Shree Town Housing, Apartments, Real Estate Architecture, Indian Homes, Photography
Shree Town Housing in Chhattisgarh
26 May 2022
Architecture: Sanjay Puri Architects
Location: Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Photography: Mr. Dinesh Mehta
Shree Town Housing in Chhattisgarh
Taking cues from the organic housing layouts of old Indian cities & villages, the Shree Town housing project has an informal layout.

Part of a masterplan of a 36-acre, self-sufficient housing project being developed for the personnel of a cement plant, this project is located 3 km from the closest small city amidst open land all around, with no other development in the vicinity.

A large, open landscaped park punctuates the overall masterplan with studio apartments, smaller & larger apartments, a school, and a club along the perimeter of the site.
Within an area of 6 acres (24281sq.m.), a mid-rise building housing 72 studio apartments, 48 nos. of 2-bedroom apartments, and 48 nos. of 3 bedroom apartments are planned in an organic layout. Each building is designed with sheltered open courtyards, naturally ventilated circulation spaces, and garden spaces between them.

All of the apartments are designed with recessed windows, sheltered balconies, and cross ventilation to mitigate heat gain in response to the hot climate of the location, where temperatures remain in excess of 35°C for 8 months annually.

Color plays an important role in the project, with different color combinations used to iden...