Belapur incremental housing, India

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed

Belapur incremental housing project emerged as a necessity to create mass affordable housing in New Bombay (Navi Mumbai), India. Charles Correa’s housing design aimed at creating high density, low rise courtyard housing units paying attention to vernacular and cultural aspects of the design. The housing units set around communal courtyards allowed each family to extend and adapt their unit independently.

Bibliography

Torus, B. «Charles Correa's Housing language.» Archi-Cultural Translation through the Silk Road 2nd International Conference. Women University, Nishinomiya, Japan, 2012. 207-212.

Correa, C. Charles Correa: Housing and Urbanisation. New York: Thames&Hudson, 2000.