Development of Conceptual Framework for Design Improvement in Urban Housing of Karachi, Pakistan
Need of housing and need of quality housing are two issues which remained the subject of research and interest to researchers and designers. It is generally observed that not all designers are fully aware of consequences of their design and only through post occupational survey; the designer usua...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://publications.muet.edu.pk/research_papers/pdf/pdf87.pdf |
| Summary: | Need of housing and need of quality housing are two issues which remained the subject
of research and interest to researchers and designers. It is generally observed that not
all designers are fully aware of consequences of their design and only through post
occupational survey; the designer usually realizes that what mistakes or bad decisions
they have made during design process. Unfortunately, such unforeseen conditions are
common in residential building projects in developing regions.
This research has identified the causes of design deficiencies and their effects on
residential building at the post occupational stage in Karachi Pakistan. In this context
housing designs and conditions have been closely monitored and issues of deficient
design have been identified. Furthermore, this research has circumscribed the
implication of deficient design faced by users of private housing in Karachi. The study
has established the criteria that these problems affect users through unplanned
maintenance to major repairs, leading to danger of collapse. In order to evaluate these
effects on buildings, a case study of private housing projects was conducted in Karachi,
a metropolitan city of Pakistan. The collected research data was analysed through
SPSS computational software and interpreted to understand the far reaching effects
and implications of design deficiencies in the selected site of housing stocks. Based on
literature review and findings of research, the study has eventually proposed a conceptual
framework for improving design practice. |
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| ISSN: | 0254-7821 2413-7219 |