THE

CIDCO HOUSING
City & Industrial Development
Corporation of Maharashtra
Limited
NAVI MUMBAI
MAHARASHTRA
BY RAJ REWAL Srijan 14605
SUBMITTED BY:

Aparna 14609
Rajat 14633
Sneh 14628
Karuna 14642
Kiran 14644
 INTRODUCTION
•HOUSING BY THE CITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION OF MAHARASHTRA.

•HOUSING DESIGNED BY – AR. RAJ REWAL IN 1993.

•DESIGNED FOR THE LOWER INCOME GROUP OF BELAPUR.

•THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD FRAMED BY THE C

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ARCHITECT, INSPIRED BY THE CONCEPT
OF ACCUMULATION OF SQUARES, COURTYARDS, TERRACES
AND BALCONIES FROM THE STREETS OF JAISALMER.

•6 TYPES OF BLOCKS, 1048 DWELLINGS D

•ACCOMODATION UNITS (MOLUCULES) CONSIST OF 1 ROOM
TO 3 ROOM UNITS, WITH AREAS VARYING FROM 19 TO 105
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BACKGROUND
• Between 1951 to 1961 the increasing population of
Mumbai

• rapidly outgrew its capacity for infrastructural

development and projections for next decade indicated a
much higher pressure on city unless it was properly
addressed.

• The idea of satellite town –Navi Mumbai was bred to C

effectively decongest the population growth and the city
and industrial development cooperation of maharastra pvt
ltd.
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• The CIDCO Housing(1988-93) in Belapur Central Business
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district was planned as a scheme that would provide
extremely low cost accommodation for the lowest income C
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 RAJ REWAL ON HIS HOUSING
SOLUTION:
• The prototype is regard as the cluster system, and not the
project itself.
• It incorporated more than 16 types of individual flats and
house designs within the scheme,
• The Design system to create public space, semi-public
space and private space - important features in climate
and in our culture
• These different spaces correspond to different
relationships among people.
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• Each category of relationship has its
corresponding category
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of social space
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LOCATION

FROM BELAPUR STATION:

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-IT TAKES 9 MINS FROM BELAPUR
STATION BY VEHICLE.
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-INCOME TAX COLONY PARSIK
FOOTHILLS, SECTOR 21-22 D
BELAPUR,NAVI MUMBAI.
-AREA :-95,248.210 sq.m (approx). C
-FROM SEAWOOD RAILWAY STATION:
IT TAKES 7 MINS FROM SEAWOODS
STATION BY
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VEHICLE
CLIMATE
Navi Mumbai has a sub-tropical climate of
humid-per-humid to semiarid and sub-
humid type.
The average annual temperature in Navi
Mumbai is 26.8 °c.
In winter temperature is between 17°c to
20°c
In summer temperature ranges from 36°c to

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41°c.
Out of total rainfall, 80% rainfall is
experienced during june to october. -The driest month is January with
Average annual rainfall is 2000-2500 mm. 0 mm. Most precipitation falls in
Humidity is 61-86 %. July, with an average of 1160 mm.
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Has a coastal stretch 34.2 kms. D
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-The warmest month of the year is
May with an average temperature of
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30.0 °C. In January, the average
temperature is 23.3 °C.
 THE SITE

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•TOTAL SITE AREA- 9.5 HECTARES O
•CENTRAL COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SPACE AREA - 2 HECTARES
•TOTAL BUILT UP AREA – 3.5 HECTARES (36.8 %)
SITE ZONING

LAND USE MAP

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SITE ZONING

STREET
NETWORKING MAP

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OWNERSHIP MAP
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SITE ZONING

HEIGHTS

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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
ASPECTS

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 TRANSPORTATION

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Main road divides into sub roads which connects various entrances
of each building.
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MAIN ROAD SUB ROAD
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
• TOTAL HOUSING UNITS-1048
• The system of connecting the blocks is an important feature of the pattern.
• The form of every block is different and it is patterned in different
• formations based on the typology of the site, to create squares and
• pathways.
• A sense of enclosure and continuity of movement is maintained throughout
• the scheme.
• The division of site is accentuated by different types of building blocks
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designed on the basis of dwelling unit areas.
A-20 sq. m C
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B-25 sq. m
• C-34 sq. m NUMBER OF BLOCKS
• D-40 sq. m
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E-50 sq. m
F-70 sq. m 30
A1,B1,C1 D
35 53
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20 A2
A3
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30 57 20 B2,C2
E2,D2
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TYPES OF UNITS

•DETAILS OF DWELLINGS:
TYPE A- 1 ROOM UNIT, WITH ROOF TERRACE
TYPE B- 1 ROOM WITH EXTENDE LIVING AREA
TYPE C-3 ROOMS WITH COURTYARD
TYPE D-3 ROOMS WITH INTERNAL COURTYARD + EXTERNAL COURTYARD
TYPE E-3 ROOMS WITH ROOF TERRACE
TYPE F-SAME AS D WITH 2 WHEELER PARKING
TYPE H-SAME AS D WITH 4 WHEELER PARKING
500 C
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300
200 AREA
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NUMBER C
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TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE
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CLUSTER

• Use of cross wall and grouping of toilets has resulted in

cost reduction
• Have attached terraces at upper floor.
• The units are arranged in such a way that it creates a
network of courtyards and roof terraces fostering
community interaction.
• Courtyards turn individual blocks into chains, modules
are set very close together, blocks with courtyards are
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• The Project was designed as a high density settlement to
overcome the challenges of the limited land but also to I
create a high quality urban space derived from a largely
naturally developed traditional village (which usually
consists of squares, courtyards, terraces and balconies).
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• When planning the chain of ‘molecules’, great emphasis
was laid on the connections implied by communally
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used spaces.
• Reduce covered area of circulation to minimum
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CLUSTER A1 B1 C1

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Cluster A1, B1. C1 is composed of 53
identical units.
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CLUSTER A1 B1 C1

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CLUSTER A1 B1 C1

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LEGENDS: 1.living room 2.bedroom 3.store 4.kitchen 5.court
CLUSTER A3

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CLUSTER A3

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CLUSTER B2 C2

• The block is composed of a

Larger unit of 34 sq.m (type
C) on the Ground floor and a
smaller unit of 25 sq.m (type
B) on the 1st flr.
• Private roof terrace for each
unit.
• The open staircase linking
the 1st flr connecting 2 units
reduces the cost of
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circulation area.
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• The pattern of this cluster is based on joining D
L type units in several ways on a steep sloping
part of a hillock.
• The method of joining blocks is based on the
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contours of the site.
• At the entry points, the edges of joined
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together to define
CLUSTER B2 C2 TYPE 1

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CLUSTER B2 C2

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CLUSTER D2 E2
GROUND FLOOR AND 1ST
FLOOR-50 SQ.M (TYPE E2)
SECOND FLOOR-40 SQ.M
(TYPE D2)
Small overhangs on the 1st
floor provide for a roof
terrace which also acts as a
gateway.

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CLUSTER D2 E2

TYPE 2

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TYPE 1
TYPE 3 D
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CLUSTER F1
F1 comparatively larger units
of about 70 sq.m
Designed as two storeyed
house

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CLUSTER F2
• F2 comparatively larger
units of about 70 sq.m
• These are the only units
where garages are
provided

Legend
1.Living room C
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2.Bed room
3.Kitechen
4.Bath

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5.Court
6.Garage

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PREDESIGN STAGE OF ANALYSIS

•LOW RISE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING FOR LOWER

INCOME GROUP OF THE SOCIETY.
•NEW SAEGIES WERE ADOPTED:
1) LARGE PROJECTTIONS WERE AVOIDED.

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2) COMPACT YET DIFFUSED UNITS.
3)EXTENSION OF LIVING UNITS TO OPEN AREAS.
4) FOCUS ON SOCIAL LINKAGE.
•THE CONCEPT OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
COURTYARDS AND CLUSTERS INTRODUCED TO
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IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS.
•PROVISION OF ABUNDENT GREEN SPACES
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•SENSE OF CONTINUITY GREEN COURTYARD IN THE
INTERIOR OF BUILDING
CLUSTER.
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LIMATOLOGICAL ASPECTS

•CROSS VENTILATION
• DIFFUSED LIGHTING AND SHADED PATHWAYS
ALL UNITS
•ORINTATION OF BLOCKS
PPLACED
•VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SHADING DEVICES AROUND
COURTYARD
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SHADING DEVICES IN TO CREATE SHADED
WINDOWS PATHWAYS
OAD NETWORKS AND PARKING

•VEHICULAR TRAFFIC COMPLETELY RESTRICTED

•STAGGERED NETWORKS
•PARKING PROVISIONS ONLY FOR DWELLINGS OF
MINIMUM 70 SQUARE METRES OF AREA.

NARROW PATHWAYS DISABLING ANY C

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VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS INSIDE CLUSTER

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SMALLLER DWELLINGS.
 CIRCULATION

•VERTICAL CIRCULATION THROUGH EXTERNAL STAIRCASES.

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•HORIZONTAL
CONNECTIONS AT
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LEVELS
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 SERVICES
•OVERHEAD TANKS PROVIDED, WATER
SUPPLY FOR LIMITED HOURS BY THE
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
•PROPER DRAINAGE NETWORK
•GARBAGE DISPOSAL BY THE NAVI
MUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
•PROPER SANITATION SYSTEM PLANNED
AT THE TIME OF DESIGN. OVERHEAD TANKS
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SANITARY PIPES
AT THE BACK
SIDES OF

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BUILDING

DRAINAGE PIPES
 CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
JALI WITH
HOLLOW
CONCRETE WORK

PROJECTING LINTEL AS
SUNSHADE AND RAIN
BARRIER

VERTICAL FIN AS
SUN BREAKER
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200 X200 X10
TERRACOTTA TILE ON 10
THK. MORTAR

•TYPICAL WALL ELEVATION

20 THK. PLASTER ON
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HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK

•TYPICAL WALL SECTION

BUILDING MATERIALS

• Rough cast plaster punctuated with bands of cheap

handmade tiles was chosen as the building finish
keeping in the mind the meagre budget and the
brunt of Mumbai monsoons.
• Lower portions of the building along with flanking
walls use quartzite stone and a honeycomb lattice
distinguishes parapet walls

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MATERIAL DETAILS

•HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCKS OF SIZE 390MM X 190MM X

190MM WERE USED.
•CEMENT : LIME : SAND MORTAR WAS 1 : 0.5 : 4.5
•CONCRETE BEDING WITH PLINTH OF RANDOM RUBBLE
MASONSARY.
•VENEER FILM ON ITS EXPOSED SIDE, SUCH THAT
ARRANGEMENT COULD BE EASILY DISTINGUISHED.
•QUARTZITE WAS USED TO PREVENT DAMPNESS. IT WAS
CONCRETE BLOCK
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EXCAVATED FROM THE SITE ITSELF.

375MM D
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PLINTH QUARTZITE
VENEER COATING
 DESIGN ASPECTS
• INTERLOCKED UNITS • EXTENSION TO LIVING AREAS

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• WINDOWS AND
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 FORM
•SMART USE OF CONTOURS TO
CREATE LEVELS OF COURTYARDS
FOR COMMUNITY SPACES.

•A BALANCE BETWEEN LIGHTNESS

AND TRANPARENCY TO
OTHERWISE SOLID BUILDING
VOLUMES.

•SEGRAGATION OF PRIVATE, SEMI

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PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES BY
VARIED INTERLOCKING OF UNITS.
CONTOURS
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•COMMON WALLS
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INTERLOCKING OF UNITS
 POSITIVE POINTS :
• PRESENCE OF OPEN COURTYARDS, PARKING SPACES GIVING A
FEELING OF OPENESS. THESE SPACES ALSO HELPS A GREAT DEAL IN
THE VENTILLATION.

• TREES PLANTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREETS CREATE A CANOPY

FOR THE RESIDENTS TO WALK UNDER.

• OPENINGS SUCH AS DOORS AND BALCONIES WELLPLANNED, SO AS

TO PROVIDE GOOD LIGHTING AND VENTILLATION.
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• THE NEGETIVE SPACES CRESTED DUE TO THE ARRANGEMENT OF
BUILDINGS WERE MADE GREEN SPACES . I
• RETAINING THE CONTOUR LAND,HELPED IN THE DRAINAGE AND D
ALSO AVOIDED WATER LOGGING PROBLEMS.
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 NEGETIVE POINTS :

• ABSENCE OF MARKETS AND HOSPITALS IS THE MAJOR

CONCERNS OF TH RESIDENTS AS THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL THE
WAY TO NERUL FOR EMERGENCIES.

• THE DISTANCE BETWEEN 2 BUILDINGS AT SOME PLACES WAS

BARELY 3 MTRS. WHICH RESTRICTED LIGHT AND VENTILATION.

• THE ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED FACED PROBLEMS DUE TO THE

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• THE GARAGE SPACE ALLOTED TO THE ROW HOUSES WERE I
CONVERTED TO STORE ROOMS DUE TO WHICH THE CARS HAD
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CONCULSION

Except for block F

proper parking
spaces were not
provided for the rest.

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The area on which the blocks were built
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had a lot of levels.
Some on the houses were built above the D
Road level some were built below it.
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CONCULSION

• The spaces below the

residential blocks which are not
used were converted into a
waste disposal area.
• The buildings which were not in
use are not properly
maintained.

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• The window D
• Some of the sizes are very
pathway small
(0.5m*1.2m).
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provided in the
residential
areas are in
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very poor
 REFERANCES :

• http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/housing-cidco.htm

• http://www.cidco.maharashtra.gov.in/Home_Marathi1.aspx

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_and_Industrial_Development_C
orporation

• http://cidconewtowns.gov.in/
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• http://www.cidcoindia.com/
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• Tiwari P, Parikh K, Parikh J. Structural design considerations in D
house builder construction model: a multi-objective optimization
technique, Journal of Infrastructure System. 1999; 5(3):75-90. C
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