwelling unit that occupies part of a
building. In most commonwealth nations including India, an
apartment is commonly known as a Flat.
The concept of apartment came about due to increasing
population and scarcity of available land to meet the growing
need for housing, for an ever increasing population.
Requirements For Apartment Design
GENERAL
 Landscaped lawn with sitting area
 Children's play area
 Water bodies
 Multipurpose use area
 Jogging and cycling tracks
 Spacious basement parking
 Visitor car parking
 Club house
 Gymnasium
 Indoor games area
 General store area
Bye lays For Apartment Design
 In group housing buildings, buildings with height of 12.5 m will have a setback
of minimum 5.0 m around.
 In new/undeveloped plans/allotted plots, maximum permitted F.A.R. Will be 2.5
and in built up areas and pre-developed plan/allotted plots, maximum permitted
F.A.R. Will be 1.5
 In pre- developed colonies/areas, whose layout plans are adequately approved,
using method of plots development combining one or more plots proposed
group housing or other multi-story construction will not be permitted.
UNIT
 Living room
 Dining room
 Kitchen
 Bedroom
 Bathroom
 Study
 Hallways
 Stairs
 utility
Building Blocks
 upto 21m height of the building
block - block set backs upto 7m. above each 3m of height 1 m
of set back increases.
 2-side set backs
 9m set backs all around
 Parking -400 cars
Services
 Spaces for transformer
 Generator - Back up systems
 Pump Rooms - normal water supply to in case of fire
 Underground water tank
 Overhead tanks
 No. of lifts & Types of lift.
 Air Conditioning Systems
 Kanchenjunga Apartments - Case Study 1
Kanchenjunga Apartments Began: 1970
Completion: 1974
Architect : Charles Correa Associate Structure Engineer : Shirish Patel &
Association Construction Pvt . Ltd Structure Type : High Rise Building
Location : India, Mumbai, Cumballa Hill

Section view of the apartments

Height : 84 Metres
Floor : 27
Function : Housing (Residential)
Type : Modern Structure
Material : Concrete Architecture
Style: Modern, Brutalism Balcony view of the apartments View of the apartment building
Location
Bombay lies on the western coast of India and its major commercial center for the
country the apartments are located south west of downtown Mumbai in an upscale
suburban setting In Mumbai, buildings are ideally orientated east-west to catch
the prevailing sea-breezes, and views out to the Arabian Sea on one side and the
harbor on the other the same directions as the hot afternoon sun and heavy
monsoon rains .

Analysis
The building have been planed
in east and west orientation.
- west side have sea and east
side have view of city which
playing DYNAMIC role from
the building.
- toward hot sun and heavy
Site plan of the Kanchenjunga apartments
rain ,the orientation can be rotate
that may be give positive value.
- veranda giving covering the
cool breeze and comfort living
- four different types of house
- open up double height terrace
garden .

Site plan of the Kanchenjunga apartments

 Separated Housing Units & Semi Public
Shaping Of The Tower
Parts

Tower is placed on a heightened ground Entrance and central core with

Massive tower Creating big gaps Creating small gaps
level with a parking beneath staircase and elevator
Types Of Apartments
APARTMENT TYPE A
APARTMENT TYPE B
APARTMENT TYPE C
APARTMENT TYPE D