Raj Rewal Asian games village case study

architectural case study
Asian games village designed by ar. raj rewal
B.Arch 4th-year sem 7
detailed zoning
analysis and survey
concept execution
referral links
https://www.scribd.com/document/415212492/Asian-Games-Village-Final
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/fp/from-utopias-to-heterotopias-migrant-housing-values-of-time-density-culture-and-energy-ur2005-monsoon-2019/building-blocks-of-migrant-housing-monsoon-2019-ug180076

https://www.slideshare.net/WaseemNoor3/raj-rewal-asian-games-village

https://www.archdaily.com/903782/asian-games-village-residence-iii-viueller-architects

https://rajrewal.in/portfolio/asian-games-village-1980-1982/

https://qdoc.tips/asiad-villagegrp-6-pdf-free.html

https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media.archnet.org/system/publications/contents/2850/original/DPT0402.pdf?1384768113

https://prezi.com/zj7br3xisvu8/asiad-village/

1. AD CASE STUDY
GROUP 5
By Ar.Raj Rewal
ASIAN GAMES
VILLAGE

2. PROJECT
A BACKGROUND
Raj Rewal's housing for the Asian Games held in Delhi in November 1982 has been designed in
the tradition if such works, but attempts to create a village to instil a sense of community and
participation in the best spirit if an Olympiad.
Located near the medieval ruins if Sid fort in South Delhi, 35 acres were allotted by the Delhi
Development Authority (DDA) for some 700 housing units.
The project took just under two years to build.
Initially, the complex, had 700 housing units out of which 200 were individual houses and 500
were apartments which varied from two to four storey structures.
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3. PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Architect - Raj Rewal
Location - New Delhi, India
Date - 1980-1982
Building Type - Multi family housing
Construction System - Concrete
Context - Urban
Style - Modern
site area - 35acres (141640 sq m)
landscape architect - Mohammad Shaheer
TOTAL BUILDING UNITS
TOTAL BUILDING UNITS: INITIALLY, CONSISTS OF 700 UNITS. (200 INDIVIDUAL HOUSES & 500
APARTMENTS).
NOW, IT HAS 853 FLATS.(793 HOUSE TOP OFFICIALS OF PSUS, BUREAUCRATS, PUBLIC. SERVANTS
AND EVEN UNION MINISTERS).
Density is 28 units per hectare.

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5. CLIMATE
Delhi comes under the Composite Climate Zone.
Composite climate displays the characteristics of
hot & dry, warm & humid as well as cold climates.
Design here are guided by longer prevailing
climatic conditions .
New Delhi's climate is a difficult climate to design
for, being composite in nature , it experiences a
dry-hot summer with temperatures up to 45°C
and winters with temperatures down to 3°C and
an in-between hot-humid season.
Cool shadows and air currents are built into the
grain of the city of Jaisalmer and are excellent
demonstration of the achievement of low
rise,high density development.
Thus in this project same technique is used to
manage the climatic barriers
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6. THE HOUSING
SURROUNDS THE PRESENT
DINING COMPLEX WHICH WILL
LATER
BE CONVERTED INTO A
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
BLOCK.
THE BUILDINGS ARE
CLUSTERED TO FORM
MOHALLAS OR
NEIGHBOURHOODS, EACH WITH
BETWEEN SIXTEEN AND
THIRTYSIX DWELLINGS. A
CENTRAL PEDESTRIAN SPINE,
MODELLED ON
TRADITIONAL GALIS,
INTERCONNECTS THE
CLUSTERS. PEDESTRIAN AND
VEHICULAR ACCESS TO
HOUSING IS KEPT SEGREGATED
BUT LINKED
FOR CONVENIENCE. CAR
PARKING IS OFF THE
PERIPHERAL ROADS.
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7. built
59.6%
unbuilt
40.4%



Green Areas and courtyards Are Spread All Over the Site
which can be Accessed From 70% Of the Village
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9. VENTILATION
Cool shadows and air
currents are built into
thegrain of the city of
Jaisalmer and are
excellent demonstration
of the achievement of
low rise,high density
development.

INSPIRATION
The forts of Jaisalmer
and Jodhpur offer
fromhigh plateaux
splendid overviews of
the cities.
The sense of enclosure
and continuity
ofmovement is
maintained throughout
the cities.

VISUALS
Settlement patterns are
clearly visible and the
texture of the city with
its closely related
solidsand voids .
INDOOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
The densely packed
blocks breathe‟ through
the
courtyards at different
levels .

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10. CLUSTERING OF
BUILDING
The buildings are clustered to
form mohallas or
neighbourhoods, each with
between sixteen and thirtysix
dwellings. A central pedestrian
spine, modelled on traditional
galis, interconnects the clusters.
Pedestrian and vehicular access
to housing is kept segregated but
linked for convenience
STREETS ARE
NARROW, SHADED ,
BROKEN UP INTO
SMALL UNITS
CREATING PAUSES,
POINTS OF REST &
CHANGING




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TYPICAL CLUSTER
FORMING GATEWAYS
IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
FOR SHADED
PEDESTRIAN WALKING
AND ARE ALSO USED
AS TERRACE GARDENS.
•THE GATEWAYS MARK
THE TERRITORIES

CREATION OF
GEOMETRIC
SYSTEMS AND
RESPONDING
VISUAL IMAGERIES
ARE APPARENT IN
RAJ REWAL’S
ARCHITECTURAL
WORKS.

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THE ARCHITECTS
DESIGNED THE OLYMPIC
VILLAGE HOUSING TO BE
USED BY THE LOCAL
POPULATION AFTER THE
EVENT, AND HAVE GIVEN
THE BUILDINGS AN
INDIAN CHARACTER.


GATEWAYS ALLOW
FOR A CHANGE &
CONTAIN A
CONTUNITY,
BRIDGES FORMED
BY LINKING 2
NEIGHBOURING
HOUSES

LAYOUT PLAN
FOLLOWS
TARDITIONAL
METHOD OF
CREATING SHADE VIA
OVERHANG SHADE,
WINDOWS, AND JALI
IN PARAPET,


THE CONCEPT IS BASED
ON A SEQUENCE OF
OPEN SPACES,
INTERLINKED WITH
NARROW PEDESTRIAN
STREETS SHADED AND
KEPT ALIVE THROUGH A
CAREFUL MIX WITH
RECREATIONAL AND
COMMUNAL AREA.

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13. Specific Building Typology
TYPE A UNIT
120 SQ M

THESE HAVE LARGEST FLOOR
AREA WITH CAR PORCHES AND
LARGE TARRACES

13.5 OF TOTAL HEIGHT AND
3M EACH UNIT OF HEIGHT IS
PROVIDED
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TYPE B UNIT
200 SQ M

LOCATED ON THE PERIPHERY
OF THE PARKING SQUARES,
THE LARGEST SINGLE UNITS
HAVE AGROUNDAREA OF
APPROXIMATELY 200 METERS
AND HAVE ATTACHED CAR
PORCHES AND SERVANT
QUATER


2
TYPE C UNIT
60 SQ M

ITS DESIGNED SO THAT IT CAN
FORM CLUSTER WITH EITHER
FOUR OR SIX UNITS TO
CREATE A VARIETY OF INNER
SPCAES
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TYPE D UNIT
80 SQM

A TYPICAL BLOCK DESIGNED
IN A WAY THAT IT CAN BE
LINKED AT ALL ENDS,
INCLUDING THE FRONTAND
CAN COMBINE AS DIFFERENT
PERMUTATIONS THAT MIX
AND MERGE TO SHAPE
NEWELEMENTS, EACH ADDING
A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.
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14. The flats vary in size, from 90 square
metres to a maximum of200 square
metres. Each unit has its own private
open-to-sky space, in the form of a
courtyard or a terrace, in addition to
sharing a larger less private
communal garden area. The house
clusters, with their connecting
walkways and terraces overlooking
the intemal pedestrian streets or gal
is, help give the people of the mohalla
a sense of participation in communal
activities.
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17. APARTMENT BLOCK
The isometric drawing of a typical cluster shows how the
houses are designed as interlocking units, usually in a block
of four to six flats. Each cluster has its own integrity, being
diftned by large darwazas or doorways, which have been a
feature of old city quarters in northern India. In the long
term, it is hoped that each cluster will develop its own
identity. The houses and roof terraces often overlook the
streets (galis) and the communal courtyards, creating a
sense of participation among residents, in what the architect
calls "the theatre of the street."

18. TYPE A

21. TYPE G

25. ducts
open spaces

26. There has been a careful selection of materials and
colours for the housing. The building external walls are
finished with a stone aggregate applied in situ while
the courtyard walls are of Delhi quartzite stone.
Pedestrian pathways are paved with white or red
sandstone. The doors and windows to the houses are of
metal and are painted in bright colours which also give
a sense of identity to the different units.
SURACE COATING PEBBLES OF SANDSTONE,FINISHING
RAW, NATURAL COLOR STONE.
FRAMES METAL COLOR ORANGE GREEN WHITE
PAVING BLOCKS OF LOCAL STONE
The careful selection of materials and colors for the
complex is reflected in the use of Delhi quartzite stone
for the courtyard walls, white or red sandstone for
pathways and stone aggregate finish for the external
walls.
STRUCTURE OF BEAMS AND REIFORCED CONCRETE
PILLARS ARE COATED WITH PEBBLES OF SANDSTONE.
MATERIAL
CONSTRUCTION

27. INSPIRATIONAL WORDS
AMBER VALLETTA
Design shouldn't have to take a
backseat to sustainability and making
things responsibly.

Every unit has open or semi-open spaces on
its all sides which allow wind to enter from all
sides and facilitate cross ventilation.
SEMI OPEN SPACES THAT ARE CLOSE TO EACH
OTHER IN ADJONING UNITS HAVE HIGH
PARAPET WALLS FOR PRIVACY.
EACH UNITS FACING THE
COMMUNITY AREA.
OPEN AND SEMI OPEN SPACES FACING
EACH OTHER OFFER FOR VISUAL
CONNECTION AND SAFETY.
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29. RAJ REWAL IS INSPIRED BY THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF JODHPUR AND
JAISALMER WHICH VERY MUCH REFLECT IN HIS DESIGN CONCEPT OF ASIAD VILLAGE
•Spacious terraces are the dominant feature
•The creation of the traditional narrow street ,linking all the housing units, provides
for intimate encounters between people and gives a sense of belonging to the
neighborhood square.
•The human scale has been kept in mind while designing the spaces.
•The narrow pedestrian street provides shade to vernacular urban form.
•The streets are consciously broken up into small units ,so there are pauses,
resting points and changing vistas.
•The complex is based on an internal street pattern with interconnecting inner
squares /chowks culminating in a central court that acts as a heart for the whole
scheme.
According to interview of
“Mr. Jogindar Singh” He possesses a 3 BHK apartment, and is a resident of Asiad
Village from 3 years.
• I feel that the clusters are not inter-connected for vehicular movement and have
zig zag paths. • There are no servants quarter and garages provided. There are
wide roads with ample of green spaces. There are backyards provided and the
structure is very sound.
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