Gobindakati
Inner-side Inhabitation
Overview
The site is located near the canal in the village of Gobindakati. This site has close proximity to the border of Bangladesh which is divided by the river Kalindi These clusters of houses are orientated around the courtyard and are surrounded by farms and bagaan (kitchen gardens). One can find a mixture of both, a traditional house type and RCC structure. Entry to the site is through a narrow path which leads to a courtyard shared by the Haldar’s family. The people residing here are mostly farmers, toto drivers, some of them are even migrant workers.
A family separates grain from the wheat. The ground, covered in husks, takes on a golden hue as they work.
As you step into the first lane, it leads you into a shared courtyard, a space that binds the homes of three brothers.
The space is filled with traditional metal utensils, sacks of supplies, and some personal belongings, creating a lived-in and functional atmosphere.
A family separates grain from the wheat. The ground, covered in husks, takes on a golden hue as they work.
Key Plan
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AXONOMETRIC
1. Amiya Haldar Ghor
Amiya’s ghor consists of two baranda - inner and outer. These barandas open up to their bagaan and farms. One of the outer baranda acts as a conjecture adjacent to it, creating a social space. These barandas are used as dining spaces and storage (inner baranda). Kitchens, socializing space happens in the outer baranda. When you enter the house, you step into the inner baranda where you can see a mala (storage space). When you enter further inside, you are in the ghor, where a corner is dedicated to a deity (thakurghor) usually covered with the saree creating a vibrant corner in the grey shade of the house. Amiya and his wife, Maloti Haldar are both farmers. He is also a toto driver (van gadis). He has three children, two sons and a daughter. His eldest son is a student studying in 12th grade, the youngest son is specially abled and the daughter is married.
2. Shupoda Haldar’s Ghor
Shupoda’s ghor consists of two types of houses, a mud house and G+1 RCC house. The mud house has one semi open baranda with rannaghor (kitchen) being at the end creating a cooking space. The baranda majorly leads to two openings: one to the rcc house to the left and second to the ghor of mud house to the right. Manashi, the wife of Shupoda Haldar, spends most of the time in baranda doing all of her daily household chores in that space. She also helps her husband with farming. The ghor is used as storage and sleeping space. Earlier the extension to the ghor, on the roadside was used as a shop, now it is used as a storage space, to the corner, one can find a thakurghor. There are two outer baranda adjacent to the shop, one of which is used as a parking space for toto. The RCC house is currently used for storing the harvested crops and sleeping space. Shupoda has two children, a son and daughter both students, son studying SY BA and daughter in 8th grade. According to the narratives of the son, the family is planning to demolish the mud house and extend their RCC structure further, in the upcoming years.
3. Badal Haldar
When you walk down the alley, to the left lies the two ghor of Badal Haldar. The first is made of mud which consists of a semi open baranda enveloped with the jali of bamboo. As soon as you step into the baranda, it leads you to the multipurpose area (ghor) and right next to it lies the storage room (mala). Initially the rannaghor was designated in the ghor keeping the windows very close to the floor. Now the rannaghor is placed between the mud and RCC house. The wall separating the two rooms is completely made of bamboo. The house feels like an envelope of bamboo. The rannaghor which is now outside the house leads The way to the entry stairs of the RCC house of Badal Haldar. The house is a G+1 building. As you enter the house there is a semi open space which leads you to the bedroom, right next to the semi open space is the kitchen with a staircase in the opposite direction that goes to the 1st floor. Badal Haldar, his wife and his child reside in this house and the mother resides in the mud house.
The family farms for living, fishing from the pukur near to house for everyday food. The house will be completed in a few years under the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna.
