TOWARDS A LOWER IMPACT URBAN HOUSES FOR THE INDONESIAN MIDDLE CLASS
TEGUH ANDRIANUS SALIM
TEGUH ANDRIANUS SALIM
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While the Indonesian government has been providing public housing for low income household,
both the provision and the financing of house ownership for the middle class has been somewhat
lacking, resulting in a vacuum in the housing market for affordable urban houses. As Indonesia
faces an increasing rate of urbanisation and significant growth in both the numbers and purchasing
power of the middle class, this housing typology increasingly constitutes a significant proportion of
future development and land use, establishing the significance of the middle class in the wider
discussion of sustainability in the built environment. This paper will examine the local context of
existing building practices in Indonesia against case study projects by local architects that attempt to
address the demand for such houses by combining the needs for minimising both cost and
environmental impact using certain alternative materials and design strategies. The findings firstly
illustrate that it is possible to provide housing that addresses both concerns simultaneously and will
subsequently be used in proposing adaptations to the Greenship Home rating tool to widen its
appeal and applicability to establish a local standard and eventually guiding the direction of the
urban housing market towards a wider adoption of lower impact designs for future housing
developments.
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Architecture, Design Technology and Sustainability, DTS, Master, Nirmal Tulsidas Kishnani, 2013/2014 Aki DTS, Affordable house, Low impact, Indonesia, Material reuse, Material selection, Indonesian urban middle class, Rating tools comparison & adaptation, Urban middle class
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2013-11-22
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