Aqaba Housing Competition:  A Competition for the Design of a Model Water- and Energy-Efficient Low-Income Expandable Housing Unit in Aqaba, Jordan

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Appendix 6:  Samples of Conventional Low-Income Houses

The following are samples of conventional low-income houses that have been carried out by the Jordanian Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) and Habitat for Humanity – Jordan.  These samples in no way are intended as prescriptions for solutions for the Aqaba Housing Competition, but are intended to help in familiarizing the competitors with current low-income housing practices in the country.

Samples of Conventional Low-Income Single-Family Dwellings Designed by HUDC in Marka, Amman

Figure 1:  Floor plans for an expandable dwelling; 1: the two-module core unit; 2: the expanded unit at the ground-floor level; 3: the first-floor level. 

Figure 2:  Floor plans for an expandable dwelling; 1: the one-module core unit; 2: the expanded unit at the ground-floor level; 3: the first-floor level. 

Figure 3:  A model illustrating a proposed scenario for incremental dwelling building. 

Figure 4:  General views of a group of dwellings. 

Figure 5:  A view of a one-story dwelling. 

Figure 6:  A view of a dwelling. 

Figure 7:  The entrance porch of a two-story dwelling. 

Figure 8:  The living area of a dwelling.

Samples of Conventional Low-Income Houses Constructed by Habitat for Humanity in the villages of Himmeh and ‘Adasiyyah in the northern Jordan Valley and in Ghor al-Safi in the southern Jordan Valley

Figure 9:  Community participation in a house building process in Himmeh.   

Figure 10:  Views of a two-room house in Himmeh; top: formwork for foundation and columns reinforcement; bottom: completed house before the application of finishing materials. 

Figure 11:  The interior of a house under-construction in Himmeh. 

Figure 12:  The installation of a gravel base for the floor of the entrance porch of a house in Himmeh. 

Figure 13:  The installation of a cement screed for the floor of the entrance porch of a house in Himmeh. 

Figure 14:  Block-work construction in Himmeh. 

Figure 15:  Ceramic tiling in the water closet in a house in Himmeh. 

Figure 16:  The installation of aluminium work in a house in ‘Adasiyyah. 

Figure 17:  The kitchen of a house in Himmeh. 

Figure 18:  The kitchen of a house in ‘Adasiyyah. 

Figure 19:  The living area of a house in Himmeh. 

Figure 20:  A room that serves multiple functions - including a place for baking bread - in Himmeh. 

Figure 21:  Views of houses under-construction in ‘Adasiyyah.  

Figure 22:  A two-story house under-construction in Himmeh. 

Figure 23:  A one-room house in Himmeh. 

Figure 24:  A house in Ghor al-Safi. 

Figure 25:  The entrance porch of a house in ‘Adasiyyah. 

Figure 26:  The installation of a house sign by the house owners in Himmeh.