CONTENTS
Abstract 1
1.1.1 Migrant worker settlement 1
1.1.2 Recycled materials as building materials1
1.1.3 Construction materials for the development of shelters for migrant construction workers 2
1.2 Need of the study 2
1.3 Architectural Program 3
1.3.1 Aim 4
1.3.2 Objectives 4
1.3.3 Scope and Limitation 4
1.3.4 Methodology 5
2 Migrant construction workers in Ahmedabad 7
2.1 Process 7
2.1.1 In the city 7
2.1.2 Working Life 8
2.2 Migration: How and Why? 9
2.2.1 Permanent Migrants 10
2.2.2 Seasonal/Circular Migrants 10
2.2.3 Temporary Migrants 10
2.3 Cause of migration 11
2.3.1 Push-factors 11
2.3.2 Pull-factors 11
3 Case Studies 13
3.1 Rajendra Bhai, Rakesh, Suraj 14
3.1.1 Introduction 15
3.1.2 Choice of Location 16
3.1.3 Sleeping Pattern 17
3.2 Lakhan Bhai 18
3.2.1 Introduction 18
3.2.2 Choice of Location 19
3.2.3 Day to night routine 20
3.3 Fuli Ben, Kali Ben and Champa 21
3.3.1 Introduction 21
3.3.2 Shelter 22
4 Analysis 25
4.1Living space Analysis – Shelter I 25
4.1.1 Summarized Findings 26
4.1.2 Fundamental Elements 27
4.2 Living space Analysis – Shelter II 29
4.2.1 Summarised findings 30
4.3 Living space Analysis – Shelter III 32
4.3.1 Summarised findings 33
4.4 Living space Analysis – Space makers 35
4.5 Living space Analysis – Elements of streets as their shelters 36
4.6 Living space Analysis – Elements of streets as their shelters according to seasonal needs 37
4.7 Street sections 38
5 Inferences 41
5.1 Work-Shelter relationship 41
5.2 Belongings 42
5.3 Night Routine 43
5.4 Building Shelter 43
5.5 Space and territory makers 44
5.6 Space utilization analysis 44
5.7 Network analysis diagram 45
5.8 Private and Extended territory 46
5.9 Summary 47
6 Design Process 49
6.1 Present condition 49
6.2 Need 50
6.3 Design consideration 51
6.3.1 Construction 51
6.3.2 Cost 51
6.3.3 Flexible module 51
6.3.4 Material 51
6.3.5 Territory maker 51
•It should follow the same space utilization as per their private and extended territory conditions. 51
6.3.6 Adaptability 51
6.4 Anthropology study 52
Basic anthropological positions suh as sitting, standing, sleeping, eating and storage and their dimesions were studied to obtain the minimum dimension for the design of the proposal 52
6.5 Dimensions for the proposal 52
6.6 Evolution through models 53
6.6.1 Iteration I 53
6.6.2 Iteration II 53
6.6.3 Iteration III 53
6.6.4 Iteration IV 54
6.6.5 Iteration V 54
6.6.6 Iteration VI 54
6.6.7 Iteration VII 55
6.6.8 Iteration VIII 55
6.6.9 Final Outcome 55
7 Design 57
7.1 Plan 57
7.2 Front Elevation 58
7.3 Side Elevation 59
7.4 Section 60
7.5 Costing 61
7.6 1:1 Scale prototype 63
7.6.1 Material selection 63
7.6.2 Detangling and soaking Rattan rope 63
7.6.3 Structure 64
References 67
Bibliography 69
Appendices 71
A1. Interviews conducted on site 71
A2. Types of construction migrant workers 73