Housing and Building Research Institute

120/3, Darus-Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216.www.hbri.gov.bd

 Ar. Tamanna Mannan

Research FellowHousing Division

 29/04/2015

Promoting a new type of housing and improvement of existing housing condition at Tanguar Haor,

Sunamganj, Sylhet

1.1 Background:>>>The Sunamganj haor basin is characterized by a deep shallow depression. Most of the area most of the area is inundated from May to October every year. In addition to the regular pattern of flooding the area is also vulnerable to serious flash floods.

Location of tanguar Haor

1.2 Problem:>>>

• Victim to unplanned development.• Land losing their fertility because of rapid construction of roads

and unplanned flood protection embankment.• People have started filling Haor areas to construct housing. • only 11 % households, which have hygienic latrine• Flooding, high water table, excessive rainfall and loose soil

formation are the causes of overflow and collapse pit latrine.

News source: The Daily Star8 May,2015

Some photographs on haor

Site information >>>

Flora of the Tanguar Haor

grass Water Smartweed Amazon Lily

Water Snowflake

Lady smock Water Fringe

Water Hyacinth

Water lily

Report on housing

• Clustered and highly dense homesteads are built on very high artificially raised mound.

• House pattern 3 types:1. Linear settlement pattern2. Cluster settlement pattern3. Scattered settlement pattern

Findings:

Source: Haor Master Plan, vol-1

Case Study:-1o Location: Kuchirgaon, Derai, Sunamganjo Profession: Farmero Religion: Hindu

Findings:• A temple• Linear court and linear housing pattern• maximum house east west elongated• Outside Cattle house• Do-chala kacha roof• Solar electricity• Road aile and boat.

Housing of rich farmer

At morning

At noon

At after noon

Getting sunlight at day time, getting shade at afternoon

Case Study:-2• Location: Aligaon, derai, sunamganj• Profession: Farmer• Religion: Muslim

Findings:• Linear court and two side linear housing pattern• Kacha and adha pacca house.• Outside Cattle house• Tin roof

Case Study:-3

Findings:• Claster • Kacha , adha pacca and pacca house.• Outside Cattle house• Kacha and pacca road found• Inner and outer courtyard• Tin roof

Findings:• People build their house by local

material only for economical condition.• Where road network is rich people

interested to make their house by permanent material like brick, concrete.

Findings:• Linear court• Outside Cattle house• Material bamboo, bamboo

chatai, polithene, thetch,tin.• Do-chala kacha roof• Solar electricity• Road aile and boat.

Housing of Peasant

Findings:• Living congested on the river

bank• Linear common court is

circulation path • Outside Cattle house• Do-chala kacha roof• Solar electricity• Road aile and boat.

Housing of Patni• Location: Daradharpur, Derai, Sunamganj• Profession: patni• Religion: Indeginious Hindu

Research questions>>>

To find the possibilities of sustainable situation of housing and sanitation system in terms of environment condition of Tanguar Haor?

Objectives:>>>

• To identify architectural characteristics of Haor area House pattern.

• To evaluate sustainability of house to fight with natural disaster.

• To examine the condition of their sanitation system during flood.

Scope:>>>

Sector: Housing and SettlementProject Title: Eco Village Platform Development for Mitigating Future Housing and Settlement DemandLocation: Haor upazilas

Methodology:>>>

physical Survey for Site selection

Data collection

Questionnaire Interviewing

Authority

Problem find out Data Analysis

Report writing Design formulation Material Analysis

Function Analysis Mass Model analysis Experimental design

• Build the Shelter at Site

• Environmental impact Analysis

Project Proposal

Literature review

Experiment

With Material

3 months

1 months

1 months

2 months

2 months

3 months

Costing:

Scope Cost

Primary Data collection 20,000

Secondary Data Collection 3,40,000

Experimental Works 4,80,000

SEMINAR 60,000

Final design Implementations on site

5,00,000

Total 14,00,000

•Thank you.