Physical Density and Urban Sprawl: A Case of Dhaka City - KTH

Spatial qualities
Spatial qualities refer to the space usability, cross ventilation and provision of daylight inside
the block (Chapter 2). This section shows the efficiency of spaces, cross ventilation of houses
and provision of daylight inside the block. The photographs of the informal settlements have
been used to illustrate the spatial qualities of informal housing block. Those photographs
show the usability of space inside or surrounding the block, availability of cross ventilation in
the houses and the provision of daylight inside the block.
Figure 4.4 is showing that the inhabitants are using internal roads to dry their clothes because
there is no private or semi private space inside the block. The internal roads are the only open
space inside the block. But those roads are being used by the inhabitants to accomplish their
daily activities as a result the provision of sunlight inside the block is being hindered.
Figure 4.4: The use of internal roads for drying their clothes. Source: Sultana,
2007.
There is a shortage of private space inside the block. So the inhabitants use the internal
Figure 4.5: A woman is cooking in the outdoor by using soil burner. Source:
Sultana, 2007.
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