Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 2(5), pp. 226 - 233
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2014.020504
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Apartment Planning and Neighborhood Systems in Asia Urban Forces and Patterns for the Mushroom Growth for Apartments

Javaria Manzoor Shaikh ^*
B.Arch Indus Valley School, Clifton Karachi Hanyang University Korea

ABSTRACT

Everyone has a picture in their mind for a perfect home. It is a building type, which is constantly in use; it is inhabited 24 hours a day and 12 months a year. It is a place, which is independent of age factor; people of all age groups live here from the working man, to the school going kid, to the housewife, to a newly married couple, as well as the college going girl. On the other hand a home, which incorporates all kind of activities for example cooking, dinning, sleeping, working, studying, kids playing, to entertaining of guests, watching television, listening to music, washing and bathing as well as storing space. Above all if these is the emotional activity of love and intimacy between married couples, family members etc. Hence a home is a building type, which satisfies a wide range of functions, as well as accommodates its users, which are of varying age groups with different requirements. People from different c lasses, either from a lower income group or a very high-income group, spend almost 50% of their income into making and maintaining his house. Providing psychological pleasing spaces: Home good or poor, has a deep and lasting effect on all of us. First we find a shelter to satisfy our needs. This shelter, in turn affects the way we feel and act. Home is our microenvironment. It is just one part of our total environment; house has a great effect on one’s life-style and one’s personal development. Whether one lives alone or with other persons, one interacts with house. Ones house affect the way one behaves and feel. At the same time, ones style f living affects ones home.

KEYWORDS
Karachi, Apartment Dwelling, Residential Neighborhoods

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Javaria Manzoor Shaikh , "Apartment Planning and Neighborhood Systems in Asia Urban Forces and Patterns for the Mushroom Growth for Apartments," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 226 - 233, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2014.020504.

(b). APA Format:
Javaria Manzoor Shaikh (2014). Apartment Planning and Neighborhood Systems in Asia Urban Forces and Patterns for the Mushroom Growth for Apartments. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2(5), 226 - 233. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2014.020504.