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Housing for Shipmakers
Proposed program is to
make the housing/the settlement of the shipmakers of Mandvi in India It’s a
historical town which has savored 400 years of traditional art of ship-making.
The
turnover of shipmaking industry here is 300 crore Rs.right now. In a year, the
industry produces average 125 ships of 300 to 1500 dwt. (dead weight). The
industry employs around 2000 persons and supports 10,000 persons counting their
family members, plus 3000 associated persons.
This
industry is left behind in the race of modernism. Handheld wooden shipmaking
can’t keep the pace against the metal one. The proposed program is to give the
life back to it and make them self dependent. The only way to it is their craft
of traditional shipmaking. The place needs to be focused as a community place
to produce an identity. Tourism is an option for the survival. As the place is
focused and if government try to increase the port activity, the place is
likely to become a spot for the tourists to see the ongoing traditional
heritage industry.
The
initial idea of the design is to retain the environment of the old city where
the workers stay. Retaining the built-unbuilt relationship is the priority as
it is very important in Indian context. The challenge was to aligning the
houses in a grid to reduce the cost while not losing the relationship of
built-unbuilt and informal spaces. Other priority was to reduce the cost as low
as possible so the workers could afford it. Using alternate technologies and
recycled materials did the job. The construction system and material choice
depend on economic and geographic condition, as this is earthquake zone 5. In
the end cost came up to 1,18,000 Rs. (around 2950 $).
make the housing/the settlement of the shipmakers of Mandvi in India It’s a
historical town which has savored 400 years of traditional art of ship-making.
The
turnover of shipmaking industry here is 300 crore Rs.right now. In a year, the
industry produces average 125 ships of 300 to 1500 dwt. (dead weight). The
industry employs around 2000 persons and supports 10,000 persons counting their
family members, plus 3000 associated persons.
This
industry is left behind in the race of modernism. Handheld wooden shipmaking
can’t keep the pace against the metal one. The proposed program is to give the
life back to it and make them self dependent. The only way to it is their craft
of traditional shipmaking. The place needs to be focused as a community place
to produce an identity. Tourism is an option for the survival. As the place is
focused and if government try to increase the port activity, the place is
likely to become a spot for the tourists to see the ongoing traditional
heritage industry.
The
initial idea of the design is to retain the environment of the old city where
the workers stay. Retaining the built-unbuilt relationship is the priority as
it is very important in Indian context. The challenge was to aligning the
houses in a grid to reduce the cost while not losing the relationship of
built-unbuilt and informal spaces. Other priority was to reduce the cost as low
as possible so the workers could afford it. Using alternate technologies and
recycled materials did the job. The construction system and material choice
depend on economic and geographic condition, as this is earthquake zone 5. In
the end cost came up to 1,18,000 Rs. (around 2950 $).
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