LIAKAT ALI RESIDENCE

PROJECT TITLE: LIAKAT ALI RESIDENCE
LOCATION: 42 PANCHLAISH R/A, CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH
OWNER: MR. LAIKOT ALI CHOWDHURY
COMPLETION YEAR: 2006

Urban living environment in our country generally varies according to the built area and land area ratio. In our country it is a crying need for the dwellers to utilize maximum spaces according to their needs along with land areas. Sometimes aesthetical needs conflicts with their rational ones. Positive Outdoor spaces are really a Crisis factor in our residential Plots. The Project Location is in Pachlais, Chittagong. It is the port city of Bangladesh. Natural settings with small hills elsewhere and terrain land levels make its topography outstanding. The architect made his consideration in the project’s functional layout, as he connects north and south side facing rooms through a connecting bridge.
Then built area is considered in one side of the cardinal line while the other part is considered as for open space. The building is North–South elongated considering 50% Land from the front side. So 50% open space is the positive space where landscape with a swimming pool is accommodated. As the Sun Rises from east and sets at west, so at noon the foreside spaces get enough comfortable shadow. This is a positive solution for the client that has to be appreciated. An interlocking position of forms made of Fair face concrete structure with Lime stone cladded building. Architect’s test of using materials as Glass, Aluminum louver, limestone, as well as different types of wood makes an intermingle of contemporary and indigenous materials.