Organizing the Unorganized
Towards empowerment of the informal sector
Seung Won Nam (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Harald Mooij – Mentor (TU Delft - Public Building and Housing Design)
Nelson Mota – Mentor (TU Delft - Public Building and Housing Design)
Hubert van der Meel – Mentor (TU Delft - Architectural Engineering)
Luisa Calabrese – Mentor (TU Delft - Urban Design)
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Abstract
Nalasopara East, a representative case of chaotic urban fabric in Mumbai, India, is comprised of densely packed mid-rise chawl developments which neglect the complex and unorganized network of informal economic activities of the low-income residents for the benefit of the private developers. This affordable housing project aims to embrace the existing vibrancy of Nalasopara East, yet provide an alternative redevelopment solution to the remaining pockets of ground-storey baithi chawls that can not only increase density but also provide quality by creating a flexible live-work typology dedicated to different groups of the informal sector predominant in Mumbai. Unlike the conventional affordable housing process, a controlled participation will be incorporated to value the residents’ communal decisions as well as an efficient construction of low-cost and sustainable GFRG material will be explored. This pilot micro-scale redevelopment hopes to contribute to the making of the community-generating neighborhoods throughout the course of time where low-income locals and informal workers can both economically and socially benefit together.