RAJ REWAL WORKS

A brief description about some of the best projects of AR. RAJ REWAL

1. HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE-IV PRESENTATION ON RENOWNED ARCHITECTS -CHAITANYA SATPUTE TY.B.ARCH. SB PATIL COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN AR. RAJ REWAL

2. INTRODUCTION Born : 1934 Place Of Birth : Hoshiyarpur , Punjab ,India Nationality : Indian Schooling :- Harcourt Butler Secondary School, Shimla (1939- 1951) Graduation :- Delhi Schol Of Architecture, New Delhi (1951-1954) 1955 -1961 - Attended The Architectural Association Of Architecture For 1 Year Completed His Formal Proffesional Training At Brixton School Of Building, London -CHAITANYA SATPUTE TY.B.ARCH.

3. WORKING LIFE He Worked As An Architectural 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

4. 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. FEATUERS OF HIS DESIGN Urban Fabric Clusters Streets Gateways Inner Courtyards Roof Gardens

5. FAMOUS BUILDINGS PARLIAMENT LIBRARY NEHRU PAVALLION ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE SHEIKH SARAI HOUSING COMPLEX STATE TRADING CORPORATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMUNOLOGY INFLUENTIAL PLACE RAJASTHAN OLD TOWNS TADITINAL HAVELI HOUSE ANCIENT BUILDINGS MODERN BUILDINGS AS WELL WESTERN THEORIES OF URBAN PLANNING & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

6. ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE, NEW DELHI - 1982 To House Athletes For The Games. 500 Housing Units Were Designed As A Group Housing In 35 Acres. In The Asia Housing, The Urban Pattern Of Jaipur And Jaisalmer , Has Been Explored. A Network Of Streets And Squares With Vehicular Access At Either End Of The Site, Its Morphology Resembles A Traditional Village.

7. The streets become spaces for encounter between people and the squares offer a sense of neighborhood. There is a sequence of open spaces, interlinked with narrow pedestrian streets The cubic solids and voids are characteristic of the Indian urban fabric.

8. The central squares form a community space for the housing units. The terraces formed on the upper storeys provide for a semi- private space. Reminding us of the characteristics of the houses in Jaisalmer .

9. The central spine of the layout is reserved for pedestrian courts and streets of various clusters. Entrance gateways with linked upper terraces punctuate the sequence of courtyard and garden spaces. The streets are consciously broken up into visually comprehensible units, often with gateways, so there are pauses, point of rest and changing vistas.

10. HALL OF NATIONS, PRAGATI MAIDAN - 1972 Built for exhibition purpose, the main pavilion has a clear span of 78 m, and a height varying from 3m to 21 m. Hence providing space for a variety of exhibits ranging from books to bulldozers. Built of reinforced concrete, it’s the first construction of its kind in India. Each of the halls was conceived as a full pyramid, and the truncated from supported on 8 points, was adopted to avoid unnecessary construction. Hall of industries is a group of smaller pavilions enclosing a central area by ramps for open air exhibits, toilets and other services under the ramps.

11. The plan of these pavilions is a square with chamfered corners, providing eight anchoring points. A special 9 membered joint was evolved for pre cast construction. The hall of nations is supported on pile foundations tied together with post tensioned plinth beams, and the hall of industries rests on spread footings tied together with high tensile steel bars.

12. 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 3Dunit of the space frame , which rests on 8 points around the essentia l y square pla n ed and a ll ows 1 m wide openings between the su pp orts . 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 .

13. STATE TRADING CORPORATION The State Trading Corporation , Like Rewal’s Scope Building Is Typologically Very Different From Other High Rise Offices Of Its Time . The STC Design Stands Out As A Result Of Its Unique Structure And Surface Treatment . Vertical Structure Cores Containing Lifts And Service Support Girders Between Alternate Floors , And The Whole Is Covered By Beige And Red Sandstone Panels The Perpendicular High Rise Blocks Rise To Different Heights , The Tallest Being The One Forming A Junction Of The Lower Two A Low 3 Storey Volume Partially Fills The Space Created By The L-shaped Plan Of Adjoining Towers

14. The Perpendicularhigh Rise Blocks Rise To Different Heights The Tallest Forming The Junction Of The Lower Two. A Low, 3-storey Volume Partially Fills The Space Createdby The L – Shapedplan 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 Octagonal Openings Are Deep &Provide Shade

15. Skylights Allow for Natural Lighting For The Display Areas Atrium Of Cottage Industry Emporium – Jalis In Concrete

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