Influence Of Housing Density On Open Space Utilization The Case Of Cmc Apartments Addis Ababa Ethiopia

The primary focus of this thesis is studying housing density and its influence on open rnspace utilization, interpreting the subject both conceptually and numerically. Thernresearcher Purposively selected respondents from seven types of buildings which arernfound in CMC compound to study the implications of Housing Density with the residents’ rnopen space utilization. The analysis for this thesis is classified in to two broad sections. rnThe first section being quantitative in its very nature, uses secondary sources torncalculate density. The later section, links housing density with open space utilization of rnthe residents by selecting two most common characteristics of density as reference.rnThese are: Enclosure (Horizontal attribute) and Building height (Vertical attribute). rnThese are further discussed by contextually defining and classifying the buildings in rnthe compound for ease of relating density with the residents.rnIt was found that respondents with enclosed open space utilize open space more than rnthose which are not enclosed. Highly enclosed neighborhood however, disconnectsrnspaces resulting in introvert spaces. Additionally, building height increment is found to rndiscourage residents in using open spaces. The study also discloses numbers rnregarding density by using the most common measurements such as Net and Gross rnhousing density, FAR, BAR. The housing density, based on the results from gross rnhousing density calculations the housing density of CMC apartment being 24.67 rnHu/Ha is below the lowest bench mark set for gross housing density nationally. Hence rnlow housing density. As far as the international standard for net housing density is rnconcerned the net housing density being 88.85 Hu/Ha falls under medium density rnhousing.rnThe thesis recommends that beyond for the needs for accommodation and density, rnit is essential to take in to account the ties these entities have with the residents. Along rnwith the provision of open spaces building layouts of the compound both in cluster or rnbuilding level are important. It is with such detailing that the interests of residents could rnbe fulfilled.

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