Bangladeshi Contemporary Architectural Design and Projects with Context and Details of Works

  The traditional courtyard housing is rapidly disappearing from all suburban areas due to urban aggression. In tropics, the significant precipitation rate, humidity, bright sun, water bodies and vegetation all together help to prepare a comfortable life inside and outside with the wise arrangements and orientation of functions both horizontally and vertically, which are attempted to achieve in the Sabuj Pata Residence at Savar, Hemayetpur. The residence is skillfully designed by Asia Karim under the firm, Indigenous. Naim Ahmed Kibria, Proddut Basak, Md. Abdul Momit Talukder, Eva Akter worked in the design team while Mir Enayet Hossain did the structural design. The 12.08 katha land space has a ground coverage of 206.36 sqm. The open plans help cross ventilation through the building and the triple-height void acts as a stack ventilator. Along with this void, the courtyard is set to the east looking south to draw the light and breeze. The benefit of living in nature with urban faci...