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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 DEFINITION OF GROUP HOUSE
An apartment community typically refers to a group of residential buildings that are managed as a
single entity. These communities often feature shared amenities such as swimming pools, fitness
centers, community rooms, and outdoor spaces. They may also have common maintenance services
and management, creating a sense of shared living experience among residents.
Benefits:
• Group housing ensures privacy and security.

• Reduced traffic and speeding cars behind the gates enhance safety.
• Quieter and safer environments for children to play and ride bicycles in these neighborhoods.

• High building standards and strict codes help promote uniformity in design, ensuring that
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structures within the community meet certain quality and aesthetic standards.
• Residents take pride in ownership, leading to good maintenance.

• Communal spaces with amenities inside are conducive to comfortable living.

1.2 THE THESIS
The thesis aims to establish an integrated community that is interactive, barrier-free, secured,
climate-responsive, innovative, and peaceful. It seeks to utilize modern advancements in passive
energy techniques in its design.
1.3 SCOPE OF THESIS
• Designing an integrated neighborhood.

• Analyzing techniques to reduce energy consumption and promote energy-efficient design
from the grassroots level.
• Implementing barrier-free techniques.

• Exploring the concept of affordability in design.

• Planning a smart community with residential developments and comprehensive amenities.

• Blending commercial, recreational, and institutional areas to create a self-contained
development.

• Designing in harmony with nature.

Thus, this group housing project will consist of:
• Residential buildings

• Commercial centers
• Recreation and sports facilities

• Library

• Gymnasium

• Meditation center

• Creche and other facilities

• Outdoor play area

• Parks

• Pedestrian walkways, cycle tracks, and jogging tracks

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