5. TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS
Architectural layout of a house becomes complete with the security aspect covered. Security in housing and dwelling units plays the most important role. Unlike these days were security systems and CCTV cameras have taken over the traditional methods of installing surveillance, Forts and Housing units used to incorporate this aspect by Architectural Design.
Case studies would be analysed according to the following framework- Identifying the ways in which surveillance can be incorporated in a space, shift in surveillance strategies from traditional to modern architecture and how it has affected the person incharge or the observer, Surveillance strategies as used in Forts and how CCTV Cameras have taken over the architectural …show more content…
Usually there are no small walkways. Floors are constructed on a gallery design, so that anyone can view those below without having to change floors.Exposed elevators are often encased in glass. While they give a wonderful feeling to the riders travelling up or down, they are also an example of the Panoptic eye, as incidents in elevators would otherwise remain undetected for sometime due to lack of visibility."
A jewellery shop works on the same principle. The CCTV cameras in a jewellery shop are placed right above the show panel to keep an eye if anything is removed from there by a stranger. Unlike in a library, there are a lot of people/ employees too who keep an eye on the visitors and make sure of the security. The employees are in a hidden Panopticon.They do not directly hold vision on the visitor, but as a side job keep an eye. The visitors also make sure that they hand over every jewellery piece that they pick up, and do not make gestures which might indicate that they are
Architectural layout of a house becomes complete with the security aspect covered. Security in housing and dwelling units plays the most important role. Unlike these days were security systems and CCTV cameras have taken over the traditional methods of installing surveillance, Forts and Housing units used to incorporate this aspect by Architectural Design.
Case studies would be analysed according to the following framework- Identifying the ways in which surveillance can be incorporated in a space, shift in surveillance strategies from traditional to modern architecture and how it has affected the person incharge or the observer, Surveillance strategies as used in Forts and how CCTV Cameras have taken over the architectural …show more content…
Usually there are no small walkways. Floors are constructed on a gallery design, so that anyone can view those below without having to change floors.Exposed elevators are often encased in glass. While they give a wonderful feeling to the riders travelling up or down, they are also an example of the Panoptic eye, as incidents in elevators would otherwise remain undetected for sometime due to lack of visibility."
A jewellery shop works on the same principle. The CCTV cameras in a jewellery shop are placed right above the show panel to keep an eye if anything is removed from there by a stranger. Unlike in a library, there are a lot of people/ employees too who keep an eye on the visitors and make sure of the security. The employees are in a hidden Panopticon.They do not directly hold vision on the visitor, but as a side job keep an eye. The visitors also make sure that they hand over every jewellery piece that they pick up, and do not make gestures which might indicate that they are