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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 1.2 HYPOTHESIS 3 1.3 OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING TREND IN HIGH DENSITY HOUSING 4 1.3.1 World Scenario .. 4 1.3.1.1 Singapore 9 1.3.1.2 Hong Kong .. 13 1.3.1.3 India 16 1.3 ISSUES 18 Chapter 2 LITERATURE STUDY 19 2.1 CONCEPTS 19 2.1.1 Livability 19 2.1.2 Compact City vs. Sprawl . 19 2.1.3 Growth management .. 19 2.1.4 Housing Affordability . 20 2.1.5 Sustainability.. 20 2.1.6 New Urbanism 20 2.2 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ITS MAJOR COMPONENTS 20 2.3 ATTRIBUTES 22 2.4 DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS AFFECTING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 23 2.4.1 Density and Its Role in Housing Development . 23 2.4.2 Benefits of High-Density Development 29 2.4.3 Potential Pitfalls of High-Density Development 29 2.5 DENSITY AND BUILT FORM 31 2.6 INFERENCES FROM PAST STUDIES ON HIGH DENSITY HOUSING 32 2.7 MYTHS & FACTS OF HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 35 2.8 INFERENCES 37 2.9 CONTEXT OF THE STUDY 38 2.10 NEED TO STUDY 39 2.11 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 40 2.11.1 Aim 40 2.11.2 Objectives . 40 2.11.3 Activities/Tasks 40 2.11.4 Required Inputs or Resources . 40 2.11.5 Scope .. 41 2.11.6 Limitation 41 2.11.7 Methodology .. 41 Chapter 3 LITERATURE CASES 44 3.1 ASIA: HONGKONG 44 3.1.1 Kwong Yuen Housing Estate 44 3.1.2 City One .. 45 3.2 EUROPE 46 3.2.1 LONDON .. 46 3.2.1.1 The Dolphin Square .. 46 3.2.1.2 Kings Wharf, London 47 3.2.1.3 Rue de Meaux, Paris . 49 3.3 USA 51 3.3.1 Addison Circle, Dallas . 51 3.4 INFERENCES 52 Chapter 4 DENSITY & BUILT ENVIRONMENT 53 4.1 COMPARISON OF DCRS FOR METRO CITIES IN INDIA 54 4.2 Secondary Appraisal (of selected high density housing schemes) 55 4.3 CASE STUDIES 58 4.3.1 Case 1: EPDP, Dwarka, Delhi 58 4.3.2 Case 2: Gold Croft, Dwarka, Delhi 59 4.3.3 Case3: Ravi Shankar Society, Dwarka, Delhi 60 4.3.4 Case4: Virar Gardens, Virar, Mumbai .. 61 4.3.5 Case5: SGNP Slum Rehabilitation, Chandivali, Mumbai 62 4.3.6 Case6: Gharonda, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai .. 64 4.3.7 Case7: Gharkul, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 65 4.3.8 Case8: Spaghetti, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai . 66 4.3.9 Case9: NRI Seawoods, Nerul, Navi Mumbai 67 4.3.10 Case10: Millenium Towers, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai 69 4.3.11 Case11: Niwara Co-operative Society, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai .. 70 4.3.12 Case12: Udayan, Durgapur, Kolkata .. 71 4.3.13 Case13: Aranya Mass Housing, Indore . 74 4.4 INFERENCES 77 4.4.1 Layout Planning 77 4.4.2 Land Use 78 4.4.3 Low-Rise Built Form 78 4.4.4 HIGH-RISE Built Form 78 4.5 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED CASES 80 4.5.1 Basic Analysis 80 4.5.2 Land Use 81 4.6 INFERENCES 87 4.7 USERS RESPONSE TO HIGH DENSITY BUILT ENVIRONMENT 88 4.8 MY OBSERVATIONS ON SITE 94 4.9 INFERENCES 96 Chapter 5 DENSITY SIMULATION FOR DESIRABLE BUILT ENVIRONEMENT 98 5.1. DENSITY SIMULATION 98 5.2. CONCLUSIONS 106 Chapter 6 RECOMMENDATIONS & GUIDELINES 100 |
