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The structure of the cluster encourages dwellers to modify their houses. The courtyard gains the identity of the neighbours, while the street remains continuous.
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Synchronicity of activities in the cluster: encouraging local patterns of inhabitation to flourish.
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Community and density: longitudinal section of the West cluster, with possible adaptations that dwellers might do, allowed by the building structure.
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The house threshold and the courtyard, collective spaces of different hierarchies within the cluster.
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The East street and the bridge: interaction with the existing urban fabric, and West-East integration through an elevated public square.
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The street and the corner in the West: lively public spaces for gathering and commercial activities.
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The threshold of the community and the house: sequence of spaces when entering a cluster and a dwelling.
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Community in the time of Market Economy: Affordable housing in Nalasopara, Mumbai
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Community in the time of market economy
Gonzalo Zylberman. Mumbai, India
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Name of work in English
Community in the time of market economy
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Name of work in original language
Affordable housing in Nalasopara, Mumbai
Prize year
Young Talent 2020
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Work Location
Mumbai, India
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Author/s
Gonzalo Zylberman
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School
Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment - Delft University of Technology.
Delft, The Netherlands
Young Talent 2020 YT Nominees
Community in the time of market economy
Affordable housing in Nalasopara, Mumbai
Program
Collective housing
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Labels
Social · Master plan
The rapid growth of Mumbai led to an outbreak in density in the low-income neighbourhoods. The proposal creates a system of dwelling clusters that integrate two segregated urban areas to achieve sustainable growth. By creating a cost-effective scheme, the design provides more equal opportunities for newcomers who arrive to start a new life in the city.
Following Kevin Lynch’s theory of ‘imageability’, the proposal creates dwelling clusters that answer to both new developments (West) and urban renewal (East). By adapting to both scenarios, these clusters cater for social, economic and visual integration between the two currently segregated areas.\nThe design addresses issues at several scales. The clusters form public and collective spaces that enable income-generation and social activities, whereas the units are designed to be adapted by dwellers, allowing local patterns of inhabitation to flourish.\nThe high density, scalability, and the use of local materials and techniques make the proposal affordable for dwellers and profitable for developers, permitting as well its replication in other neighbourhoods within Mumbai.