JAWAHARLAL NEHRU URBAN RENEWAL MISSION

BASIC SERVICES FOR URBAN POOR KOCHI, KERALA

Presented by The indian institute of architects -cochin center

Rehabilitation of Mundamveli Shanthom Colony

 Kochi is one of the major cities in south india. Various panchayaths along with the Cochin corporation constitute the kochi-CPD

introduction

 Kochi has isolated as well as concentrated areas of slum dwelling. Major slum settlements are in the south-western part of kochi

introduction

introduction

Colony Apartment Canal Community hall

introduction

Tenure issues Encroached Govt Land Each household with U/A no for issuing Ration Card Access to social amneties No Social amneties like Anganvadi, Community Hall, Health Centre Sanitation Insufficient sanitation facilities Near by ponds for this purpose. Flooding is common Drinking Water Supply No one public tap inside the colony Public taps on the road used.

Occupation status Males-Coolie workers Females- Housemaids Social Security The Kudumbashree neighbourhood group Crime prone Area.

Community facilities
No direct access to Market and other community facility. Solid Waste Management system All waste are dumping to the nearby sewage canal.

Existing layout Houses

Canal Hi-Tension Cable Murram Road

Existing condition

Existing Individual Unit

Living Rm Bed Rm

Kitchen Bed Rm 2

Existing Condition

Scope of work Scope of work

Housing and Tenure

Environmental Improvement

Social Security

Social and community facilities

Basic Awareness and Training

Ancillary Facilties(electricity, water,Sanitation)

Common Necessities( Road, Drainage,Street Lighting,)

Civic amenties

Project Description

Detailed requirements

Individual Buildings
Kitchen BedRoom Toilet Living Room Carpet Area-25m2 Plinth Area-30m2 10m2 6m2 1.5m2 3m2

Kerala standards higher

Therefore max plinth area=40m2

Project Description

Detailed requirements

Social Infrastructure
Adequate amount of social Roads Infrastructure according to the number of residents is Sewar to be provided Eg: 1Anganwadi Anganwadi /100houses Rain water harvesting Playground Infrastructure should be inter-linked for optimum functioning. Gardens and Eg: Solid Waste can be used landscaped area in the garden Biogas Plant

Project Description

Budget and funding

Project Description

Budget and funding

SHARE

30%

20%
State Govt GOI Beneficiary Others

10%
50%

Project Description

Social benefits

Reliable Infrastructure

Rise in social status

Essential Needs taken care of.

Protection from natural and human threats

Project Description

Drawings

Current design

Comparison with existing slum unit Wall Roof Pillar Ventilation

Current design

Piling issue The site is on a landfill area. Hence the soil Is loose.

On using piled foundation , the project cost runs beyond the budget

shortcomings

The soil cannot sustain the load of a multistoried building, hence a pile foundation is to be used.

Bland design

The layout is a monotonous array buildings without any need based pattern or arrangement

shortcomings

As part of JNURM the Two G+2 towers were constructed in this location in 2008.

A study of its current condition and Relevant feedback would provide sufficient insight on the impact of this project.

Learning from the past

Funding issue

Only 2 towers of the project was constructed due to unavailability of funds.

The 2 Tower were designed to be part of system , hence they failed to function independently.

Learning from the past

maintenance issue

Worn-out Paint

Un-serviced common facilities A Conception that maintenance is the responsibility of the Govt

Learning from the past

Broken Septic tanks

Social Reluctance

A skeptic view towards multi storied buildings. Insecurity of not owning a piece of land. Lack of cooperation to share common facilities Reluctance of donating land to the common pool.

Learning from the past

Other issue

No Provision for expansion once the family grows. The Design couldnt ensure a Social-Decorum

Learning from the past

Misuse by Subletting , Reselling the units.

Row Housing Repitative array of an individual house Wall sharing results in considerable cost savings.

Alternative options

Row Housing

Type 1: Single Storied

Alternative options

Row Housing

Type 2: Duplexes

Alternative options

Light weight structures Lightweight roofs Dry wall/

Plastic/fiber windows and doors Lightweight roofs

Light weight material would reduce the load on the foundation. It would remove the need of piled foundation.

Alternative options

Light weight structures

Alternative options

prefabrication

Alternative options

Flexible houses

Alternative options

Composite habitat

Alternative options

comparison

Single-Str

Row H

Pre-Fab

Flexible

Composite

Inadequate no of units

Light Weight Structures Modularity

Design Challenge Skeptic View

Efficiency

Anthropometric consideration

Alternative options

comparison

Single-Str & Row housing

Inadequate no of units Light-Weight Structure. Personal Plot For user.

Flexible
Modularity Challenging to Design Efficient High Maintenance Required Highly Skeptic Outlook expected

Prefabrication
Modularity and Mass Production Challenging to design Easy to assemble Light weight Efficient

Composite Habitat
Modularity Challenging to Design Efficient The sense of community created Human Psychological and anthropometric need considered

Alternative options

Setting Goals

Upon comparison of various options , certain goals were set Going for single storied building would be highly ineffective due to the lack of land Better Technology (like prefabrication) to be used for constructing multifloor buildings on the soft soil of the site. To Convince the people about the advantages of multi-storied buildings , as well as following a Need Based Design Approach.

To find alternative Public/private Sponsorship to supplement the Govt Funding.

Moving Forward

Challenge in hand

1. To Design a new generation prototype with the given constraints, which can be successfully replicated in different locations

2. To Elevate the quality of life of the residents of Mundamveli, By creating a social environment

2. To ensure successful execution of the project.

Conclusion

Thank you