HOUSING FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

Premier University, Chittagong.

Project idea

Most of the Government Housing Complexes lack of open spaces and any other community facilities. Monotonous looking apartment buildings do not allow proper ventilation and deprive the residents of proper breathing space. Social interaction between people is very important for healthy growth of human mind. Often it is seen that, housing project does not allow any provision for communal and recreational activities. The foremost objective of this project is to provide good quality residential accommodation for the Government employee. Most often it is found that Government lands are kept unused. As a result, this project also aims to increase the government income revenue by making proper utilization of the unused land. Better housing is essential for proper mental and physical growth of a human being. Finally, this project also intends to allow suitable and healthy accommodation for the employee. This will help to achieve improved service from the Government employees.
- To understand the basic needs of the housing.
- To give comfort to the inhabitants of the housing through design .
- Give natural ventilation through placement of building blocks.

Project description

Accommodation of Government officials is a crucial problem for densely populated cities . Development of housing and other related infrastructures is failing to match the pace of rapid growth of population. As a result, Government officers are compelled to hire flats or house at a higher rate. In most cases, it becomes difficult for them to afford, so they hire a substandard house. This results in tremendous financial and social problem for the officials. Government officers become frustrated and this in turn reduces the working efficiency of the officers. Proper house is also one of the basic human rights of a person. The quality of house and its environment has huge impact on human psychology. Housing not only refers to the physical structures such as, buildings and neighborhood buildings but also the surrounding setting.
Government has initiated many housing projects for the government servants, to meet the increasing demand of housing. All the Government employee can stay in these rental housing apartments until they reach retire (58 yrs of age). As Government job opportunities is increasing day by day, large number of people are moving to cities for better employments. Government employees and officers deserve better house to live. In addition to that, it is also mentioned in the National Constitution of Bangladesh that, every Government servant must receive better housing proper housing and it the basic need of people. Government officers and employees often find it difficult do to afford better apartments with their limited amount of salary. Government housing is essential to provide them with better housing condition as well as this would bring solvency in their lives.

Technical information

Client : Government
Type of the Project : Housing & Settlement
Location : Gondamara , Banshkhali,Chittagong

User group : Government Employees (Power Plant)
Capacity : 440 family
Area : 15 acre

Documentation

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