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Design Strategies: Having a sharing Community Area for the PPR residents to relax and communicate with each other in that space. Case Studies: 1. Sheikh Sarai Housing, India / Raj Rewal Fostering shared spaces for the community by creating intimate courtyards connected to each other, representing the traditional elements of Indian Architecture. The scale of these courtyards has been Manipulated towards increased social activities and interaction amongst the resident community, serving as social facilitators. 2. Eco Modern Flats, USA / Modus Studio The existing topography and forgotten residual spaces between the buildings were utilized to create various courtyard spaces as well as public and private terraces, patios, and rooftop decks. The design provides new connections to the re-integrated and re-imagined landscape of the site, elevating the greater community and local tenant experience by capturing the demographic seeking modern design and sustainable living. ...

Solution Case Study 1: Sheikh Sarai Housing, India / Raj Rewal Project Name: Seikh Sarai Housing, New Delhi Project Location: Sheikh Sarai,New Delhi, India, Built 1982 Area: 35 acres Density: 100 Aptmts / ha Total No. of Units: 550 Architect: Raj Rewal TARGET AUDIENCE -Affordable Housing built for medium and low-income Groups BUILT FABRIC -Low-Rise High-density walk-up apartments, clustered to create internal shaded streets linked by gateways and open courtyards (traditional Indian architectural elements) for public use to resemble a traditional urban settlement, and as an expression of style of the architect. The gateways, a common feature within the project enabled high level of transparency despite being a high-density development rendering it legible for the users. MOVEMENT AND FLOW – Clear demarcation of vehicular and pedestrian streets, restricting the vehicular flow to the peripheries with few access points along the road and enhancing pedestrian fl...

Chapter 1: Introduction Today, humans all around the world is widely agreed that the concept of housing is very important to everyone’s quality of life and health with considerable significance in economic, social, cultural and personal sections of life. As residential is the basic needs of every human being whose home is a shelter to provide comfort and comfort to its inhabitants. The residence is also adopted as a human right. However, residential property market in Malaysia has experienced significant price expansion over the past fifteen years with prices, at several states, expanded in higher rates. As economic theory has explained, the price movement is inherent with the regional economics and the regional demographics such as income, cost of capital, stock prices, and population change. However, sudden price change could affect home ownership to some extent. Under any circumstances, the needs of housing as a basic necessity persist. This is the reason of the presence of lo...