Submitted by: Sajan Indore

AMRAPALI SCOIETYs-corner road,manchar

TOWN-MANCHARManchar town is located at pune-nashik higway,26km from chakan (an automobile hub with almost all

international automobile industries),39km from pimpri-chinchwad(one of the largest industrial set-up at this mega-city)and 58km from pune city (the hub of education)and 50 km from bhimashankar hills.

Country-IndiaState-MahrashtraTal-ambegaonDist-puneTown-mancharPopllutaion-24,890Laungauge-Marathi,English,Hindi Location of

house

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Near Destination

• Chakan Industrial Area - 30 mins

• Bhimashankar Hills - 50min

• Gowardhan Dairy Plant - 2 mins

• Bus stand -2min

• Pune City - 1 Hrs

• Airport-50min

• Rajgurunagar - 20 mins

• Khed City SEZ - 30 mins

• Adhalrao Patil Institute of

Management & Research - 5 mins

• Government Engineering College - 5 mins

• Government Polytechinic, Awasari - 5 mins

• New English School & Bluebell Prep School - 10 mins

• IUCAA Research Centre, Girvali - 20 mins

• Trauma Centre - 2 mins

• Dimbhe Dam - 30 mins

• Shivneri Fort - 35 mins

• GMRT Khodad - 20 mins

• Sports club of manchar-2min

ABOUT

SCOCIETY

The general objectives or amrapali society were:

• To create a township where a sense ofcontinuity of fundamental values ofsecurity exist and to plan a good livingenvironment.

• To achieve a settlement character byestablishing a harmony between the builtenvironment and the people.

• To create a balanced community of varioussocio-economic groups encouraging co-operation, fraternity tolerance and self helpgenerated through a physical planningprocess.

• To evolve a framework within design whereincremental physical development can takeplace within legal, economical andorganizational framework.

residential

60%

pedestrian

d/

road

25%

open

space

8%commer

cial

facility

7%

Other

15%

Residential : 58 %Pedistrian/road : 24%Open spaces : 10%

Space use

DIVISION OF

SPACES

-location Individual house –case study

Plot no-1

Pune –nashik hwy

main road

Society amenities space

Internal society road

Parking spcae

SERVICES

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•The system adopted for storm water drainage was acombination of an underground storm water systemin wider roads and surface drainage on internalroads where ground slopes were effectively used.The road section dropped below ground level by sixinches, allowing it to act as the drain.

Society layout-

SERVICES

•A conventional sewage system was developed forthe society, keeping in view the general contour ofavailable ground slope and the road network.

House plan

-• A house plan included five rooms and a living area followed by a kitchen .

• Lavatory was constructed between the front extension and the multi use courtyard at the back.

• Most houses were provided with an additional access at the back , which allowed for keeping animals, a vehicle or even renting out part of the house to provide income.

• For interaction of families an otta (an important feature of the Indian home) was provided between the service spaces.

• A service core was provided with the prime objective that the basic house when completed will be sensitive to the lifestyle and daily needs of individuals with the freedom to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces with privacy within and from outside the homes, by designing optional plan.

Conclusion

1.Locally available building materials used housing so cost will be reduce .

2. Interactive spaces are created e.g. ottas and gather space.

3. No parking space provided due to majority consists of society.

4.Extensions such as balconies, open stairs and porches acts as both indoor and outdoorcharacters

5.The road network, designed according to the topography, allowed for smoothgravitational flow of water