Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore

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Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore is a pioneering social housing project in India known for its incremental, community-oriented design that provides affordable, adaptable homes for low-income residents.

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instanceOf housing project
incremental housing scheme
low-cost housing project
social housing project
architect B. V. Doshi NERFINISHED
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi NERFINISHED
award Aga Khan Award for Architecture NERFINISHED
awardYear 1995
client Indore Development Authority NERFINISHED
completionPeriod mid-1980s
country India
designApproach community-oriented planning
incremental housing
site-and-services scheme
designFeature adaptable housing units
basic service cores with user-built extensions
cluster-based neighborhood layout
courtyards and internal lanes
incrementally expandable houses
mixed-income layout
pedestrian-friendly streets
provision for future vertical expansion
shared community spaces
developer Indore Development Authority NERFINISHED
estimatedDwellingsPlanned around 6,500 housing units
hasInfrastructure electricity connections
sanitation
water supply
hasStreetPattern hierarchy of streets and pedestrian paths
inceptionYear 1983
influenced global discourse on incremental housing
subsequent social housing projects in India
locatedIn India
Madhya Pradesh
location Indore NERFINISHED
notableFor affordability and adaptability for residents
community-based urban design
flexible plot-and-core system
integration of informal and formal housing processes
partOf Indore urban expansion NERFINISHED
planningPrinciple efficient land use
incremental self-help construction
integration of services and infrastructure
participatory development
social mix of income groups
purpose affordable housing for low-income residents
recognizedAs model for low-cost housing in the Global South
pioneering example of incremental housing in India
startDate early 1980s
targetPopulation economically weaker sections
low-income groups
middle-income groups

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Balkrishna Doshi designed Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore
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