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Ar. Kazi Golam Nasir

Ar. Kazi Golam Nasir, Bangladesh

Architect Kazi Golam Nasir, born in 1958 at Barisal, Bangladesh. After completion of BArch from BUET in 1983 he was engaged in architecture profession in the private sector. In 1987 Ar. Kazi Golam nasir started his professional career in the public sector by joining Department of Architecture, Ministry of Housing and Public Works as Assistant Architect. His relentless and sincere contribution to the profession has rewarded him the top most position in the Department of Architecture as the Chief Architect of Government of Bangladesh. During his 33 years of professional journey he has been actively involved with various professional organizations, regulatory bodies, both in public and private sector. He is the Convener of steering committee of Upgradation of Bangladesh National Building Code 2006, Member of Urban Development Committee (Ministry of Housing and Public Works), Member of Governing Council of Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI), Director of Bangladesh Services Ltd. (owner of Hotel Intercon, Dhaka). He has served as member of BC Committee and Special Project Committee of RAJUK for about 2 decades. He was also the member of “Chittagong Nogor Unnoyon Committee”.

Ar. Khan Mohammed Mustapha Khalid

Ar. Mustapha Khalid Palash, Bangladesh

Mustapha Khalid Palash is from Dhaka Bangladesh. He is Graduate in Architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He is a winner of number or architectural awards from various forums including J.K. Architect Award in the year 2003. He is being on the Jury for number of committees and competitions. He has published number of articles. Besides being an architect, Ar. Palash is also a very well know painter and a vocal exponent particularly of Tagore Songs.

Ar. Mubasshar Hussain

Ar. Mubasshar Hussain

Ar. Mubasshar Hussain is the founder Managing Director of Assoconsult Ltd. – A leading Architectural and Engineering Practice, which has its credits in designing and supervising some of the major award wining projects in Bangladesh. These include 23 Storied Grameen Bank Head Office – the Bank received the Nobel Peace Prize 2006, Chittagong Railway Terminal, Rangpur RDRS Complex and several institutional projects across the country. From a humble beginning in the early 1970s Ar. Hussain guided Assoconsult Ltd. into becoming the largest and most respected practices in Bangladesh. He is a visiting faculty at the Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Dhaka.

Ar. Nahas Ahmed Khalil

Ar. Rabiul Husain

Ar. Syed Sirajul Haque

Ar. Sheikh Asaduzzaman Chowdhury

Name & Location: GM’s BUNGLOW, Rahartali Textile & Hosiery Mills, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Built-up Area: 372 sqm (approx)
(In case of Public Building minimum built-up area should be 1000 sq. meter)

Description of Project

TOPOGRAPHY:

It is located in a residential zone of a factory.

It is the nearest hill towards the sea of the cityscape, approximately 120m high from the sea level.

Circular approach road will guide the viewers to enjoy all the façade of the building.

PROJECT:

Small single family dwelling.

Beautiful visual linkage among the living, dining & family living.

Little privacy for the guest bed and study which is basically used for the house tutor for the kids.

All the bed rooms at upstairs maintaining full of privacy.

All the façade of the building are equally treated with its individual dignity for its topographic character.

Materials of Construction Details

BUILDING MATERIAL:

Brick, Concrete, Mild steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Limestone, Wood, Glass.

INTERIOR MATERIAL:

Marble, Granite, Tiles, Limestone, Wood, Stainless steel, Glass.

Special Features

A surface curtain wall placed on the west side to protect the direct sunbeam and to reduce the reflected glare of the overcast sky.

Three punches on the screen intentionally done to create the vista towards the sea from the bedroom and rain terrace.

Projected balcony towards the sea punching through the screen will represent the force of the dominance of the sea as a bold natural surroundings.

Waterbody placed on the south due to make the southern breeze more cool and comfortable which is a reflection of the respect of traditional climate.

A semi outdoor rain terrace, shaded with ribs that gives a dramatic look of light & shade during bright daylight simultaneously an exclusive provision of enjoying the romantic rain during rainy season.

Ar. Sheikh Ahsan Ullah Mojumdar

Ar. Shamsul Wares

April 26, 2025
Mr. Rana Pratap Singh
Your Ref No : FC-22
Project Name : Vacation House, Dhaka
JK AYA Ref : 21st AYA
Written text, informations, drawings and photographs as required for publication of the fifth volume of Book dedicated to 34 years’ winners of JK AYA under Foreign Countries category are provided herewith.

VACATION HOUSE
1. WRITE UP
Architect’s note on the design
The Vacation House is located on a 2.0 acres of land about 40 kilometers north of Dhaka city. A narrow approach road to the site on the north connects the site with the main thoroughfare of the area (Bhurulia) a quarter kilometre away. The land was purchased by late father of the client in early 1950s. The land was rural and agricultural until 1980s, where from it began to grow into a suburban area with settlements of low middle income families. But on the south and west sides of the site there remains huge sprawl of agricultural lands and trees. The rough contour of the site with irregular potholes was developed with earth filling to achieve a proper elevation. An existing small water body in the site was also excavated and developed into a pond with proper shape and sloped edging. Excavated earth from the pond was used for earth filling of the site as well.

The client, a modest industrialist and a resident of Dhaka city desired to have a four bed room house for weekend use of his family of four members. Although the site is large enough, in order to keep the footprint of the house minimum, a three storey walk up was selected. Flower and fruit trees with green foliages are planted at the peri ferry of the site while the building is placed at the centre at a high point with grass lawns around. The house is connected with the pond with steps in brick and platform like spaces for the users to enjoy the water. Steps are locally known as “ghat”, a very common feature for an abode on the bank of a river or beside a pond in Bangladesh. A single Kath Golap (Plumeria Rubra) flower tree on the ghat area along with play of light and shade evoke dramatic experiences throughout the day.
The design of the Vacation House developed on an asymmetrical compact cubic form has been intended to create an adorable impact on the site and surroundings as well as to provide a tranquil atmosphere for living experiences. Although the design has been developed on abstract principles of modern design (dots, lines and planes) a Palladian sense of geometry and good proportion (without symmetry) is also considered. Transparency, solid and void of the three storey cubic structure are created out of the consideration of climate (air flow, heat loss, soothing light, etc.) as well as for visual effects. The house is built on RCC Frame structure with non-load bearing brick walls as enclosure. The design is developed on a 12m by 12m (40’by40’) square plan form with 14 columns of 38cm by 38 cm (15” by 15”) size each. Columns have individual RCC footings with grade beams. Non-load bearing machine made (ceramic) brick walls have been placed at a plane 51 cm (20”) beyond the outer surface of the building (not as filler walls within the planes of the RCC frame) in order to express clearly what is structural and what is not. Whitish grey fare face structural concrete and exposed ceramic non-load bearing walls not only have created a pleasant visual contrast but also enhanced an honest expression of construction materials. There is no plaster or paint in the entire building (walls, columns, beams and ceilings) inside and outside to avoid superfluous cosmetic treatment of any kind. Thus construction materials are transformed into finish materials. As a result the users of the building have the opportunity to enjoy a primordial sense of raw beauty and freshness.

The Vacation Home has maintained a consistent architectural vocabulary in all aspects of design. Four sides of the building are treated with equal emphasis as if the building has four front sides. Cross ventilation is achieved in all internal spaces. Terraces in first and second floors on the south side of the building shaded with ribbed beams are provided to enjoy varying tropical weather throughout the year.
Columns are casted with an instalment of 76cm (30”) height with 1.5cm by 1.5cm groove. These grooves in the columns give a sense of scale and order. Burma Teak is used for all wood work including doors, internal windows, stairs and cabinets. Aluminium windows are used only on external surfaces for climatic reasons. Stainless steel members are used in railings with teak rail.
Since the owner of the house uses the building only on weekends, outdoor spaces including the ghat remain open to the visitors from neighbouring communities five days a week between 4.0 pm to 7.0 pm. The private house thus is transformed into a community facility creating a positive social impact on the neighbourhood around the project.

2. PROJECT DATA
a) Title of project : Vacation House
b) Type of Building : Private Residence
c) Year of completion : 2009
d) Period of execution (in months) : 27 Months
e) Location (village/town/city & State) : Bhurulia, Gazipur, Dhaka
f) Site area (in sqm) : 8094.0 sqm
g) Built-up area (in sqm) : 524.0 sqm
h) Project cost (in Indian Rupees) : Building=8.00 million (INR)
Landscape + Ghat=6.00 million (INR)
Land Cost=2.00 million (INR)
i) No. of floors (including basement) : Three (03). No basement floor.
j) Client (Company/Person) : Md. Abdul Majid (Industrialist)

3. PROJECT TEAM
a) Design Architect : Shamsul Wares
b) Structural engineers : Dr. M.A. Rashid (Building) and Fazlul Hoque (Ghat and Pond)
c) Electrical engineer : A.K. Azad
d) Plumbing & Sanitation : Shamsul Wares
e) Landscape design : Shamsul Wares
f) Interior & Furniture : Shamsul Wares

4. Contractors
a) Civil work : Md. Ekramul Hoque
b) Plumbing & Sanitation : Motahar Ali
c) Electrical : Monir Hossain
d) Carpenter (Wood work) : Md. Abdur Rab
e) Land Development : Md. Ekramul Hoque

5. DRAWINGS
a) Site Plan
b) Floor Plans and Roof Plan (4 nos)
c) Sections (4 nos)
e) Elevations (4 nos)

6. PHOTOGRAPHS (In Colour)
(All the photographs are taken by Architect Shamsul Wares between 2009 and 2011)
a) External Views : 21 images
b) Internal Views : 18 images
c) Details : 10 images

Note: We are aware that the above data will be edited for the proposed publication.
Shamsul Wares
Architect

Ar. Saif Ul Haque

Salient Features of the Project

Name & Location : ARCADIA PROJECT, KERANIGANJ,DHAKA, BANGLADESH

Cost of Project : (US$) 47,000/00 Built-up area: 330 SQ.METER

Description of Project:

This is a multipurpose facility for social welfare that includes kindergarten, skill development training and primary health care. The facility is run by a trust and was operating from a rented premise prior to the construction of the structure in their own land in current location. The land is located on the bank of a river and is a typical floodplain of Bangladesh that gets inundated in monsoon. The facility is designed as an amphibious structure that floats in water during wet season and sits on ground during dry season. The facility has four identical rooms with one designated for office and the rest three to function as class, training and meeting rooms.

Materials of Construction Details:

The sub-structure is constructed with bamboo, used steel drums, and rope resting on leveled ground with brick flat soling and used automobile tires. Super-structure is constructed with bamboo, ropes and tarpaulin. The curvilinear bamboo-tarpaulin roof is supported by bamboo trusses resting on bamboo posts. The floor of the structure is also constructed with bamboo. The bamboo used in the construction were procured from nearby markets and were treated with preservative chemicals. The entire structure was constructed with labor available in the vicinity of the site.

Special Features:

The design objective was to construct the facility without making major changes in the topographical condition of the site for facilitating the flow of water during monsoon and the preservation of the particular condition of the floodplain. The site area was also small to allow the raising of the site to flood free level with proper slope protection. The other option was to construct the facility on stilts but accessibility during dry season and also cost was a limitation. The amphibious structure fulfills this objective. The technology adopted for construction is simple and the structure could be constructed with locally available skills. Also the use of bamboo as the major material promotes its use as a sustainable material for construction.

City: BANGLADESH