Contemp Orary: Submitted By-Mrinali Tirkey ENROLLNO - 17001091

CONTEMP
ORARY
SUBMITTED BY- MRINALI
TIRKEY
ENROLLNO- 17001091
INTRODUCTION
AR.RAJ REWAL
•He is an indian architect
•Popular for his designing abilities of
traditional architecture way with
modern ones
• graduate from new delhi school of
architecture
•From 1934-1951 he lived in delhi and
shimla
•He did his schooling from harcourt
butler higher secondary school
▪FAMOUS BUILDINGS
• parliament library
• nehru pavallion
• asian games village
• sheikh sarai housing complex
• state trading corporation
• national institute of imunology
ROLE MODELS FOR RAJ REWAL ARE :-
• le corbusier
• charles chorrea
• louis i. kahn
INFLUENTIAL PLACE:
• rajasthan
• old towns
• taditinal haveli house
• ancient buildings
• modern buildings as well
• western theories of urban planning &
building technology
•he moved to London and attended the architectural association school of
architecture for one year.
•He serves as a assistant stage for avante grade theatre production.
•He begun to study frame structure,various form of shells ,nature and
behaviour of the structure in biological form.
•He was fascinated by the domical form of the tombs in delhi, agra and
fatehpur sikri.
HUMAYUN'S TOMB-
•For nearly 12 years, he lived in front of
humayun’s tomb.
•The technique and principles of squinch
arches , or corbelled stones spanning the
corner, were ingenious details which
fasinated him.
•Screens in stone jalis with geometrical
perforations are an important feature of
indian architecture.
fig-SQUINCH ARCHES
Fig-CORBELLED STONES
•He became an associate of the royal institute of British architects,
London.(RIBA)
•Which gave him exposure to world architectural methods and its
application
• he was worked in the offices of Michel Eco hard, in Paris.
•In office he learned the important principles of urban design and
planning .
•Then started his practice in new delhi as a teacher.
•The concept of modern architecture that he learned during his
course in paris proved to be very benefical to him.
•He design many modern structure
•It was not only his work in modern architecture which made
him special and popular but the fact that he adopted ancient and
rare technique to solve modern problems
•His project was based on a theme , concept and have an essence
of something different which gives the structure a unique look .
PHILOSOPHY-
ARCHITECTURAL THEORY-
•Building should respond to complex
demand of rapid urbanisation , climate, and
culture
CONCEPT-
•Traditional architecture
•Historical precedents into urban design
••Jalis in ancient
because buildings.
of the various jaali patterns of
Jalis
which the interiors are well lit. and from which
the sunshine enters the interiors.
Narrow street Ancient building

▪FEATURES-
▪Clustering of building
▪Courtyard providing
public space within the
building
▪Scatters of terraces
▪Streets-
narrow,shaded
▪Gateways- bridges
formed by linking 2
neighbouring houses
▪MATERIALS-
▪In London suburban houses are largely built with bricks and that geared
him towards using bricks as a basic material for the indivisual houses.
▪Also he uses brick , exposed concrete roof slab ,kota stone flooring and
teak wood doors and windows for indivisual houses.
▪For mass scale housing that he begun to use stone aggregate as a
rendering material.
▪While designing institutional building .he began to use stone as a
cladding material.
Stone aggregate as a
rendering material
Project: Asian games village.
Location: siri fort area ,near hauz khas,New
Delhi, India
period: 1980 to 1982
Building Type: Family housing
Construction System: Concrete
Climate: Hot
Context: Urban
Style: Modern
• In the Asian Games housing ,the urban pattern of Jaipur and Jaiselmer has
been explored.
•The architect interwove three principle dictates that simultaneously
conjoined traditional layouts with a contemporary response.
1. Configuring a low rise
2. High density development representative of the typical Indian ‘mohalla’
or community.
3. Creating cluster formations ideal for the Indian climate .
•He was influence by jaisalmer.
•The Settlement pattern , narrow streets ,built in
response to hot summer days, mild evening and
sunny winters.
•cool shadows and air current through courtyard
are built .
Fig-narrow street of jaisalmer Fig- narrow street of asian game village
Designing features-
• clustering of buildings
• courtyards providing public space within
the building.
• scatter of terraces.
• streets are narrow, shaded , broken up into
small units creating pauses, points of rest.
• bridges formed by linking 2 neighbouring
houses
• terraces on the upper level are joined overhead
to create gateway –like entrances through
walkways
• material used- reinforced concrete posts
&beams ,covered with rough cast &plaster .
▪clustering of buildings
▪courtyards providing public space within the building.
streets are narrow,
shaded
▪scatter of terraces
▪Gateways-
▪The cubic solids and voids are characteristic
of the Indian urban fabric
▪A cluster in Asian games village –the basic unit of four apartments is
designed in such a way that it can be linked with a Courtyard in
Between to create a variety of interlinking spaces.
▪The Terraces formed on the upper Floors provide for a semi-
private space .
BASIC UNIT BLOCK-
▪In places they added circular spaces to
grow trees and discourage vehicular
traffic
▪They raised green spaces 18 inches
above ground level to discourage people
from riding or walking on the grass
▪A narrow pedestrain street no more
then 6 or 7 fet wide
PARLIAMENT LIBRARY
parliament library-
⮚ architect : raj rewal
⮚ location : new delhi, india
⮚ main idea : the design for the existing
parliament follows the "beaux arts", it is
circular in plan with three axes culminating in a
central dome.
Introduction-
• Symbolically a house of knowledge,
the Parliament Library has its site next to the Parliament House in Lutyens
Delhi.
Both visually and symbolically, the central hall of the existing Parliament
denotes power.
The site measures 10 acres with a built-up area of 50,000 sqm.
• The design for the existing Parliament follows the "Beaux Arts", the central
line axis planning criteria.
It is circular in plan with three axes culminating in a central dome.
• Courtyards form an important feature of the design vocabulary, keeping in
mind Delhi's extreme climate. They help in creating a dust free atmosphere
and in reducing the summer heat.
•the exterior walls of the library are clad in the same red and beige
sandstone as that used in the Parliament building.
• the plan of the building is inspired
by precolonial indian architecture
such as the magnificent taj mahal,
with its square base and symmetrical
composition
•Also inspired by Adinatha Temple at

Ranakpur in western India.
• Adinatha is square in plan,
•leaving open-to-sky courtyards in the
leftover spaces.
• In addition to being icons of Indian
architecture, courtyard plans admit
daylight and have social and climatic
advantages.
planning aspect-
• circular shape within its triangular shape site • courtyards form the imp.
feature of design ,keeping in mind delhi’s extreme climate
Features-
•a variety of domes
constructed of light weight
fibre sheet,structural
glass&glass bricks.
•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.
•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.
•Courtyard –
•Each courtyard has symbolic democratic
significance
•The south-west ,with its open air theater tells
of freedom of expression
•The southeast has a specimen tree denoting
social justic.
•The northeast court has a pool symbolic
equality
•The southeast has a

specimen tree denoting social
justic.
•The southeast has a specimen tree denoting
social justic.
•The northeast court has a pool symbolic
equality
Floor plan
Ground floor plan

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