AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING 

 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HOUSING PROJECT 
( Incremental - Jaipur Site ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client: 
( ASAP ) 
Ms. Alankrita Pagare 
Mr. Deepak Das 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Project Manager & Construction Manager: 
Charu Duggal 
Tanuja Naryal 
Requirements by the client ( ASAP ) 
 
➔ Byelaws/Standards 
 
ABOUT THE SITE 
 
● PLOT AREA :​ 45231.19 Sq mt 
● GROUND COVERAGE :​ 35% (AS PER BYE LAWS) 
● FAR  ​(FLOOR  AREA  RATIO)  :  2  +  0.5  (additional  -  According  to  ​Mukhaya  Marntri  Jan  Awaaz 
Yojana​ ) 
● SETBACKS :  
FRONT 18M 
SIDES 9M 
BACK 9M 
● HEIGHT :  
(ROAD WIDTH X 1.5 + FRONT SETBACK) 
= 30M X 1.5 + 18M 
= 63M (APPROX. G+20)* 
 
 
BASIC INFO , HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS AND AREA REQUIREMENTS 

● More  than  3  residential  units  will  be  considered  under  ​group  housing  if  the  ​minimum area is 
5000 sq m. 
● Units(block) having ​less than 12m of road width​ will be considered as ​independent units. 
● Minimum 15% green area​ to be provided for every block ( ​parks, landscaping​) 
● The distance between 2 blocks shall be ​minimum 1/4​th​ of the height​ of the tallest building. 
● 2%  of  site  area  or  1500  sq  m  shall  be  provided  for  ​amenities  (  library,club,gym,society 
office,store,community centre) 
● 5% of the site area​ shall be provided for​ commercial spaces​ (shops,daily needs) 
● 3% of site area​ shall be provided for ​health care and education spaces. 
● In  case  of  more  than  one  building  block  being  proposed  in  the  plot,  ​Minimum  3.60m  for 
one-way traffic and minimum 5.50 for two-way traffic​. It will be mandatory to be kept 
● Parkings,  parks,  community  centres  etc  of  a  housing  society  shall  be  ​maintained  by  RWA 
Association. 
● Park,  open  area,  community  and  public  facilities  and  roads  reserved  for  the  area  and  Parking 
area  for  the  traffic  is  coordinated  by  the  ​local  RWA  concerned  must  have  to  be dedicated to 
maintenance. 
● Height restrictions 

ROAD WIDTH  BUILDING HEIGHT 

  

G+1 (8m) 
1) Less than 9 m 
 G+2 (12.5m) 
2) 9-12 m 

G+3 (15m) 
3) 12-18 m 

1.5 times the road width (+setbacks) 

4) 18 m and above 
 

 
➔ Design Brief 

INTRODUCTION 

Incremental  housing  can  be  defined  as  a  ​gradual  step-by-step  process  whereby  building 
components  are  appended  or  improved  by  owner-builders  as  funding,  time,  or  materials  become 
available.  ​Incremental  housing  is  an  affordable  way  to  rapidly  resettle  many  families  at  a  minimum 
housing and services level by linking the energy of families with the large-scale city planning​. 

Incremental  house  building  is  a  construction  method  that  is  used  worldwide  by  millions  of  individual 
households.  Different  terms  are  used  for  the  description  of  house  construction  methods  that  in 
principle  have  the  nature  of  self-construction  of  houses  by  households.  One  can  speak  of  ‘self-help 
housing’, ‘assisted self-help housing’, self-managed-housing’, and ‘incremental housing’. 

As  a  country  with  a  rapid  population  growth,  there is a very high shortage of homes and need a ​quick 

solution  to  build  houses  for  the  community​.  The  emerging  solution  is  mass  housing  with 
industrialization  system.  As  time  goes  by,  this  mass  housing  solution  raises  a  new  problem, the mass 
housing  users  are  not  satisfied  with  the  existing  home.  Incremental  development  approach  is 
considered  as  one  of  the  solutions  for  solving  the  mass housing problem. ​Incremental development 
is  a  constructive  approach  that  allows  the  separation  of  dwellings  to  be  built,  altered  and 
dismantled  without  disturbing  others​.  With  this  approach, dwelling is not seen as a finished product, 
but  it's  a  process where residents can participate in designing their own house according to the needs 
and  economy  capabilities.  Furthermore,  Housing  provision  is built according to minimal needs and it's 
designed as a 'permanent long life and adaptable base.  

INTENT OF THE STUDIO 

● Designing a sustainable incremental community. 

● Design  a  concept  for  incremental  housing  within  Jaipur  which  adaptive  to  the urban needs of 
housing. 
● No minimum size or amount of the residential units per block is defined. 
● The design can be low, mid or highrise. 

 
 
Pre-design Process 
 
➔ Site Analysis 
 
● Foundation​ ( soil type ) 
Raft  footing  because  soil type is ​sandy loam,​  It is well drained, coarse loamy soil, it is a 
mixture of sand and loam, contain excess of salt. 
 
A  Raft  foundation  is  often  used  when  the  soil  is  weak,  as  it  distributes  the  weight  of  the 
building  over  the  entire  area  of  the  building,  and  not  over  smaller  zones  .  This  reduces  the 
stress ​on the soil. 
It  is also very good for basements. Foundations are created by excavating soil in order to find 
strong,  compact,  undisturbed  natural  soil  that  is  at  least  a  few  feet  below  ground level. This 
soil  is  much  stronger  than  the  loose  soil  at  the  surface.  If  we  construct  a  raft  foundation  at 
say  10  feet  below  ground,  and  build  concrete  walls  around  the  periphery,  this  makes  an 
excellent basement 
 
 

 
 

Materials Used for Raft Foundation Construction 

Here are some materials used for the erection of Raft foundation- 

➔ Formwork 
➔ Spacer 
➔ Reinforcement 
➔ Concrete. 

 
● Logistics​ ( where what activities will be planned - labour hutments, material yard, 
batching plant/testing, reinforcement, Bricks )
● Basic Zoning & Site Plan​ ( site office & marketing office areas ) 
● If Labour hutments On-Site  
➔ Temporary electric sub-station 
➔ STP water supply 
➔ Creche for kids 

 
 PHASING STAGES 

● Site Location​ ( material is acquired from ) 

➔ Ajmer-Jaipur Expy, Sarangpura, Rajasthan 

Materials can be acquired from the nearby construction market , which is as follows 
for cement and other materials required for construction. 

1) Prajapati Building Materials - ​Sarana Rd, Madanganj, Kishangarh, Rajasthan (1.5 hrs 
away) 
2) Mohan stones (ultraTech cement authorized dealer) - ​Link Rd, near bob bank, 
Adarsh Colony, Bagru, Rajasthan (4.5 hrs away) 

 
➔ Parallel Approval List 
Airport authority 
Jaipur development authority 
Local self government department (govt. Of Rajasthan) 
  
 
➔ Major concern of cost saving​ ( Incremental Housing ) 
 
 
PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT -  
 
● Project initiation 
 
● Project planning 
 
● Project execution 
 
● Project monitoring 
 
● Project closure 
 

Project Schedule and Time Management 

The  definition  of  project  success  often  includes  completing  the  project  on  time.  The 
development  and  management  of  a  project  schedule  that  will  complete the project on time 
is  a  primary  responsibility  of  the  project  manager,  and  completing  the  project  on  time 
requires  the  development  of  a  realistic  plan  and  the  effective  management  of  the  plan.  On 
smaller projects, project managers may lead the development of the project plan and build a 

schedule  to  meet  that  plan.

Construction Process & their duration 
 

 
 
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