Analysis and Design of Low-Cost Circular Tube Housing:
Our country is having a shortage of housing. We want a house which should be safe, serviceable, durable and economical. There is an urgent need to explore a building material that is structurally efficient but at the same time, should be lightweight, eco-friendly, cost-effective, and especially the ones that can perform the desired functions. In present days projects are time-dependent. The cost of materials and labor has gone.
Up so, eco-friendly materials are in search. There is a need to study the prevailing technology – A new method of construction from circular drainage pipe (Circular tube housing). So that an Affordable house can be constructed. Based on the above an architectural design will be designed. Also, a comparative study about low-cost design will be made and we will arrive at some conclusion which should suit our nation.
Housing is one of the basic human needs along with food, Clothing, and education. Mankind has been evolving different kinds of shelter with the changing civilizations and times. Like any other developing country there is a huge growing requirement for Building Materials in India due to housing shortage. As per National Building Organization (NBO) Estimates, the existing housing shortage of 24.7 million units {2007} is mainly for the low-income groups in urban India.
The estimated urban housing shortage in 2012 is 26.53 million while the housing shortage of rural India in 2012 is 42 million units. Thus, the total estimated housing shortage for Urban & rural India in 2012 was 68.53 million units. According to an UN estimate over 0.53 million people in developing countries are houseless. A recent study undertaken by the UNCHS reveals that over 100 million people live in a state of absolute homelessness. The economic survey of India for 2012-17 indicates that in 2012, there were about 0.53 million homeless households in the country and the number has further grown in the intervening period. As per one estimate, in 1993, there were three million
Homeless households in the country. In earlier times human had been constructing houses for their safety. From the time he started understanding the physiological needs, he started making changes in the planning and materials. Primitive men started using caves as their shelter and with the passage of time he started thinking of small huts made of grass and mud and from huts to houses having wooden roofs and from that to concrete buildings. There are different types of housing, caves, Grass huts, houses with mud roofs, houses with Mangalore tile, precast brick panel systems, precast RC channel units, precast RC plank and joint systems, concrete blocks for masonry, etc.
This is a structure that is used in Hong Kong nowadays due to less land. It provides an alternative for young people who are unable to afford conventional. The design utilizes a strong concrete structure to house an apartment for one or two persons with a living, cooking, and bathroom inside 100 square feet (9.29 square meters). Each tube house is equipped with smartphone locks for online access and space saving micro-living furniture. They can be stacked to become a low-rise building as a modular community in a very short time and can be located and relocated to different sites conveniently.
The home uses leftover concrete water pipes that have been produced, which are readily available at low costs. These 2.5-meter diameter concrete water pipes are large enough for people to live inside. Originally designed for underground use, they are strong enough and safe for human living, with inherent good thermal and fire insulation properties. Two tubes are combined to form a fully kitted out 100-square-foot apartment for one to two persons. The first tube is used for living and sleeping, while the second tube contains a small kitchen and bathroom as well as space-saving furniture to maximize the interiors.
The modular homes can be stacked as low-rise buildings and easily relocated to different sites in the city. They can be deployed under flyovers, on top of existing buildings, and within gaps between buildings in the city. These tubular structures are piled up on top of one another, creating affordable starter homes for young people in vacant city-center locations across Hong Kong. People could live happily in the tubes for one to two years. And all the furniture is foldable. Because each tube is only 2.5 meters different.