July 2, 2021
SYMBIOTIC SHELTERS- As interesting as the idea of a solitary world is, the fact that collective living is a major contributing factor of our existence on earth, the opportunity to see the world in new light better than ever before, yet more than ever aware of its essential mystery.
Inspired by the workings of symbiosis, the concept of symbiotic shelters comes into play. Have you ever wished for a small place near your place of work? Or have you ever had to move to a place for a short period of time and struggled with finding a place to live? Considering the rapid urbanization with a lot of influx of population into the cities, the problem of finding a place to live seems inevitable all these problems could be addressed with the help of symbiotic shelters. Not only do they benefit the tenants but also the landowners and the mobile home builders. Turning this arrangement into somewhat of a symbiotic relationship in itself.
Part-1: A DIAGNOSIS
i. AREA OF STUDY: BENGALURU
LANDUSE MAP OF, BENGALURU |
ii. DATA AND STATISTICS
Population 2011
The total population of the Bangalore UA/Metropolitan region is 8,499,399. The male population of which is 4,441,248 while the female population is 4,058,151.
Literacy Rate 2011
The literacy rate of Bangalore Agglomeration is 89.56% which is higher than the National Urban average of 85 %. The literacy rate for males and females for Bangalore stood at 92.61 % and 86.21 % respectively. Total literates in Bangalore UA were 6,832,072 of which males were 3,697,180 and the remaining 3,134,892 were females.
Child Population 2011
The children (0–6 age) population of Bangalore UA is around 10.24 % of the total Bangalore UA population which is lower than the National Urban average of 10.93 %. Total children in Bangalore Urban region were 870,743 of which male were 448,965 while remaining 421,778 children were female.
Sex Ratio 2011
The sex ratio of females to males in Bangalore UA was found lower with the figure of 914 females against the national urban average of 926 females per 1000 males. For children (0–6 age), girls were 939 per 1000 boys in the Bangalore Urban region against the national average of 902 girls per 1000 boys.
As a growing metropolis, Bangalore faces several problems. We shall discuss a few selected ones :
is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place (usually a municipality) and any suburbs linked by a continuous urban area.
As per data released by Govt. of India for Census 2011, Bangalore is an Urban Agglomeration coming under the Million Plus UA/City category.
The increase in the population of Bangalore is caused mainly by In-Migration and Urbanization. In-migration refers to the migration of people from other cities or rural areas to the city such as Bangalore in search of employment opportunities etc.
The graphic below represents the natural increase in population and the increase in population due to in-migration.
2.URBAN SPRAWL
Urban sprawl describes the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into previously remote and rural areas, often resulting in communities reliant upon heavy automobile usage.
C. POLLUTION
Air pollution: A random sampling study of the Air Quality Index (AQI) of twenty stations within the city indicated scores that ranged from 76 to 314, suggesting heavy to severe air pollution around areas of traffic concentration.
Land pollution.
D. TRAFFIC CONGESTION
which leads to increased travel time — According to Bangalore Mobility Indicators 2011, the average speed of private vehicles was 25 kmph and that of public transport was just 15 kmph.
Photo taken near Yeshwanthapura , Bengaluru |
E. Vacant sites
Problems of vacant sites
1. Health hazard
2. Land mafia
3. Property tax
4. Vacancy period
F. HIGH RENTAL VALUE
INFERENCES
PART- II
SYMBIOTIC SHELTERS: A PRECRIPTION
i. Concept-
ii. Buisness model
Sales and distribution model
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP
Symbiotic shelters is an e-port which will have two categories. One is the technical port which provides techniques of building mobile shelters, specifications for the mobile houses, costs etc. The other part deals with e-network which will connect landlords-mobile shelter providers-tenants.
A map will be generated showing all the vacant plots in connection with Google maps and the user can easily identify the availability of vacant lands.
User can choose from amongst different modules of houses or commercial units.
User will be provided with rental value of different zones and connectivity.
PRICING MODEL
For the mobile shelter provider, we can calculate the break even period.
Case study
The project focuses on three sectors:
Residential
Commercial context
Public space context
iii. Project potential
Map 1 shows the CBD and Secondary Business districts in Bangalore.
Map 2 indicated the average rental value per square feet for residential property.
These two graphics gives us an indication of where the businesses are located and the associated land costs in those areas. It shows us the potential zones where symbiotic shelter modules have a high potential.
iv Advantages
Objective
Identifying vacant site
Rental of that area w.r.to accomodation i.e 1-BHK, 2-BHK,3-BHK, Independent house, Apartment flat
Scrutinizing the title.
Establishing the contact with concerned owners after scrutinizing.
Offering the proposal for let-out the vacant land for rent.
Area taken for test:
J.P.Nagar-Ward-177
Localities in J P Nagar
JP Nagar 2nd Phase
JP Nagar 3rd Phase
JP Nagar 4th Phase (Sarakki Dollar Layout)
Shivananda Sharma Memorial RV College
Statistics: No. of plots
Residential:
TOTAL 82 NOS PLOTS ARE IDENTIFIED
WE ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH 21 OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY
8 -ACCEPTED THE PROPOSAL
6 PROPERTIES –IN PROCESS
11 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE READY TO ROOT FOR THE IDEA
COMPETITION:
1.The growing rental market with respect to residential, commercial are the primary competitors.
2.This project will create a revolution in the rental sector.
3.This can stabilise the rental market in different categories i.e. residential and commercial.
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