TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zachariah, Visakh Kurien
AU  - Kini, Manoj Kumar (Guide)
TI  - Reinterpreting the urban fabric of Alappuzha  : an exploration of tropical urban form in Kerala  (Also available on CD)
U1  - M.Arch TH-0061 
PY  - 2016///
N1  - CONTENTS  Acknowledgement viii  Abstract . ix  Overview  x  CONTENTS xi  List of Figures . xiv  1 Tropical Urbanism . 1  1.1 Introduction . 2  1.2 Principles of Tropical Urbanism . 2  1.3 Tropical Regions in the World  3  2 Tropical Urbanism in Kerala . 5  2.1 Climate  6  2.1.1 Monsoons in Kerala . 6  2.1.2 Tropical Warm and Humid Climate of Kerala  7  2.2 Geography . 7  2.3 Settlements in Kerala  7  2.3.1 Origin and settlement pattern in Kerala . 8  2.4 Influence of Tropical Climate in Architecture  12  3 Case Studies in Kerala . 15  3.1 East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram . 16  3.1.1 Introduction  16  3.1.2 Planning of East Fort Area . 17  3.1.3 Tropical Climatic Influence on the Fort Area  20  3.1.4 Building Orientation  21  3.2 Mattancherry, Kochi . 21  3.2.1 Introduction  21  3.2.2 Planning factors features of Mattancherry . 23  3.2.3 Climate Response to the urban fabric of Mattancherry . 24  4 Parallel Study with other Tropical Regions in the World  25  4.1 Indonesia . 26  4.2 Brazil . 30  4.3 Singapore . 32  4.4 Cairns, Australia  33 5 Tropical Urbanism Principles  35  5.1 Ventilation Corridors. 36  5.2 Interweave buildings with green . 36  5.3 Block Orientation  36  5.4 Breezy Streets  36  5.5 Lot Disposition  37  5.6 Shady streets  37  5.7 Wide sidewalks . 37  5.8 Street Hierarchy. 38  5.9 Short, Walkable Streets . 38  5.10 Outdoor Rooms 38  5.11 Cool Courtyards . 38  5.12 Permeable Buildings  39  5.13 Deep Overhangs  39  5.14 Stack Ventilation . 39  5.15 Ventilation Opening Size. 39  5.16 Insulation . 40  5.17 Bio Climatic Design  40  6 Site Study: Alappuzha 41  6.1 Introduction . 42  6.2 History . 43  6.3 Evolution . 43  6.4 Nodes and Linkages  45  6.5 Urban Blocks . 45  6.6 Figure Ground . 45  6.7 Street Hierarchy. 46  6.8 Land Use Pattern . 46  6.9 Building Use Pattern . 47  6.10 Building Height . 47  6.11 City Image ability  48  6.12 Settlement Study  48  6.12.1 Gujarati Settleent . 48  6.12.2 Market Area . 49 6.12.3 Mullakkal Area  49  6.12.4 Konkani Settlement  49  6.12.5 Fishermen Settlement  49  6.12.6 Old Port Area . 49  6.12.7 Canal Premise  50  6.13 Building Typology Study  50  6.13.1 Independent house with work Spaces  50  6.13.2 Independent Haveli Type . 50  6.13.3 Independent Agraharam . 51  6.13.4 Cluster Housing . 51  6.13.5 Commercial Typology . 52  6.13.6 Religious Typology  52  6.14 Canal Edge Conditions  54  6.15 Alapuzzha – Site Study Inference . 55  6.15.1 Issues  55  6.15.2 Potentials  56  6.15.3 Objectives  56  7 Design proposal for Alappuzha . 57  7.1 Tropical Urban Elements in Alappuzha  58  7.2 Design Concern . 59  7.3 Proposals for Alappuzha . 60  7.4 Urban Design Guidelines for Alappuzha  70
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