Assignment 2

HIGH RISE BUILDING

Submitted to: AR G.K SINGH
SUBMITTED BY: NEHA BHATIA
(AR/12/822)

QSTN 1.) WRITE A DETAILED NOTE ON SITING OF

MULTISTOREYED BUILDINGS. ?

POSITION WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC ,

SIZE , FUNCTION AND ITS ACCESSIBILITY
THE SIZE OF THE HIGH RISE BUILDING SHOULD BE
SUCH THAT IT DOES NOT CREATE CANYON EFFECT .
THE VOLUME SHOULD NOT OBSTRUCT THE INCOMING
SOLAR RADIATION TO THE AREAS BEHIND IT.
THE APPROPRIATE SIZE OF THE BUILDING WILL
DEPEND ON THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED SITE.
THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING MAY BE DISGUISED BY:1. STEEPING BACK AN UPPER FLOOR.
2. UTILISING THE ROOF SPACE.
. BEFORE INSTALLING THE BUILDING TO THE SITE OF
THE FUNCTION OF THE BUILDING .
. THE TYPE OF BUILDING CAN BE DECIDED BY THE NEED
OF FUNCTION OF AREA.
EXAMPLE:IF SLUM IS TO BE DEMOLISHED THE
HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING . THIS WILL SOLVE
THE PROBLEM OF SLUM AND ALSO THE AREA IS
UTILISED.
THE ACCESSBILITY OF THE BUILDING:. IT SHOULD BE LOCATED SUCH A WAY THAT IT GIVES EASY
ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL ITS USERS.

CONDITION SUCH AS TRAFFIC ,

SECURITY , SUBSOIL , WATER LEVEL
ETC.

THE HIGH RISE BUILDING WILL NEED A GOOD SERVICE SYSTEM

ACCORDING TO ITS HEIGHT , SO THE SERVICES LIKE WATER
SUPPLY , SANITATION , ENERGY. SHOULD BE ACCOMODATED
ACCORDING TO ITS CAPACITY.
EXAMPLE:SEWAGE PIPES SHOULD BE PROVIDED THE HIGH RISE BUILDING
OR S.T.P SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT THE SITE.
THE SECURITY FOR FIRE ESCAPES AND OTHER HAZARDS
SHOULD BE ACCOMODATED TO THE BUILDING.
FIRE LIFT , FIRE EXISTS AND FIRE LANES SHOULD BE THERE IN
THE SITE FOR THE SECURITY PROBLEMS.
FOR SITTING A BUILDING THE GROUND WATER TABLE SHOULD
BE CHECKED , BEFORE PLACING BUILDING ACCORDING TO THE
WATER USAGE.
THE FLOW OF AIR AND THE WIND DIRECTIONS SHOULD BE
CHECKED.
THE BUILDING SHOULD BE ARRANGED SUCH THAT AIR FLOW TO
THE WHOLE CITY IS NOT OBSTRUCTED.

FEASIBILITY W.R.T. BEARING CAPACITY

OF SOIL

THIS EFFECTS THE DEPTH & TYPE OF FOUNDATIONS TO BE USED,

METODS EMMPLOYED FOR CONSTRUCTION ETC.
IT IS CHEAPER TO DESIGN WIDE SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS TO A
UNIFORM & PREDETERMINED DEPTH, THAN TO EXCAVATE
NARROW FOUNDATOINS TO A DEPTH WHICH MIGHT BE VARIABLE
ON SITE.
DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF, AS
PER THE BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL.
GROUND WATER CONTROL IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS OF GROUND
& FOUNDATION WORKS AND ITS EFFECTS MUST BE
CONSIDERED, BOTH DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION.
DEALING WITH WATER WITHIN A SITE MAY REDUCE WATER-TABLE
OF SURROUNDING AREAS AND AFFECT ADJOINING STRUCTURES.
CYCLIC OR DYNAMIC LOADING CAN CUASE HIGHER SETTLEMENTS
TO OCCUR AND THUS, REQUIRE HIGHER FACTOR OF SAFETY.
FOUNDATIONS IN FINE-GRAINED SOILS (SUCH AS CLAY, SILT &
CHALK) NEED TO BE TAKEN DOWN TO A DEPTH BELOW WHICH
THEY WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL CHANGES IN
MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE SOIL, FRROST ACTION & ACTION OF
THE ROOTS OF TREES.

ENVIORNMENTAL CONDITIONS
THESE SHALL BE DISCUSSED AT TWO LEVELS I.E.
* INSIDE THE BUILDING
* OUTSIDE THE BUILDING
INSIDE THE BUILDING

THEIR SHOULD BE FACILITY FOR OPEN SPACES THAT ADD TO

THE CONDUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE USERS.
THERE SHUOLD BE NO CLOSED OR DARK SPACES AS THEY MAY
RESULT IN PROBLEMS LIKE:
-CLAUSTROPHOBIA(FEAR OF CLOSED SPACES)
-ACROPHOBIA(FEAR OF HEIGHTS)
-ACHLUOPHOBIA(FEAR OF DARKNESS)
FACILITIES SUCH AS SECURITY BELL , FIRE SAFETY ALARMS , ETC
SHOULD BE PROVIDED.

OUTSIDE THE BUILDING:

THERE SHOULD BE GUARDS TO ENSURE THAT NOBODY
ENTERS OR LEAVES THE BUILDING UNKNOWINGLY.
IT SHOULD BE WELL LIT TO ENSURE SAFETY AT NIGHT.
ALL THE ABOVE POINTS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE WHILE
WORKING UPON A MULTISTOREY BUILDING TO ENSURE THAT
IT IS WELL SITED.

Qstn 2.) Give details of vertical circulation system of

multistoreyed buildings.?
CLASSIFICATION OF VERTICAL
CIRCULATION SYSTEMS
Vertical circulation systems may be divided into two classes. Class I systems a
intended for movement of both people and goods and include ramps, stairs,
escalators,
and elevators. Class II systems, including dumbwaiters and vertical conveyors
in contrast, may not be used for movement of people.
RAMPS

STAIRS

ESCALATORS

PROBLEMS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.??

gh-rises separate people from the street

2. High-rise scale is not

the human scale
3. High-rises radically reduce
chance encounters and
propinquity
High-rises are vertical sprawl

5. High-rises=gentrification and
inequality; Low/Midrises=resiliency and affordability
gh Rises are not good for your health