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SUBLIME ORDINARINESS – HOUSING AT VASIND, MAHARASHTRA

Material and Construction

The project uses common materials such as fly-ash bricks, concrete and plaster. This helps to keep the cost of the
project in check. The structural system is a framed structure in concrete. The infill panels are made of fly-ash bricks.
The corridor is lined with a commonly available local stone called “Kota Stone”, a lime stone with good weathering
capacity. The challenge lies in how these commonly used, hardy materials can be transformed into a poetic expression.
To this end, the structural framework is carefully articulated to get a balance in proportion externally and a more
calibrated experience when moving through the building. This is achieved through a controlled expression of the column-
beam framework with respect to the slab and infill panels.

Typical cross-section of Type B

Typical wall section through balcony Column-beam framework with infill panels