BAWANA HOUSING
 THE RAJIV GANDHI’S WORKERS
HOUSING PROJECT FOR
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS HAS BEEN
BUILT IN BAWANA, NORTH OF
DELHI BY DELHI STATE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(DSIDC).
 THE PHASE 1 OF 1000 UNITS WAS
INAUGURATED ON FEBRUARY 21ST
2006. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND
DEMONSTRATES THAT IT IS
POSSIBLE TO CREATE A SUPERIOR
COST-EFFECTIVE LIVING PLACE
SUITED TO INDIAN SOCIETY
THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATIONS.
 THIS HOUSING SCHEME HAS WON
THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE AREA OF
“HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT”
PROJECT DETAILS
 Architects – Pramod Adlakha and Associates
 Location – Bawana, New Delhi
 Year – 2006
 Unit Count – 3165
 Resident Profile – Lower Class
 Total Area – 25 Acres
 Provisional price for each flat – Between Rs. 1,50,000 – 3,15,000
SPACE PLANNING
 THE PROJECT COMPRISES OF 3165 HOUSES SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF
25 ACRES.
SPACE PLANNING
 THE PROJECT OFFERS TWO TYPES OF RESIDENCES. TYPE 1 PROVIDES
31.6 SQ. M. @ RS. 1.7 LACS. TYPE 2 PROVIDES 37.73 SQ. M. @ RS. 2
LACS.
TYPE 1
TYPE 2
SUSTAINABILITY
 THE RAJIV GANDHI WORKERS HOUSING AIMS
AT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSES HENCE
USES NEW TECHNOLOGIES LIKE PRECAST
CONTRUCTION TECHNIQUES WHICH
DECRESES CONTRUCTION PERIOD.
 USES FLY ASH BRICKS , A BY PRODUCT OF
THERMAL POWER PLANTS UTILISING WASTE
MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT
REDUCE THE EMBODIED ENERGY.
 SAVES AGRICULTURAL LAND WHICH IS USED
FOR MANUFACTURING CLAY BRICKS.
 MINIMUM MAINTENANCE REQUIRED
 USE OF FERRO CEMENT REDUCES THE DEAD
LOAD OF THE STRUCTURE, REDUCING
MAINTENCACE, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE FORM
WORK THEREBY REDUCING THE TIME AND
COST.
 USES OF SUCH INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES
AND MATERIALS MAKES THE STRUCTURE
MORE DURABLE AND SUSTAINABLE.
GREEN CONSTRUCTION
PRECAST PLANK & JOIST
• THEY ARE
PREFABRICATED
ITEMS, CASTED ON
SITE.
• PRECAST PLANKS
ARE 60MM THICK,
300 MM WIDE AND
UP TO 1500 MM IN
LENGTH, SLAB
PANELS FABRICATED
ON SITE AND
ASSEMBLED
TOGETHER ON
ROOF WITH
SUPPORT ON
JOISTS.
• JOISTS ARE
PRECAST BEAMS
FABRICATED ON
SITE USING
MOULDS MADE OF C
CHANNELS,
SUPPORTED ON
PLANK MAKING MACHINE
PLANKS STACKED FOR CURING
CASTING OF JOISTS
PLANKS LOADED ON PRECAST JOISTS
VIEW OF COMPLETED SLAB FROM
BELOW (CEILING VIEW)
CASTING OF SUNSHADES
THE UNIT IS PRE-CASTED IN
FERROCEMENT AND SIMPLY
SUPPORTED ON WALLS. THE STEPS
ARE 25MM THICK
CASTING OF SUNSHADES
HYDRAFORM INTERLOCKING BLOCKS
• AN ALTERNATE TO
CONVENTIONAL BRICKS &
MORTAR
• MALE/FEMALE INTERLOCKING –
VERTICAL / HORIZONTAL SHEAR
KEYS
• SUITABLE FOR LOAD/FRAMED
STRUCTURES COMPATIBLE TO
INCORPORATE V/H
REINFORCEMENTS
• SUITABLE FOR SEISMIC
STRUCTURES
• SPEEDIER CONSTRUCTION
• USES POST CONSUMER/INDUSTRIAL
/AGRICULTURAL WASTE AS RAW
MATERIAL LOCALLY AVAILABLE
RESOURCES USED
 ASH
 SOIL-EXCAVATED OR NEARBY
 WASTE
LIME/GYPSUM/CEMENT/SAND
• NO BURING – ECO FRIENDLY
• NO TRANSPORTATION – CAN BE
CASTED AT SITE
• LOW EMBODIED ENERGY – MINIMAL
CEMENT
• REUSABLE AND RECYCLABLE
BLOCKS
• THERMALLY EFFICIENT – MAXIMUM
SOIL OR ASH CONTENT
• MIX RATIO FLEXIBILITY – DESIGN
YOUR BLOCKS TO SUIT COST –
THERMAL VALUES
• FAST CONSTRUCTION – SAVES TIME
AND LABOUR
MODULAR BRICKS
• THE CONVENTIONAL LOAD BEARING WALLS ARE 230MM THICK. THE
CONVENTIONAL BRICKS HAVE NONUNIFORM SHAPE, SIZE AND
STRENGTH.
• THE MODULAR BRICKS ARE OF 200MM THICK THUS SAVING ABOUT
15% OF BRICK WALLING.
• THEY MACHINE MADE PERFORATED MODULAR BRICKS INTENDED FOR
BOTH STRUCTURAL AND FACING BRICKS FOR ARCHITECTURAL EFFECT.
• THEY HAVE HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND LOW WATER
ABSORPTION, LESSER SIZE VARIATION, LESSER DISTORTION AND CHIP
PAGE AND ARE THUS MORE-DURABLE.
• PERFORATED BRICKS PROVIDE BETTER INSULATION
• FLYASH/FAL G BRICKS: SAVINGS IN COST, TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY,
UTILIZATION OF WASTE MATERIAL.
MODULAR BRICKS
SAVINGS IN COST & ENERGY
• LOAD BEARING CONSTRUCTION
A LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE UP TO 4 STOREYED IS HIGHLY
ECONOMICAL.
• SAVINGS IN PLASTER
PRECAST ELEMENTS REDUCES THE THICKNESS OF PLASTER REQUIRED.
EXTERNAL FACADES CAN BE EXPOSED WITHOUT PLASTER, FURTHER
SAVINGS IN COST.
• SAVINGS IN MATERIAL CONSUMPTION
THE OVERALL THICKNESS OF PRECAST RC PLANKS IS ONLY 60MM. A
NORMAL CAST IN SITU SLAB REQUIRES 100MM THICKNESS THUS THE
DEAD LOAD OF SLAB IS REDUCED BY ABOUT 30% TO 40%.
• NO SHUTTERING
THE INTERMEDIATE FLOOR SLABS AND THE ROOF SLAB ARE IN
PRECAST RC PLANKS AND JOIST SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM SAVES
SHUTTERING.
• MINIMUM TRANSPORTATION AND FUEL COST
ALL PRECAST ELEMENTS CASTED AT SITE, SAVES FUEL AND COST OF
TRANSPORTATION.
• LOW MAINTENANCE AND HIGH LIFE CYCLE
BECAUSE OF PRECAST CONTROLLED QUALITY CONCRETE AND
COMPARISON
CENTRE VILLAGE
THE MATERIALS OF THE SITE
ARE A
MATERIALS MIXTURE OF CONCRETE, PAVING
STONE, WOOD SEATING, AND
INTENTIONAL SPECIFIC AREAS
OF
SOFTNESS
THROUGH
THE PROJECT
ESTABLISHED A
VEGETATION.
MICRO
VILLAGE OF 25 DWELLING
SPACE
WITHIN
PLANNING SIX,
BLOCKTHE
WITHTHREE-STOREY
PUBLIC COURTYARD
DESIGN ENCOURAGES
COMMUNITY INTERACTION,
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
NEIGHBORS AND MULTIPLE USES
FOR SPACE.
BAWANA HOUSING
FLY ASH BRICKS , AGRICULTURAL
LAND WHICH IS USED FOR
MANUFACTURING CLAY BRICKS,
FERRO CEMENT ARE THE MAJOR
MATERIALS WHICH HAVE BEEN
USED
THE PROJECT COMPRISES OF
3165 HOUSES SPREAD OVER
AN AREA OF 25 ACRES.
IT COMPRISES OF CLUSTER
COURTS WHICH PROMOTE A
STRONG SENSE OF UNITY AND
GROUP IDENTITY.
THESE COURTS ARE INSPIRED
BY TRADITIONAL COURTYARDS.
COMPARISON
CENTRE VILLAGE
CONSTRUCTIO
N
IN-SITU CONSTRUCTION
DENSITY
15.7 PER SQUARE METER
COST
THEY PAY 25% OF THEIR
TOTAL INCOME.
BAWANA HOUSING
PRE CAST TYPE OF
CONSTRUCTION.
7.9 PER SQUARE METER
TYPE 1 PROVIDES 31.6 SQ. M.
@ RS. 1.7 LACS. TYPE 2
PROVIDES 37.73 SQ. M. @ RS.
2 LACS.