ar. raj rewal

RAJ REWAL

RISHABH DEVSANDEEP ANKITA YADAVSUCHAR

INTRODUCTIONBORN : 1934

PLACE OF BIRTH : HOSHIYARPUR , PUNJAB ,INDIA

NATIONALITY : INDIAN

EDUCATION :

1. SCHOOLING :- HARCOURT BUTLER SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHIMLA (1939-1951)

2. GRADUATION :- DELHI SCHOL OF ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI (1951-1954)

3. 1955 -1961 - ATTENDED THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF

ARCHITECTURE FOR 1 YEAR 4. COMPLETED HIS FORMAL PROFFESIONAL TRAINING AT BRIXTON

SCHOOL OF BUILDING, LONDON

FAMILY :- MARRIED TO HELENE IN1962 IN LONDON & RETURNED TO INDIA TO SET UP HIS OWN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE.

WORKING LIFE HE WORKED AS AN ARCHIECTURAL ASST. IN VARIOUS PRACTICES IN LONDON &

THEATRE SCENERY DESIGNER IN THE EVENINGS. HE BECAME ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA) 1961-1962 : WORKED IN THE OFFICES OF MICHEL ECOCHARD, ARCHITECT,PARIS 1962 : RETURNED TO NEW DELHI TO SET UP HIS OWN ARCHITECTURAL

PRACTICE. 1963-1972 : TAUGHT AT DELHI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. 1974 : OPENED A SECOND OFFICE IN TEHRAN,IRAN 1985 : FOUNDED THE ARCHITECTURAL RESEACH CELL WITH RAM SHARMA 1986 : CRATOR OF EXHIBITION “TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA”

FOR THE FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN PARIS

FAMOUS BUILDINGS • PARLIAMENT LIBRARY • NEHRU PAVALLION• ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE • SHEIKH SARAI HOUSING COMPLEX • STATE TRADING CORPORATION• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMUNOLOGY

IINNFFLLUUEENNCCEESS

THE “ROLE MODELS” FOR RAJ RWAL ARE :-

1. LE CORBUSIER2. CHARLES CHORREA3. LOUIS I. KAHN

INFLUENTIAL PLACE:

1. RAJASTHAN2. OLD TOWNS3. TADITINAL HAVELI HOUSE4. ANCIENT BUILDINGS5. MODERN BUILDINGS AS WELL6. WESTERN THEORIES OF URBAN PLANNING &

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

PHILOSOPHY• ARCHITECTURAL THEORY - BUILDINGS SHOULD RESPOND TO COMPLEX DEMANDS OF RAPID URBANISATION, CLIMATE & CULTURE.

• CONCEPT - BASE OF DESIGNING HOUSING IS TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF INDIA AND A DUAL CONCERN FOR A BUILDING’S EXPRESSIVENESS BY MEANS OF INCORPORATING HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS INTO URBAN DESIGN.

WINDOW OPENINGS CONSTITUTE A MODERN INTERPRETATION OF CARVED

JALIS IN ANCIENT BUILDINGS

MORPHOLOGY OF OLD TOWNS INTO A CONTEMPORARY EQUIVALENT. (SHEIKH

SARAI MASS HOUSING COMPLEX)

FEATURES

• CLUSTERING OF BUILDINGS (ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE)

• COURTYARDS PROVIDING PUBLIC SPACE WITHIN THE BUILDING.

(ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE)

• SCATTER OF TERRACES PERMITTING YET ANOTHER SET OF ACTIVITIES( SHEIKH SARAI

HOUSING)

FEATURES• STREETS : NARROW, SHADED , BROKEN UP INTO SMALL UNITS CREATING PAUSES, POINTS OF

REST & CHANGING (SHEIKH SARAI)

•GATEWAYS : ALLOW FOR A CHANGE & CONTAIN A CONTUNITY, BRIDGES FORMED

BY LINKING 2 NEIGHBOURING HOUSES (ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE)

MATERIALS• SANSTONE - GIVES TRADITIONAL YET MODERN LOOK ( USED IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS )

• CONCRETE- HOUSING

• BRICK CLADDING- RESIDENCE

INFLUENCES Raj Rewal tried to evolve mass housing schemes based on similar criteria. In the Asian games village and Sheikh Sarai housing project , the peripheral roads are connected to parking squares. The central spine of the layout is reserved for narrow ,shaded, pedestrian pathways . The layout plans follow traditional methods of creating shade and cross ventilation. The creation of the traditional narrow street, linking all the housing units, provides for intimate encounters between people

and a sense of belonging to the neighbourhood square.

ASIAN GAME VILLAGE

CLUSTURS

COURTYARDS

ROOF TERRACES

GATEWAYS

MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL WORKS

STATE TRADING CORPORATION ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE

PARLIAMENT LIBRARY NEHRU MEMORIAL PAVALLION

STATE TRADING CORPORATION

• LOCATION

• DATE

• BUILDING TYPE

• CONSTRUCTION SYSEM

• CONTEXT

• MATERIAL

NEW DELHI

1976

OFFICE BUILDING

VERTICAL STRUCTURAL CORES SUPPORT GIRDERS BETWEEN ALTERNATE FLOORS URBAN

BEIGE &RED SANSTONE PANELS

PLANNING ASPECTS

OCTAGONAL OPENINGS ARE DEEP &PROVIDE SHADE

PLAN – STRUCTURE OF GIRDERS BETWEEN STRUCTURAL CORES ,SUPPORTING FLOOR SLABS

INTERRELATED AREAS FOR OFFICES & COMMERCE

SPECIAL FEATURES

•THE PERPENDICULAR HIGH RISE BLOCKS RISE TO DIFFERENT HEIGHTS THE TALLEST FORMING THE JUNCTION OF THE LOWER TWO.•A LOW, 3-STOREY VOLUME PARTIALLY FILLS THE SPACE CREATED BY THE L –SHAPED PLAN OF ADJOINING TOWERS.•THE OFFICE FLOORS HAVE A 15 M SPAN ,FREE OF INTERNAL COLUMNS•REPEATITION OF OCTAGONAL OPENINGS IN THE BRIDGE LIKE GIRDERS BETWEEN THE VERTICAL CORES RESEMBLES TRADITIONAL JALI

SPECIAL FEATURES

•SKYLIGHTS ALLOW FOR NATURAL LIGHTING FOR THE DISPLAY AREAS

•ATRIUM OF COTTAGE INDUSTRY EMPORIUM –JALIS IN CONCRETE

THESE FEATURES TOGETHER WITH STONE CLADDING, CONTRIBUTE TO THE BUILDING’S UNIQUE EXPRESSIVE FORCE AS A SKY SCRAPPER

NEHRU MEMORIAL PAVALLION

• LOCATION

• DATE

• BUILDING TYPE

• CONSTRUCTION SYSEM

• CONTEXT

• STYLE

NEW DELHI

1971

EXHIBITION GALLERY

STRUCTURE HAS BEEN EMBEDDED IN AN ARTIFICIAL EARTH MOUND

URBAN

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

ABOUT THE PAVALLION

• PURPOSE : IT IS DESIGNED TO HOUSE EXHIBITS ON THE LIFE OF PRIME MINISTER JAWAHARLAL NEHRU.

• CONCEPT: THE BASIC IDEA OF DESIGN COMES FROM EARIEST BUDDHIST STUPAS IN NEPAL(EARTH MOUND CONTAINING RELICS OF BUDDHA

• PLANNING REFLECT A TANTRIC PERCEPTION OF SPACE

• ROOF LEVEL- FOR CIRCULATION - 4 CORNER WINDOWSALLOW VENTILATION

FOR LOWER SPACES

• The pavilion is designed to house exhibits on thelife and times of former prime minister JawaharlalNehru, portions of which were assembled by thecelebrated American designer Charles Fames.• The building is embedded in a grassy mound ofearth.• The basic idea of the design comes from theearliest Buddhist stupas in Nepal which are earthmound containing relics of Buddha.• Plans of the building revel affinities with theyantras and hence reflect a Tantric perception ofspace.• The upper level for example is for circulation andbased on the traditional parkarma, orcircumblation around a central shrine, often acircler or an octagon which evokes a particularMood.

FEATURES

•KOTA STOME FOR FLOORING•TEAK FOR DOORS &WINDOWS

•A NO. OF PROTECTED SPACES HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR GATHERINGS

•EXPOSED CONCRETE BOTH INSIDE &OUTSIDE

•THE GRASSY SLOPESARE SUITABLE RECREATION AREAS FOR CHILDREN

PLANNING ASPECTS

UPPER LEVEL-AUDIO VISUAL ROOM-A STEPPED ROOF IN THE CENTRE FOR EXHIBITION

LOWER LEVEL-DISPLAYS AROUND 4 SECTIONS-DOUBLE HT. ENCLOSURES ON 4 CORNERS

SECTIONS

•ONE OF THE 4 CORNER AREAS OF LOWER LEVEL –•DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACE•NATURAL LIGHT ENTERS BY CORNER WINDOWS FROM EXTERIOR COURTYARD

1.Entrance2. Audio visual3.Exhibition space4.Covered walkway5.Paved walkway6.walkway

ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE

• LOCATION

• DATE

• BUILDING TYPE

• CONSTRUCTION SYSEM

• CONTEXT

• STYLE

NEW DELHI

1980

HOUSING

STRUCTURE HAS BEEN EMBEDDED IN AN ARTIFICIAL EARTH MOUND

URBAN

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

ABOUT THE ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE

SITE PLAN•PURPOSE – HOUSING WAS BUILT BY PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE TEMPORARY INFLUX GUEST &LATER ON WOULD BE SOLD OFF TO PRIVATE INDIVISUAL

•CONCEPT –BASED ON SEQUENCE OF OPEN SPACES LINKED BY NARROW, SHADED PEDETRAIN STREETS & CONTAINING BOTH RECREATIONAL &COMMERCIAL PEDESTRAIN PATHWAYS

PLANNING ASPECTS

•UNIT TYPES FROM INDIVISUAL HOUSES (A, B, C) TO APPARTMENTS(E,F,G)•THERE ARE 510 HOUSING UNITS- 200 INDIVISUAL & 300 APPARTMENTS IN 2-STOREY TO 4-STOREY ‘WALK –UPS’•DENSITY OF 50 UNITS PER HECTARE

FLOOR PLAN OF TYPE C HOUSING

APPART .UNITS TO CREATE CLUSTER

TYPE OF APPARTMENTS (FLOOR PLANS)

•INT .VIEW SHOWING SPLIT LEVEL ARRANGEMENT OF SPACES

FEATURES

TERRACES ON THE UPPER LEVEL ARE JOINED OVERHEAD TO CREAT GATEWAY –LIKE ENTRANCES THROUGH WALKWAYS

•THE HOUSING UNITS BENEFIT FROM LARGE LANDSCAPE AREAS AS WELL AS FROM SMALL COURTS

•WALLS\PARAPETS-NARROW SLITS (JALIS FOR BOTH PRIVACY&VENTELATION

•MATERIAL USED- REINFORCED CONCRETE POSTS &BEAMS ,COVERED WITH ROUGH CAST &PLASTER

•HIS NOW SERVES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS A RECREATIONAL &COMMERCIAL CENTRE

PARLIAMENT LIBRARY

• LOCATION

• DATE

• BUILDING TYPE

• CONSTRUCTION SYSEM

• CONTEXT

• STYLE

NEW DELHI

1989

LIBRARY

A SERIES OF BUBBLE DOMES OVER LOW WEIGHT SANDSTONE CURVATURES PEGGED WITH GLASS ELEMENTS PROVIDE NATURAL LIGHTURBAN

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

• PURPOSE :SYMBOLICALLY A HOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE ,THE PARLIAMENT LIBRARY HAS ITS SITE NEXT TO YHE PARLIAMENT HOUSE

• ALONG THE 3-AXIS OF CENTRAL CORE OF PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ONE IS TAKEN AS A CONTINUATION OF THE LAYOUT OF LIBRARY

CONCEPT

• THE MAIN ASSEMBLY OF THE PARLIAMENT &THE FOCAL CENTRE OF THE NEW LIBRARY LIE ON THE SAME AXIS

• THE IDEA IS TAKEN FROM ADINATH TEMPLE IN 16TH CENTURY.• SYMMETRICAL & BALANCED COMPOSITION • SEPARATE BLOCKS ARE PROPOSED FOR DIFFERENT

FUNCTIONS

PLANNING ASPECT

• THE BIGGEST GEOMETRICAL PROBLEM:CIRCULAR SHAPE OF PARLIAMENT,TOUGH TO RELATE TO THE LIB. COMPLEX,WITHIN ITS TRIANGULAR SHAPE SITE

• COURTYARDS FORM THE IMP. FEATURE OF DESIGN ,KEEPING IN MIND DELHI’S EXTREME CLIMATE

• IT IS DEMARCATED INTO 3 ZONES FOR EASY ACCESSIBILITY &UTILITY FOR V.I.P&GENERAL PUBLIC

• HT OF THE BUILDING RESTRICTED TO PODIUM LEVEL OF PARLIAMENT HOUSE

CIRCULATION ROUTE OF LIBRARY

LEGENDS1. VIP ENTRANCE2. SCHOLARS

ENTRANCE3. PUBLIC ENTRANCE4. MPS ENTRANCE5. BPST BLOCK6. SCHOLARS LIBRARY7. MPS READING ROOM8. RESEACH

&ARCHIEVES9. ATRIUM10. FOCAL CENTRE11. AUDITORIUM12. COMMITTEE ROOM13. PRESS CENTRE14. DIGITAL LIBRARY15. PUBLIC RECEPTION

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FEATURES•A VARIETY OF DOMES CONSTRUCTED OF LIGHT WEIGHT FIBRE SHEET,STRUCTURAL GLASS&GLASS BRICKS ADMIT FILTERED LIGHT TO THE SPACES BELOW.

•BALANCE BETWEEN LIGHT WT. ELEGANCE OF HIGH TECH DOMES &THE RED WHITE SANDSTONE USED ON WALLS &FLOORS

THE FOCAL CENTRE- SPECTACULAR .INVOLVES A COMPOSITE ARRANGEMENT OF 4 PETALS USING SUN REFLECTING GLASS ,STAINLESS STEEL TIED TOGETHER WITH DELICATE TENSION RODS.

FEATURES

•4 STOREY HIGH ATRIUM GETS LIGHT EVEN INTO THE BASEMENT THAT STORE NEARLY 3 MILLION BOOKS IN COMPACT SYSTEM

CEILING &CANTILEVER STAIRS –EXPOSED CONCRETE,SOFTEN BY TEXTURED LEFT BY WOODEN FORM WORK `

FLOOR- KOTA STONE IN BROWN&BRONZE CARRIED THROUGH A TEAK FRAMED DOOR

FEATURES

•LANDSCAPE - GRASS EMBAKEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED ABOVE COMPLEMENTING THE DENCE SPACE OF ADJOINING PARLIAMENT HOUSE.

•COURTYARDS ARE PROVIDEDOR DIRECT LIGHT &VENTILATION

•MATERIAL –SANDSTONE,CONCRETE,JALIS

PLAN

SECTION

HALL OF NATIONS , PRAGATI MAIDAN , NEW DELHI• A limited competition was held in 1970 for the design of permanent exhibition spaces for the International Trade Fair 2 years later, & Raj Rewal‟s proposal was selected.• The main pavilion of the hall of nations has a clear span of 78 m and a height vary from 3 m to 21m , thereby providing a vast capacity for items to be exhibited from books to bulldozers.• The hall of industries on the other hand is a combination of 4 smaller pavilions by ramps enclosing a central area for open air exhibits, utilities, toilets, and other services are located under the ramps.• Although each of the halls was initially conceived as a full pyramid the truncated form was adopted in order to avoid unnecessary constructions.• The depth of the structure system was utilized as sun breaker and looked like a traditional jali. This helps in obstructing the harsh sunrays while permitting air circulation at the same time.

VIEW OF HALL OF NATIONS

INTERIOR

• The steel for this space frame construction was expensive in India.• As the result, it was built in the latter material.• Octahedral measuring 5m from joint to joint were employed as the basic 3D unit of the space frame , which rests on 8 points around the essentially square planned and allows 11m wide openings between the supports.• An effective system of environmental control inside the building was another outcome of the 3D structure , as solid triangular panels at regular intervals provided sun screens – a modern equivalent , according to some authors of the traditional jali in Indian architecture .

• LOCATION

• DATE

• BUILDING TYPE

• CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

• MATERIAL

ROHTAK, HARYANA

2013

INSTITUTIONAL

BRICK AND RCC CONSTRUCTIONWITH EXTENCIVE USE OF RED & WHITE SAND STONE CLADING ON BOTH IN EXTERIOR AND IN INTERIOR

MOSTLY RED & WHITE SAND STONE

SUVPA CAMPUS

• SUVPA IS AN INTEGRATED CAMPUS OF FOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS

•CAMPUS IS DIVIDED INTO 6 DIFF. BLOCKS1. DEPT. OF ARCHITECTURE 2. DEPT. OF FINE ARTS3. DEPT. OF FILM & TV4. DEPT. OF FASHION DESIGN5.ADMINISTRATION BLOCK6.AUDITORIUM

• ALL THE BLOCKS ARE ORRIENTED IN SAME DIRECTION ACCORDING TO THE SUNPATH

•FOUR DEPT. BUILDINGS HAVE A CENTRAL COURTYARD INFLUENCED FROM THE RAJASTHANI ARCHITECTURE

•EXTENCIVE USE OF RED SANDSTONE GIVE THE BUILDING A FEEL OF RAJASTHANI ARCHUTECTURE

•CIRCULAR COLLUMNS ARE USED INSTEAD OF SQUARE COLLUMNS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED WITH DIFF. MATERIAL AND ADD TO THE ASTHETICS VALUE OF THE CAMPUS

•INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF STUDIOS & CLASS ROOMS ARE GIVEN VERY MUCH ATTENTION BY USING COFFERED CEILING AND SOUND ABSORBING TREATEMENTS ON THE WALLS

• USE OF CLOISTERS IN SINGLY LOADED CORRIDORS INSPIRED FROM RAJASTHANI ARCHITECTURE

• THE DESIGN OF THE AUDITORIUM IS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF SUN DIAL.

• THE AUDITORIUM BUILDING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.

•THE LOWER PART IS THE AUDITORIUM WHERE AS THE UPPER PART IS A LIBRARY.

• THE AMPHITEATRE IS LOCATED NEAR THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.

• FIBRE GLASS ROOFING IS DONE IN THE APHITHEATURE

• THE ROOFING IS DONE LIKE THE PARLIAMENT LIBRARY.

• SAND STONE IS INNOVATIVELY USED FOR MAKING SIGN BOARDS IN THE CAMPUS.

• THE AUDITORIUM , CAFETERIA , AMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE AMPHITHEATURE BUILDING ARE CLADDED WITH WHITE SAND STONE.

• WHEREAS THE ACADEMIC BLOCKS ARE CLADDED WITH RED SANDSTONE.

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