In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras

A cheap and eco-friendly house has been designed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras which hopes it has delivered a model for housing projects that can be used by the government for the poor.

  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Wall panel erection over foundation.
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  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Aligned wall panels
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Erection of panels for floor slabs
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Layout of panels as slabs with cavities to be filled with reinforced concrete.
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  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Screed concrete on top
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Erection of second floor wall panel.
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    View from front side.
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  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Layout of roof slab panels.
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Finished interior-1
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Finished interior-2
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  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    Stairs made of GFRG panels
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    View of finished building-1
  • In pics: the six-lakh home from IIT Madras
    View of finished building-2