DESIGN THESIS 2017-2018

(FISHERMAN’S VILLAGE)

(M.SUMAN)
(14041AA069)

SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

86, Madhapur, Hi-Tech City Road, Hyderabad 500 033
 DESIGN THESIS

FISHERMAN’S VILLAGE
Submitted For the Award of the Degree Of

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

AWARDED BY

Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University

For the year 2017-2018

BY

(M.SUMAN)
(14041AA069)

Under the Guidance of

PROF. SHALINI REDDY

SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

86, Madhapur, Hi-Tech City Road, Hyderabad 500 033
 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ARCHITECTURE
AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY

SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

86, Madhapur, Hi-Tech City Road, Hyderabad 500 033

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this design thesis entitled Fisherman’s Village carried
out by Mr. M.Suman, Roll No. 14041AA069, currently in fourth year B.Arch,
during the academic year 2017-2018 in partial fulfillment for the award of the
Degree of Bachelors in Architecture from Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and
Fine Arts University is a record of bonafide work to the best of our knowledge
and may be placed before the examination board for their consideration.

THESIS GUIDE THESIS COORDINATOR

Prof. Shalini Reddy Prof. Shalini Reddy

Professor

EXTERNAL EXAMINER PRINCIPAL

_________________ Prof. M.
Kalpana
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is a great pleasure to acknowledge my deepest thanks and gratitude to my thesis

guide Prof. Ms.Shalini Reddy. She consistently allowed this project to be my own
work, but steered me in the right the direction whenever she thought I needed it. It is a
great honor to work under her supervision.

My sincere thanks also goes to Ms. Pooja as our thesis co-ordinator and I thank her for
arranging my viva, at all stages, with Ar. Lakshman , and for offering me the
opportunity to work on the project. I also express great appreciation to the faculty at
Sri Venkateshwara College of Architecture. Getting through my course required more
than academic support, and I have many people to thank for listening to and, at times,
having to tolerate me over the past four years. I cannot begin to express my gratitude
and appreciation for their friendship.

Last but not the least, I would like to thank my family, my parents for supporting me
throughout the project.
CONTENTS

1. Synopsis:
 Introduction
 Need for study
 Aim
 Scope and limitations

2. Literature and data collection:

 Introduction
 Fisherman’s village brief
 Traditional fisherman houses
 Vernacular housing construction
 Defining coastal areas
 Economic and environment importance of coastal areas
 National scenario
 Sanitation and hygiene of coastal areas
 Other social community areas
 Data collection
 Standards
 Regulations

3. Desktop studies:
 Fisherman village by AR. Laurie Baker (1974-75)
 Jelopolli: low cost housing for fishermen
 Pedha kondarajupalem

4. Case studies:
 Urrur kuppam (Chennai)
 Devarager’s colony (Udipi)

5. Comparative analysis

6. Area statements

7. Design guidelines

8. Site selection and site analysis

9. Bibliography

10.Design drawings
SYNOPSIS
INTRODUCTION:
• Fishery is an important sector in most of the developed and developing countries of the
world from the standpoint of income and employment generation. The experience in these
countries indicatethat the growth of the fishing sector stimulates the development and
employment in related industries which contribute significantly to the total economic growth
of the country. Besides providing direct employment, the industry is also an income generator
as it supports canneries, processing establishments, gear and equipment manufacturers, boat
yards, refrigeration and ice making plants, and transport services in addition to those working
in governmental and private fisher based institutions. Fisheries play an important role in
augmenting food supply and raising nutritional levels of the population. Besides being an
article of protein rich food, fish also yields several bye- products such as fish oil, fish meal,
fish manure fish leather, fish glue and isinglass etc.
• At present, Japan and Russia are the leading producers of fish in the world. Peru, China
and U. S. A are among the first five fishing countries. India is at present holding only the
seventh position with the total production of 3.83 million tones. This is due to relatively
primitive methods of fishing and large areas remaining unexploited.
• Indian fisheries are an important component of the global fisheries and the sector have been
recognized as a powerful income and The Quality Life of Fishermen Community – A Micro
Level Study employment generator. The contribution of this sector to foreign exchange
earnings is substantial and forms 1.4 percent of G.D.P More than 6 million fishermen in the
country depend on fisheries for their livelihood.
• So, considering all such aspects I have decided to make a proper housing community for their
living and therefore I have chosen Fisherman’s village which is to provide low cost housing
community for the fishermen with beautiful homes.

NEED FOR STUDY:

 This fisherman’s work so hard every day and catch all kinds of fish for their living. Studying
their living conditions and habits and their daily works and every inch of their role as a
fisherman the house can be designed. The main thing is building them sustainable homes
which can withhold in any weather conditions. Generally, these people make small huts and
live across the sea or a river which is very dangerous to stay when a cyclone hits so a house is
to be provided where it can sustain with cyclones and any other natural disaster.
  Indian fisheries are an important component of the global fisheries and the sector has been
recognized as a powerful income and employment generator.
 The contribution of this sector to foreign exchange earnings is substantial and forms 1.4
percent of G.D.P More than 6 million fishermen in the country depend on fisheries for their
livelihood.

AIM:
 To design a housing community for fishermen’s using locally available materials and
better standard of living.

STUDY OBJECTIVES:
 To identify the problems faced by the fishermen
 To study the fishermen’s social activities and behavior to incorporate better standard of
living.
 To study the role of socio, economic, cultural factors involved.
 To study the lifestyle of fisher folk and their occupation.

DESIGN OBJECTIVES
 To design a village for fisherman’s with all spaces.
 To design community spaces, which results in common interaction for fishermen.
 Designing the house according to the number of people living in a family.
 To maximum use of locally available materials to make it a affordable place to live.
 To study and understand the local surroundings and land use pattern to create a balance in the
requirements.
 Designing according to crz regulations and standards.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS:

 Going further into the study of a fisherman I can understand his living and can design a house
that can be suited according to his livelihood and also can provide different spaces other than
just a house in the same community.
 More scope in the design in the site level planning.
 Since the fishermen live near the costal or river side areas I can only use materials or any
construction techniques which are suitable for such weather conditions.

METHODOLOGY:
 The basic approach in this study is to adopt a combination between primary and secondary
data collections and information pertaining the numerous spatially dispersed participants and
institutions in inland fish economy.
 Research on the local population and analysis of the needs and requirements of the local
region.
 Systematic observations based on regular visits and long discussions with the participants.
 Related desktop studies and case studies of such projects for better understanding of spaces.
LITERATURE STUDY
FISHERMAN:
 A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water.
 Worldwide, there are about 38million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish
farmers. Fishermen may be professional or recreational and may be both men and women.
Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.

VILLAGE:
 A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than
a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often
located in rural areas. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings however,
transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another,
not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.

FISHERMAN’S VILLAGE:

 A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based
on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have
coastlines totaling around 356,000 kilometers (221,000 mi). From Neolithic times, these
coastlines, as well as the shorelines of inland lakes and the banks of rivers, have been
punctuated with fishing villages. Most surviving fishing villages are traditional.
  Fishing villages were built on natural anchorage, protected by strong winds and heavy swells.
 So an area off the coast protracted from geographical features is the location of this type of
villages devoted to the sea life.
 Most of them were developed in coves sheltered from storms, growing as organic whole,
giving as result narrow streets parallels to the sea according to the bends od level and crossed
by the side streets turned into slopes.
 Other traditional locations for fishing villages are those sites on the banks and mouths of the
rivers or even in some natural beaches, turned into fishing ports or those farmhouses spread
over the seaside dunes.

TYPICAL COSTAL SETTLEMENT

TRADITIONAL FISHERMANS HOUSES:

 Fisherman housing has its own style due to the way of life its inhabitants. Its location built in
compact buildings determines its layout and small proportions.
  Its premises, in good condition to store fishing tackles are quite different from those of the
rural areas, specially designed to the livestock. The main characteristics of the inner
distribution are common to the whole cost, the only difference is the outside of the house.

VERNACULAR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION:

 Some forms of vernacular or traditional housing construction use building practices,
materials, and elements that result in good seismic performance. Such forms are particularly
common for regions of high seismic risk: countries like Turkey, India, Japan, El Salvador,
Peru, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Italy, etc. In many cases, good results have been achieved
without any specific technical knowledge, but rather through a type of “natural selection”
process applied to building construction. Because of the constant threat of earthquakes, the
local population has learned the principles of earthquake resistant construction through a
“trial and error” process. Poor earthquake performance of some construction practices
resulted in their discontinued future use. On the other hand, the building practices that
performed well were replicated and further improved after each new earthquake. Such a
process has occurred across several earthquake prone geographical areas and cultures.
Interestingly, a number of different cultures, living in similar circumstances, independently
arrived at similar building techniques, without any known communication or exchange of
technical know-how (not to mention conferences, workshops, technical journals, etc.!).

FACTORS INFLUENCING VERNACULAR CONSTRUCTION:

• Locally Available Materials

 • The first factor influencing the development of vernacular construction practices is related to
the availability of local building materials. In many areas, the locally available resources have
governed the use of the following constituent materials for walls:

• Adobe (mud blocks or whole walls)

• Masonry (stone, clay, or concrete blocks)
• Timber.
• Building Layout
• Another determining factor is the building layout, that is, the typical shape of a building plan,
usually related to many cultural, historical, and urban planning traditions. Three main plan
shapes have been identified in traditional buildings:

• Circular plan
• Rectangular plan
• Linear plan (row houses)
• Building Size
• The third and final aspect relates to the size of a building. Based on their size, these buildings
can be classified as:

• Single storey
• Multi-storey buildings.
• The size of the building is governed by its particular use. For example, a dwelling can be
used for sleeping only, for sleeping and eating, or for mixed use (sleeping, eating, and
working).

STRATEGIES FOR DISASTER RESISTANT VERNACULAR

CONSTRUCTION:
 Most existing vernacular housing types have developed disaster resistant over time
throughout several generations.
 General strategies for satisfactory resistance performance of vernacular housing construction
are summarized below.

1. Construction with ductile materials.

• Ductile reinforcement in walls (wood or steel) to avoid out of plane collapse.
• Proper maintenance to prevent decay of wooden materials.
• Selected materials (brick, mortar, wood).

2. Construction with robust architectural forms

• Regular floor plans (shape-distribution of walls)
• Uniform openings (small and well-spaced)

3. Construction with resilient structural configuration.

 • Efficient connections (wall –wall, floor- wall, wall- foundation, etc.)
• Continuous foundation to avoid settlement and cracking from below
• Precisely built wall textures to provide bracing and shear resistance.
• Good workmanship

4. Construction that reduces seismic forces

• Lightweight roof
• Low rise houses (one or two stories high)

DEFINING COASTAL AREAS:

• Coastal areas are commonly defined as the interface or transition areas between land and sea,
including large inland lakes.
• Coastal areas are therefore characterized by the vertical accretion of near-shore land.
• Distinction made between the terms ‘coastal zone’ and ‘costal area’.
• The term ‘coastal zone’ is a region where interaction of the sea and land processes
occurs. The geographic area defined by the enabling legislation of costal management.
• The term ‘costal area’ would be used more broadly to refer to geographical area along the
coast that has not yet been defined as a zone for management purposes.

Aerial photo of Saint Louis, Senegal.

THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF COASTAL
AREAS:
 Favorable biophysical and climatic conditions, together with the ease of communication and
navigation frequently offered by coastal sites (by sea or up river valleys), have encouraged
human settlement in coastal zones since prehistoric times.

ECONOMIC ROLE:
 Coastal areas are biologically rich, aesthetically pleasing contains the majority of worlds
population, possesses some of the highest grade architectural land.
  Coastal areas are extremely important for the social and economic welfare of current and
future generations, as coastal resources support key economic and subsistence activities.
 Many of the world's most productive agricultural areas are located in river deltas and coastal
plains.
 The economies of most developing countries are currently very dependent on natural
resources, for agriculture, fisheries and forestry subsectors,mining, oil and gas extraction,
marine tourism and ocean transport.

ENVIRONMENTAL ROLE:
 Coastal areas are also important ecologically, as they provide a number of environmental
goods and services. The peculiar characteristic of coastal environments is their dynamic
nature which results from the transfer of matter, energy and living organisms between land
and sea systems, under the influence of primary driving forces that include short-term
weather, long-term climate, secular changes in sea level and tides.

NATIONAL SCENARIO:
 The country with a long coastal line of 8129 Kmshas an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
extending to 2.02 million sq. Kms, and is a major marine fish producer ranking seventh in the
world. However, inland fishery resources are equally rich and varied comprising rivers and
canals (17,3287 Kms) flood plain lakes (20,2213 hectares), estuaries (28,5000 hectares),
mangrove (35,6500 hectares), estuarine impoundments (12,35000 hectares), lagoons
(19,0500 hectares), upland- lakes (72,000 hectares), reservoirs (31,53366 hectares) and ponds
(22,54000 hectares)
 In India, the inland fishery is classified in to fresh water aquaculture and capture fisheries, in
rivers, estuaries, lakes, reservoirs etc. The Ganga river system and its tributaries have a
combined length of 12,500 kms and Brahmaputra is 4,023 kms long. The Peninsular rivers,
Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery cover 6,437 kms while the west flowing Narmada
and Tapti of Western Ghats have a combined length of 3,380 kms. The catch from rivers does
not contribute significantly to the total inland fish production in terms of volume, although a
large number of traditional, artisanal fishers make a living on it.
 India has a coast line about 7500kms of which the minland accounts for 5,400kms. Nearly
250 million people live with a distance of 50kms from the coast.
 Hence there is great demand and use of coastal land. Especially the fishing community
owing to the nature of their work had developed on the coast for livelihood and most of the
fishing settlements are very near to coast.

SANITATION & HYGIENEIN COSTAL AREAS:

 Occurrence of food poisoning and other contagious diseases are more outstanding in coastal
areas. It is due to disposal of human excreta as carelessly as possible; defecation takes place
in the open fields or surface waters including sea. In some areas, fishermen lack not only the
means to provide such facilities, but also the very information on hygienic aspects. Around
31% of fishermen house hold has latrines with septic tank while 29% have pit latrines
and the remaining 40% depends on public comfort station or perform open defecation.
As per 2010 survey, there are 23,335 households without any type of toilet facilities.
Financial assistance and awareness is required to alter this pathetic situation. During the last
three years under various Government projects, 12,000 new toilets were constructed. It is
proposed to provide assistance for new individual sanitary latrines/ prefabricated septic tanks
for the existing pit latrines where ever it is feasible. In a few cases where the fishermen
habitats are congested, community latrines can be considered.
 The coastal environment gets polluted with the waste carried away from the upstream as well
as that thrown into the sea shore. Nowadays, it is quite common to see that most of the
beaches and coastal waters are heavily polluted with solid waste including plastic materials.
In the coastal area, there is no effective functioning mechanism for management of the solid
waste. It is proposed to establish eco-friendly solid waste disposal system by biological
means for degradable materials and disseminator for non-biodegradable materials.

 Drainages play a multi-dimensional role in maintaining the hygiene and sanitary conditions in
the fishing villages. They also prevent water logging during monsoons. Absence of proper
drainage system can result in aggravating the ill-effects of water logging, which will make the
life of the fisher folk quite miserable. There are about 90 fishing villages which lack proper
drainage facilities. Total sanitation program is essential for the entire fishing villages of the
State to keep the fishing villages under good sanitary and hygienic conditions.
DRINKING WATER FACILITIES:

 Issues connected with drinking water facility are complicated. The drinking water facility is
improved from 33% in1981 to 46% in 2009. Scarcity of safe drinking water is a critical
natural problem in fishing villages as the proximity to saline water makes the ground water
unsuitable for human consumption. In many fishing villages higher content of ferrous and
higher count of coliforms makes the ground water unsuitable for human consumption. Water
from open wells suitable for drinking purposes is available only in 38 fishing villages. Other
fishing villages depend on public water distribution system which is available at a few
corners but with erratic water supply.
 Most of the drinking water projects commissioned for coastal area are not functioning well.
In some places, capacity of pumping station and overhead tank is seen as not compatible with
respect to quantity of water demanded by the project area. In some cases, old pipe lines aren’t
in a position to withstand higher water pressure. Lack of servicing the motor pumps is also a
major reason for the failure of the project. Jalanidhi project failed in the coastal area, since
the operation and maintenance have to be met by the user community.

OTHER SOCIAL COMMUNITY AMENITIES:

• Fishing villages need common social facilities such as community hall, library, reading room,
recreation center, playground, etc. for the development of both social and psychological
growth of new generation.

INFERENCES:
 Fisherman housing has its own style due to the way of life its inhabitants. Its location
built in compact buildings determines its layout and small proportions. So, when I study
the literature about their culture and living I got to know that they need to be provided with
houses according to their income and needs.
 When the fisherman goes for catch they have a family behind that will take after the post
catching works so even they need some space to interact and work so not only keeping the
fisherman in mind I need to design a space so that the whole fisherman and family can live
there.
 When I come to the site study I need to find a place which is close to the coast or river where
there is population of the fishermen’s and who have no proper space to live. It can be a new
site proposal or a redesign.
 When I say a housing community it means I would like to provide all kind of facility’s that
are provided in a gated community. So, the only facility’s that are to be provided are
somewhat different from the gated community such as when we say fishermen’s village we
get requirements like a place to make nets, a place to repair the boats, a place to dry their
fishes, community space, recreation space, open spaces, play grounds for kids, a pre-school if
needed etc.,

DATA COLLECTION
LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AND USES PERMITTED:
SPATIAL STANDARDS:
STANDING MALE AND FEMALE DIMENSIONS
SPATIAL STANDARDS:
ELEMENTS OF PEDESTRIAN AND VECHICULAR LANDSCAPE
SPATIAL STANDARDS:
STANDARDS OF BOATS
COASTAL REGULATION ZONE NORMS IN INDIA:
 Coastal Stretches of seas, bays, estuaries, creeks, rivers and backwaters which are influenced
by tidal action (in the landward side) up to 200 meters from the High Tide Line (HTL) and
the land between the Low Tide Line (LTL) and the HTL, are classified under the Coastal
Regulation Zone (CRZ).

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
 Setting up new industries and expanding existing ones, except those directly related to the
waterfront or directly needing foreshore facilities, and projects of the Department of Atomic
Energy.
 Setting up and expanding units for the disposal of waste and effluents. Exceptions include
storm water drains, and facilities required for discharging treated effluents.
 Dumping of city or town waste for the purposes of land filling or otherwise.
 Discarding ash or any other waste from thermal power stations.
 Mining of sand, rocks, and other substrata materials.
 Construction activities in CRZ -I areas, except as specified in Annexure -I of the notification.

CLASSIFICATIONS OF CRZ AREAS:

CATEGORY I (CRZ-I)
 Areas that are ecologically sensitive and important, such as national parks/marine parks,
sanctuaries, reserve forests, wildlife habitats, mangroves, corals/coral reefs, areas close to
breeding and spawning grounds of fish and other marine life, areas of outstanding natural
beauty/historically/heritage areas, areas rich in genetic diversity, areas likely to be inundated
due to rise in sea level consequent upon global warming, and such other areas as may be
declared by the central government or the concerned authorities at the state/union territory
level from time to time.
 Areas between the LTL and HTL.

CATEGORY-II (CRZ-II)
 This category includes areas that have already been developed up to or close to the shoreline.
For this purpose, the term ‘developed area’ is used for areas within municipal limits or in
other legally designated urban areas that are already substantially built up and have been
provided with drainage, approach roads, and other infrastructural facilities.

CATEGORY-III (CRZ-III)
 Areas that are relatively undisturbed and do not belong to the first two categories. These will
include coastal zones in rural areas (developed and undeveloped), areas within municipal
limits, or in legally designated urban areas that are not substantially built up.
CATEGORY-IV (CRZ-IV)
 Coastal stretches in the Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep and small islands, except those
designated as CRZ-I, CRZ-II, or CRZ-III.

NORMS FOR REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES:

Development activities in different categories of CRZ areas shall be regulated in accordance with the
following norms:

CRZ-I - No new construction shall be permitted in CRZ- I areas except (a) projects relating to the
Department of Atomic Energy, and (b) pipelines, conveying systems including transmission lines, (c)
exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas.

CRZ-II
 Buildings shall be permitted only on the landward side of the existing road or on the
landward side of existing authorised structures. These buildings will be subject to the existing
local town and country planning regulations including the existing norms of floor space index
(FSI)/floor area ratio (FAR).

CRZ-III
 Areas up to 200 meters from the HTL have to be earmarked as a ‘No Development Zone’.
The following uses, however, may be permissible in this zone: Agriculture, horticulture,
gardens, pastures, parks, play fields, forestry, and salt manufacturing from sea water.
 (ii) Vacant plots between 200 and 500 meters of the HTL in designated areas of CRZ-III can
be developed with prior approval from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF).
 (iii) The construction/reconstruction of dwelling units between 200 and 500 meters of the
HTL permitted if they are within the ambit of traditional rights and customary uses such as
existing fishing villages. Building permissions for such construction/reconstruction will be
subject to the conditions that the total number of dwelling units shall not be more than twice
the number of existing units, the total covered area on all floors shall not exceed 33 per cent
of the plot size, the overall height of construction shall not exceed 9 meters, and the
construction shall not be more than 2 floors (ground plus one). Construction is allowed for
permissible activities under the notification including facilities essential for such activities.
 (iv) Reconstruction/alterations of an existing authorized building permitted subject to (i) to
(iii) above.

CRZ-IV
 Buildings between 200 and 500 meters from the HTL shall not have more than 2 floors
(ground and first floor), the total covered area on all floors shall not be more than 50 per cent
of the plot size, and the total height of construction shall not exceed 9 meters.
 DESKTOP STUDY-1
FISHERMEN’S VILLAGE
BY LAURIE BAKER (1974-1975)

NAME:

Poonthura, Tiruvananthapurtam, Kerala.

LOCATION:
A bypass of National Highway 47 passes through Poonthura, on its way to Kovalam. A series of
canals passes through the village.

VILLAGE HISTORY:

Poonthura is a coastal village. The local population pre-dominantly comprises of fishermen’s.

VILLAGE AREA:

49 acres.

POPULATION:

650 houses, 712 households,

PUCCA HOUSES: 32.62%, SEMI-PUCCA: 50.12%, KUTCHA: 17.28 %.

INFRASTRUCTURE:

TOILETS: 84.77%, DRINKING WATER: 78.65%, EDUCATION: 2 high schools.

AREA OF EACH UNIT: 25SQM

INFERENCES:

 So, after studying this desktop study I got to know that dealing with such projects I need to
keep in mind the population and the space division among a whole community and also
among the house as just like Laurie baker providing open space in front of the houses for net
works and play space for kids.

 After the study of this desktop I got to know it was provided with all minimal spaces but I
want to rectify this and provide more space among the houses and community and give them
some privacy.
 DESKTOP STUDY-2
Jelepolli: Low-cost Housing for
Fishermen.
JELEPOLLI: LOW-COST HOUSING FOR FISHERMEN:
‘River is our life, river is our death’ – portrays of a glimpse, the common lifestyle of the fishermen
community on besides of the riverbank of BANGLADESH. With the inception of a “Sustainable
fishermen community development by the affected of riverbank erosion, ” the project ‘Jelepolli:
Low-cost Housing for Fishermen’ seeks to confirm that the biggest community which is living their
life by catching fish (mainly HILSHA fish) and stay over at the side of the river. In every year they
are affected by the river erosion and lost their land. The purpose of this project is to provide that
community a better solution and also giving them all kinds of facilities. In 40 districts about 0.45
million people are catching fish in Bangladesh and about 2.5 million people are involved with this
profession. In the whole world, Bangladesh produces 50-60% of Hilsha fish every year.
Horina, Haimcharupazilla, Chandpur is one of the oldest fishing communities of Chittagong. There
are 18 villages of fishermen village with 10,000 fishermen family. Mainly they are caught Hilsha fish
in the lower part of Meghna river. Constantly fighting with natural calamities and extreme poverty
these extraordinary hardcore fishermen are surviving on their sheer will-power. The living condition
of these people is very poor and unhealthy. Their houses are not strong enough to protect them
against natural disasters. An appropriate housing solution must be derived to provide these deprived
hard working people with the better living and working spaces. Disaster alertness is also one of the
major concerns. This project is for preserving the traditional fishing communities of Chandpur which
is a very important part of our culture and tradition. Most of the time they fishing in the river but in
the off-season or ban period of illish they are doing other work (like- net weaving, rickshaw pulling,
tea-stall etc.). The wife’s of the fishermen are doing household work but in the off-time, they stitch
katha and do net weaving. The children go to school at morning and play games at evening, elders
going to community club. The functions are provided in the project by the research of the existing
fishermen community. This community connected by 2 transportation system. One is by road and
another is by a canal. Fishermen caught fish whole night, after selling fish they are going their home
by canal and anchor their boat into boat anchoring place. In every year river eclipses their land and
house. So their life becomes vulnerable.
The government of Bangladesh decides to give the fund to rehabilitation this oldest community of
Bangladesh. In the project there accommodation of 100 families with all facilities. Mainly average
fishermen are Hindu in religion but here most of the fishermen are Muslim. School, Mosque, Health
center, Training center, Community club, Celebration space, Boat making & anchoring space, Bazar,
Playground etc. all facility are given here by the doing local survey of this community. There are 3
house types in the community. These types are interconnected with each other by following the chain
of a family member. Portable dwelling units can offer a solution as, at eviction, dwellers can
dismantle their house and move to others place where they can save from river. A modular structure
gives the user to make their house. Bamboo, rope, cement sheet are use as materials. The techniques
of the bamboo structure are common for local people because of, they can easily build their house.
Sustainable construction knowledge will disseminate among the users as well as a sense of
belonging. The services (kitchen, toilet, pond, courtyard, tube well etc.) are common for the families.
The ultimate aim was to realize a cost effective design solution by reduction the cost of building
material & houses and also involving the community in the building process. The mobility pattern of
the rural poor requires portable types that can easily tie up bamboo (beams, column, diagonal bracing
where needed). In everywhere there are uses of bamboo in different types because of the availability
of bamboo. A school is 2 stories because sometimes flash flood are happens so that people can use it
like shelter house. Every year 500,000 people migrated into Dhaka city, so this is the right time to
save this type of community by rehabilitation. At the same time, securing fishermen community also
ensures that we are saving our river and fishes for enriches the fishermen community.