A STUDY ON SUPPLY SITUATION AND SPACE PLANNING OF PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING BY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION IN MYANMAR

Abstract

Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development has been working on Public Rental Housing Project, Hut to Apartment Project and Low Cost Housing Project. Public Rental Housing Project had been constructed at 12 sites in Yangon. The building type of public rental housing is wooden row house and detached house, mainly RC twin staircase house. In the dwelling unit of twin staircase house, there is living room, bedroom, kitchen, shower room, toilet, storage and verandah. In all rooms, the window has been reserved. The common and public facilities by DHSHD and Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC), and the living facilities by residents and resident organizations, are established in the site. DHSHD housing office, YCDC township office and Dama Yone have been playing the central role of housing estates.