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Papers by Hasan Muntasir
Proceedings of the 12th FARU International Research Conference (Faculty of Architecture Research Unit)At: University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2019
Slums are the undeniable truth in the urban fabric of developing counties. As per UN Habitat 30 p... more Slums are the undeniable truth in the urban fabric of developing counties. As per UN Habitat 30 percent of world's population live in slums and the vast majority of slums are located in and around urban centres. As reference, Korail Basti is Dhaka's biggest slum with a total area of around 110 acres of land. Due to spontaneous growth and density there is no viable public space for the intangible growth of the slum dwellers. But most often this crisis of such huge community is overlooked by providing bare necessities like-infrastructure for water, power, sanitation etc. with oversimplified , short term cheap schemes. However, on the deeper end it always failed to address the intangible needs of this community where cultural, recreational and social interaction can happen. This paper tries to re-evaluate the needs of viable public space in this type of dense urban slums, understand their present features from the existing public usage and analyses the constraints and scopes to incorporate them addressing the challenge of swarming density. This research has been carried out through diagram preparation from GIS mappings, field survey, photographic survey, one to one interview with the locals and questionnaire survey from the slum dwellers. The findings suggest us a clearer vision about the present public domain in Korail, its dependence on slum infrastructure and the local's aspiration for a better living condition. This paper focuses on the sequential process of understanding public integration, public usage and spatial inclusion of infrastructure and public domain within slums to transform it into consolidated neighbourhoods for the betterment of the city.
Proceedings of the 12th FARU International Research Conference (Faculty of Architecture Research Unit)At: University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2019
The mosque is a very important component for the Muslim community. Dhaka, the city of mosques is ... more The mosque is a very important component for the Muslim community. Dhaka, the city of mosques is accommodating more than 6,000 mosques which refer to at least one mosque per 0.05km2 area. It has its great influence in the surrounding community and social life. Generally, we know mosque as a sacred place for worshipping for the Muslims. But over the period of time mosques have been over sanctified as a place of worship forgetting its subsidiary purposes in the context of Dhaka, Bangladesh. For this, a psychological barrier is being formulated gradually to its users which represents a wrong perception about the usage of mosques. Islamic history reveals its evidence about the multidimensional usage (like learning centre, centre of community, economic activities etc.) of mosques. There has been a failure to communicate the pristine view of Islam and it is oiling religious fanaticism. This study aims about how the psychological barrier of over sanctified mosques can be eradicated and explore the potential attachment of its users. Four different community mosques of Dhaka city are taken for studying this particular issue in this context. Their spatial layout and connectivity with urban morphology are being analysed super positioning the theory of space syntax. Questionnaire survey as quantitative research has done to the local users for the study of perception and usage of mosques. These analyses give a comparative conception about the relationship between the mosques and its user's psychology. This paper discloses how both architectural elements and social morphology are influencing occupants' behaviour and responses of that particular mosques. This interrelationship between the architectural features and social assemblage can be designated to articulate future mosques in Dhaka city.
eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2020
During the 17th-18th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial archite... more During the 17th-18th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial architecture flourished – including in the Bengal Delta. Although colonial architecture was inherently different from the traditional architecture of this tropical region, the monsoon climate and deltaic landscape forced colonial style buildings to incorporate a number of tropical architectural features to ensure climatic comfort. In the contemporary period, due to pressure from population density, many colonial buildings have been demolished and replaced with multi-story buildings. However, the tropical forces of this deltaic region need to be evaluated in order to re-create climate responsive architecture. This study aims to identify tropical architectural features inherent within colonial buildings of Khulna, Bangladesh, a city which formed a junction in the deltaic region during the colonial period. Four colonial buildings have been selected as case studies: two residential buildings, one m...
eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics , 2020
During the 17 th-18 th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial archi... more During the 17 th-18 th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial architecture flourished-including in the Bengal Delta. Although colonial architecture was inherently different from the traditional architecture of this tropical region, the monsoon climate and deltaic landscape forced colonial style buildings to incorporate a number of tropical architectural features to ensure climatic comfort. In the contemporary period, due to pressure from population density, many colonial buildings have been demolished and replaced with multi-story buildings. However, the tropical forces of this deltaic region need to be evaluated in order to recreate climate responsive architecture. This study aims to identify tropical architectural features inherent within colonial buildings of Khulna, Bangladesh, a city which formed a junction in the deltaic region during the colonial period. Four colonial buildings have been selected as case studies: two residential buildings, one mixed-use building, and a school. Tropical features were analysed from photographic data, and reproductions of plans and sections of the selected buildings, in order to reveal the significant tropical architectural features of these colonial period buildings. The case studies reveal structural and design elements that aided ventilation and air flow, and controlled solar radiation, humidity and driving rain. The findings aim to encourage practicing architects to rethink climate responsiveness in contemporary buildings in Bangladesh, by revealing how, a century ago, colonial buildings were influenced by the tropical deltaic climate, which impacted foreign architectural ideology and practice.
Proceedings of the 12th FARU International Research Conference (Faculty of Architecture Research Unit)At: University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2019
Slums are the undeniable truth in the urban fabric of developing counties. As per UN Habitat 30 p... more Slums are the undeniable truth in the urban fabric of developing counties. As per UN Habitat 30 percent of world's population live in slums and the vast majority of slums are located in and around urban centres. As reference, Korail Basti is Dhaka's biggest slum with a total area of around 110 acres of land. Due to spontaneous growth and density there is no viable public space for the intangible growth of the slum dwellers. But most often this crisis of such huge community is overlooked by providing bare necessities like-infrastructure for water, power, sanitation etc. with oversimplified , short term cheap schemes. However, on the deeper end it always failed to address the intangible needs of this community where cultural, recreational and social interaction can happen. This paper tries to re-evaluate the needs of viable public space in this type of dense urban slums, understand their present features from the existing public usage and analyses the constraints and scopes to incorporate them addressing the challenge of swarming density. This research has been carried out through diagram preparation from GIS mappings, field survey, photographic survey, one to one interview with the locals and questionnaire survey from the slum dwellers. The findings suggest us a clearer vision about the present public domain in Korail, its dependence on slum infrastructure and the local's aspiration for a better living condition. This paper focuses on the sequential process of understanding public integration, public usage and spatial inclusion of infrastructure and public domain within slums to transform it into consolidated neighbourhoods for the betterment of the city.
Proceedings of the 12th FARU International Research Conference (Faculty of Architecture Research Unit)At: University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2019
The mosque is a very important component for the Muslim community. Dhaka, the city of mosques is ... more The mosque is a very important component for the Muslim community. Dhaka, the city of mosques is accommodating more than 6,000 mosques which refer to at least one mosque per 0.05km2 area. It has its great influence in the surrounding community and social life. Generally, we know mosque as a sacred place for worshipping for the Muslims. But over the period of time mosques have been over sanctified as a place of worship forgetting its subsidiary purposes in the context of Dhaka, Bangladesh. For this, a psychological barrier is being formulated gradually to its users which represents a wrong perception about the usage of mosques. Islamic history reveals its evidence about the multidimensional usage (like learning centre, centre of community, economic activities etc.) of mosques. There has been a failure to communicate the pristine view of Islam and it is oiling religious fanaticism. This study aims about how the psychological barrier of over sanctified mosques can be eradicated and explore the potential attachment of its users. Four different community mosques of Dhaka city are taken for studying this particular issue in this context. Their spatial layout and connectivity with urban morphology are being analysed super positioning the theory of space syntax. Questionnaire survey as quantitative research has done to the local users for the study of perception and usage of mosques. These analyses give a comparative conception about the relationship between the mosques and its user's psychology. This paper discloses how both architectural elements and social morphology are influencing occupants' behaviour and responses of that particular mosques. This interrelationship between the architectural features and social assemblage can be designated to articulate future mosques in Dhaka city.
eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2020
During the 17th-18th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial archite... more During the 17th-18th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial architecture flourished – including in the Bengal Delta. Although colonial architecture was inherently different from the traditional architecture of this tropical region, the monsoon climate and deltaic landscape forced colonial style buildings to incorporate a number of tropical architectural features to ensure climatic comfort. In the contemporary period, due to pressure from population density, many colonial buildings have been demolished and replaced with multi-story buildings. However, the tropical forces of this deltaic region need to be evaluated in order to re-create climate responsive architecture. This study aims to identify tropical architectural features inherent within colonial buildings of Khulna, Bangladesh, a city which formed a junction in the deltaic region during the colonial period. Four colonial buildings have been selected as case studies: two residential buildings, one m...
eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics , 2020
During the 17 th-18 th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial archi... more During the 17 th-18 th century colonial period on the Indian subcontinent, British colonial architecture flourished-including in the Bengal Delta. Although colonial architecture was inherently different from the traditional architecture of this tropical region, the monsoon climate and deltaic landscape forced colonial style buildings to incorporate a number of tropical architectural features to ensure climatic comfort. In the contemporary period, due to pressure from population density, many colonial buildings have been demolished and replaced with multi-story buildings. However, the tropical forces of this deltaic region need to be evaluated in order to recreate climate responsive architecture. This study aims to identify tropical architectural features inherent within colonial buildings of Khulna, Bangladesh, a city which formed a junction in the deltaic region during the colonial period. Four colonial buildings have been selected as case studies: two residential buildings, one mixed-use building, and a school. Tropical features were analysed from photographic data, and reproductions of plans and sections of the selected buildings, in order to reveal the significant tropical architectural features of these colonial period buildings. The case studies reveal structural and design elements that aided ventilation and air flow, and controlled solar radiation, humidity and driving rain. The findings aim to encourage practicing architects to rethink climate responsiveness in contemporary buildings in Bangladesh, by revealing how, a century ago, colonial buildings were influenced by the tropical deltaic climate, which impacted foreign architectural ideology and practice.