LOCATION • AUROVILLE IS AN EXPERIMENTAL TOWNSHIP IN

VILUPPURAM DISTRICT, MOSTLY IN THE STATE OF

TAMIL NADU, INDIA, WITH SOME PARTS IN THE UNION
TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY IN INDIA
• CURRENTLY AUROUVILLE RESIDES 2345 PEOPLE
FROM ALMOST 45 COUNTRIES AMONGST WHICH
AROUND 1/3 ARE INDIAN.
• THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN IS MEANT TO ACHIEVE
A TOTAL POPULATION OF 50,000 PERMANENT
RESIDENTS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD
TAMIL
NADU

HUMANSCAPES
Bommayapalayam AUROVILLE HABITAT

Project: Humanscapes Habitat (Phase-1) AUROVILLE CONCEPT :

Architect: Auroville Design Consultants
Programme: Residential • THE INITIAL CONCEPT OF THE CITY
Location: Auroville WAS LAID DOWN BY MIRRA
Site Area: 2500 sqm ALFASSA (THE MOTHER).
Built-up Area: 1680 sqm
Year of Commencement: 2012
Year of Completion: 2018 • THE CITY WAS CONCEPTUALIZED IN
THE FORM OF A GALAXY WITH
CENTRAL PEACE ZONE AND OTHER
AREAS RADIATING OUT FROM THE
CENTRAL ZONE AND FINALLY
SURROUNDED BY A THICK GREEN
ZONE.

PROPOSED ROAD BUILDING FOOTPRINT

CEMENT PAVER BLOCK

CYCLE ROAD ROAD
CEMENT ROAD MUD ROAD
TAR ROAD
SITE
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY IS THE MATRIMANDIR AND ITS
GARDENS.
• WHOLE OF THE CITY IS SURROUNDED BY A THICK GREEN ALL AREAS OF THE CITY ARE WITHIN 5 OR 6
BELT COMPRISING OF FOREST LAND & AGRICULTURAL MINUTES WALKING DISTANCE. THE OUTER RING
USE(1.2 KM WIDE). ROAD COULD TAKE MOTORIZED TRAFFIC AND
• THE CITY IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE MAJOR ZONES: CONNECT WITH CENTRALIZED PARKING AREAS
• INDUSTRIAL ZONE(109 HECT.) THERE. ONWARD TRAVEL WOULD BE BY BICYCLE .
2. INTERNATIONAL ZONE(74 HEC.)
3. RESIDENTIAL ZONE(189 HECT.)
4. CULCTURAL ZONE(103 HECT)
5. PEACE AREA 1.5  LAND USE(BUILT AREA) USE
AREA(HECTARES) %

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HUMANSCAPE HABITAT NAME : PRANALI SHEWALE

ROLL NO : 18AR68 ASE STUDY
intent of the project : GOAL’S ACTION
• SET BENCH MARKS FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND
HARMONIOUS MODE OF DEVELOPMENT
• ADDRESS THE PRESENT GLOBAL CRISIS OF
THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE WATER FLOW ON SITE
• ENVIRONMENTAL - SOCIAL BALANCE WITH
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OD RESIDENCE ,
COMMUNITY AND WORKSPACE
• ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF SKILL
DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTION LABOUR
WHO ARE MOSTLY DISTRESSED MIGRANTS IN
INDIA
• REDUCE CONSTRUCTION WASTE IN THE
HABITAT SECTOR TO MEET INDIANS
COMMITMENT TO IPCC LOOKING AT THE MICRO DRAINAGE PATTERN
BIOSWALE IS DESIGNED OVER THERE .AS PER
GRAPH WE CAN SEE THAT THERE IS HIGH RAIN FALL
ON SITE . 20 TO 30 CM RAINFALL IS HAPPEN JUST
GOALS of the project : IN 7 HOURS . THE SITE HAS SLOPE TOWARD
THE BIOSWALE . SOIL CAN NOT HOLD THIS
• SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO HAVE MUCH AMOUNT OF WATER . SO AS THE
BUILDING ENVELOPES THAT ARE SOLAR SOLUTION BIO SWALE IS DESIGNED
PASSIVE TO BE CLIMATICALLY SUITABLE BUILT
WITH EFFICIENT SPACE USAGE TO REDUCE THE
BUILT-UP AREA AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY
BUILDING MATERIALS WITH CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES THAT REQUIRE MINIMUM
PROCESSING AND MACHINERY. BIO WHALE
• INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING OF
WATER, ENERGY, AND WASTE SO ZERO-
DISCHARGE OF WATER, REDUCTION, AND RAIN WATER
RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTE, WATER-EFFICIENT HARVESTING
LANDSCAPING USING LOCAL ENDEMIC
SPECIES, AND GROWING ORGANIC FOOD AS A
MODEL FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE WOULD BE A
HALLMARK OF THESE RESIDENCES. FROM THE ROOF AND VARIOUS
• THE HUMAN ECOLOGY, USING THE MICRO DRAINAGE WATER IS GET
PRINCIPLES OF THE “COHOUSING” CONCEPT COLLECTED IN RAIN WATER
OF LIVING, FACILITATING INTERACTION AMONG
NEIGHBORS FOR INCLUSIVE SOCIAL
HARVESTING PIT WHICH LOCATED AT
THE CENTRE OF HOUSING SITE PLAN
DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. A FUNCTIONAL
FUSION, THE LIVING, WORKING, RECREATIONAL
AND PRIMARY AMENITIES ALLOWING A
MULTIPLICITY OF SPACE USAGE TO REDUCE THE
BUILT-UP AREA TO ENABLE THE INHABITANTS TO
1.BIOSWALE WITH GRAVEL BED
INTERACT ACTIVELY WITH THE FARMING AND
2.BIOSWALE SHAPED AND PLANTED
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPING, WASTE
WITH NATIVE GRASS
RECYCLING, AND ENERGY GENERATION AS PART
3.ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR
OF THE OPEN LEARNING CAMPUS.
4.INLET DRAIN
• ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF
KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES CALLED ‘SUSTAINET’,
TO FACILITATE FURTHER DISSEMINATION. THIS BIOSWALE IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A
NETWORK WILL ENABLE INTER-INSTITUTIONAL MANNER EARTH WILL FILTER WATER
KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND DISSEMINATION, A IT SELF . FILTERED WATER STORE IN
PLATFORM FOR ACADEMICS, STUDENTS, AND BIO WHALE AND THROUGH THAT
PROFESSIONALS TO HAVE AN INCLUSIVE
LEARNING EXPERIENCE DURING AND AFTER
WHALE WATER GET PUMP OUT NO
UNDERGROUND CONCRETE TANK IS
BIOSWALE SECTION

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COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. USE.

HUMANSCAPE HABITAT NAME : PRANALI SHEWALE

ROLL NO : 18AR68 ASE STUDY
CONCEPT:
RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
BLOCK BLOCK
• ISSUES SUCH AS SOCIAL ISOLATION, DENSITY
OF LIVING, LACK OF COMMUNITY, AND SAFE
NEIGHBOURHOODS FOR CHILDREN. AS
PEOPLE BEGIN TO WANT TO LIVE MORE
SENSIBLY, THIS TYPE OF HOUSING IS
BEGINNING TO SEE MORE INTEREST, FROM AN
ECONOMICAL, SUSTAINABLE, AND SOCIAL MULTI-
PERSPECTIVE. PURPOSE
• THE GOAL BEHIND COHOUSING IS TO HALL
ESSENTIALLY CREATE ‘COMMUNITY’, NOT IN OPEN SPACE
TERMS OF A PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF
HOMES, BUT AS A SOCIAL COLLECTION OF
INDIVIDUALS. THE SÆTTEDAMMEN INITIATIVE,
• FOR EXAMPLE, CONSISTED OF 35 FAMILIES
LIVING IN PRIVATE HOMES WHILE SHARING
COMMUNAL SPACES FOR SOCIALIZING AND
ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS DINING, HOUSEKEEPING,
GROUP GATHERINGS, FESTIVITIES, AND OTHER PARKING
EVENTS.
RESIDENTIAL
BLOCK

RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE IN CLUSTER FORM . ALL

THIS DWELLING UNIT IS ARRANGE IN RADIAL
FORM . THEY FACE INSIDE TOWARD THE OPEN
SPACE . THIS OPEN SPACE ACT AS GATHERING OR
SOCIAL SPACE . MULTIPURPOSE HALL AND THE
OPEN SPACE IS PURPOSEFULLY DESIGN TO MAKE
HOUSING SOCIALLY INTERACTIVE .

CYCLE ROAD

VEHICULAR ROAD

PEDESTRIAN ROAD
FLOOR PLAN
PRIVATE BLOCK ( RESIDENTIAL )

public BLOCK

SERVICE BLOCK

VEHICULAR ACCESS ARE LIMITED UP TO THE ENTRY

OF THE HOUSING . ONWARD ONLY PEDESTRIAN AND
CYCLES ARE ALLOWED . MOVEMENT INSIDE THE
SITE IS RESTRICTION FREE AND FLEXIBLE (NOT FOR
VEHICLE )

HUMANSCAPE HABITAT NAME : PRANALI SHEWALE

ROLL NO : 18AR68 c ASE STUDY
 WIND SHADOW EFFECT

CLIMATE :

WIND
SHADOW
AREA

SCHIMATIC SECTION

BUFFER STRUCTURE

HUMANSCAPE STRUCTURE

LAND BREEZE 2:00-12:00

SEA BREEZE 14:00-0:00

FROM THE GRAPH WE CAN SEE THAT THE THE BUILDINGS ARE LAID IN SUCH A WAY IT CREATE HIGHER WIND
HUMIDITY IN THIS REGION IS HIGH BECAUSE SHADOW . IT CREATE NEGATIVE PRESSURE BEHIND THE BUILDING IT
OF HIGH RAIN FALL . AVERAGE TEMPERATURE INCREASE THE WIND SPEED AROUND THE BUILDING
HERE IS UP TO 35•C BUT BECAUSE OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IT PERCEIVED AS 45 •C

HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

HEAT ISLAND EFFECT HELP TO TACKLE THE RAPID TEMPERATURE
DROP BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT TIME WHICH IS NOT EASY IN HOT
AND HUMID CLIMATE ALONG WITH WIND MOVEMENT . FOR THIS
LANDSCAPE IS USED . VEGETATION USE STRATEGICALLY TO ABSORB
THE GROUND HEAT AND TO COVER TEMPERATURE DROP AND BECOME
WIND BARRIER IN SOME SEASONS LIKE WINTER HOT
SAPCE

HUMID
SPACE

HOT AND HUMID SPACES ARE SEGREGATED AS

PER THE WIND FLOW . VENTILATION FOR BOTH
THE SPACES IS OUTWARD SO THAT IT WILL NOT
ADD ANY HUMIDITY OTHER SPACES
COOL ARE FROM SEA BREEZE ENTER FROM
LOWER WINDOW AND THE HOT AIR WHICH
CREATED IN WHOLE DAY IS REMOVED FROM
UPPER WINDOW .

HUMANSCAPE HABITAT NAME : PRANALI SHEWALE

ROLL NO : 18AR68 c ASE STUDY
 BUILDING MATERIAL :
• WALL

SECTION AA’

FROM THE NORTH SIDE DIFFUSED LIGHT IS

ENTER THROUGH ROOF IN MULTIPURPOSE
HALL

POUR EARTH CONCRETE .:IN THIS EARTH + TRIMMED KADAPPA STONE:

SAND+CEEMNT + GRADED CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLISH ANOTHER MATERIAL IS INDUSTRIAL WASTE THAT IS
WASTE MATERIAL IS MIXED IN CONCRTET MIXTURE AND POURE TRIMMED KADAPPA STONE .THIS STONE USE IN
IN FRAME WORK . IT HAS ITS OWN TEXTURE THERE IS NO NEED LOWER PART OF THE BUILDING WHICH IS
TO FINISH IT . VULNERABLE TO EROSION DURING DRIVING RANGE .
NO FINISH IS REQUIRED DEEP GROOVE WHICH SEEN
IN BETWEEN CREATE SMALL SHADOWS

• ROOF DETAILS

SECTION BB’

OVERHANG BEAM IS USED AS SHADING

DEVICE . IT PROTECT THE WALL FROM ALL THE STYROFOAM: .
SIDE . IT REDUCE HEAT GAIN IT IS MIX WITH CEMENT AND FILL
IN THE GAP OF SLAB . IT ACT AS
SOUND AND HEAD INSULATION .
IT IS LIGHTWEIGHT FILLER .
ABOVE THE UPPER FLOOR IS
CONSTRUCTED
A
FIRE MUD BRICK .
B B’ VAULT IS USED IN SLAB ON
EACH FLOOR . IT REDUCE THE
COST OF STEEL AND
CONCRETE . IT WILL REDUCE
THE CARBON FOOTPRINT

A’

HUMANSCAPE HABITAT NAME : PRANALI SHEWALE

ROLL NO : 18AR68 c ASE STUDY