1.
MACHA HOUSE (KOLKATA)
 ARCHITECTS: ABIN DESIGN
STUDIO
 AREA : 1850 sqft
 YEAR: 2022
 CATEGORY : HOTELS

2.
BUILDING STRUCTURE
 Built on an MS structural framework.
 Local available bamboo

3.
Roofing : Thatched roof
with bamboo framing
Windows: custom fabricated
metal frame with glass panel.
Steel coloumn
Concrete base

4.
 Façade cladding: Locally available muli bamboo with chemical treatment.
 Flooring : epoxy floor
 Thatched roof with bamboo framing

5.
ROOF TOP OF HOUSE
A thatched roof above renders the pavilion as a harmonious addition to the landscape.

6.
ISOMETRIC VEIW
POND 1 POND 2

7.
Constructed site
Lakes near the site

8.
Master plan

9.
Floor plan

10.
Enterance
Living space
Balcony seating
Dining hall
Toilet
kitchen
Bedrooms
Floor plan

11.
Sections of house

12.
Interior of house
Interior furniture : low weight wicker style wooden furniture

13.
SWOT ANALYSIS OF MACHA HOUSE
STRENGTH
 Raised 9 feet above the base of house .
 Remain unaffected during flood.
 Built on MS structural framework.
 Material of construction is familiar to the inhabitants of the land.
 Contemporary implementation of traditional materials.
 Bamboo is easily available as local material.
 Bamboo with steel trusses makes the structure strengthen and durable.
 Construction duration is too short.
 Low cost of construction.
weakness
 Lack of knowledge in bamboo dealing.
 Highly suscesptable to fire.
 Untreated bamboo is prone to fungi.

14.
OPPORTUNITIES
Bamboo has multiple uses in building constructions.
Low cost make a bamboo a promising material.
THREATS
 Bamboo faces competition from other building
material.
 There are in adequate bamboo processing
techniques.
 Lack of expertise in building construction.