Project Description
High-rise
apartments are at a great pace due to the increasing demand for housing in
Dhaka City. However, very few are sensitively designed with proper functional
distribution, optimum ventilation, light, and green area. Moreover, lack of
security resulted in isolated boxes with the least communication with the neighborhood.
The project is
sited in the Bansundhara Residential area consisting of sixteen apartments and an
area of a total of 3610sqm. Each floor contains two apartments with wide lobby
space. It is a commercially developed project by Country House BD, the real
estate company. The project aimed to create a responsible architecture for its
dwellers and at the same time connect them with the neighboring community in a
commercially developed project.
The Project is located
on the corner plot. The structure has
been pushed back in respect to the corner to provide relief for the
neighborhood. Instead of isolating the project by a solid boundary wall the
small urban green space on the ground tries to break the monotonous street view
and encourage passers to sit and rest. For
parking convenience, the apartment is approached from a 60 feet wide road. The
south façade has been treated as the source of life for the project. Green terraces
are incorporated on the first floor to create their own breathing space. The
green terraces encourage its residents to interact with the neighborhood.
The majority of
the bedrooms have been flooded with natural light and wind. The common areas
are as vibrant as the natural light penetrates the space throughout the years. The
project's biggest appeal is its wide and large verandas with gardens. These
verandas add layers to the front of private spaces while also providing shade
from rain. Two apartments are separated by a void on the south side, which
provides them with plenty of natural light and wind. Because of its location
next to the void, the large lift lobby is always brightly lit.
A simple
post-lintel structural system has been adopted for its convenience for
constructing wider spans. The
combination of red brick and fair face concrete, along with transparent glass
on the windows, creates a pleasant, harmonic relationship to its neighborhood. The
weaving detail on the brick connects the project with heritage yet appeared as
a contemporary structure.