RAAS, JODHPUR PROVISION OF JALI ON EAST

AND WEDT SIDE FOR

PROTECTION AGAINST HARSH
INTRODUCTION NEARBY SERVICES SUN RAYS
• NEAREST RAILWAY STATION-1.5Km
• LOCATION:JODHPUR ,RAJASTHAN
• NEAREST BUS STATION- 1.8Km
• AREA: 1.5 ACRES
• NEAREST HOSPITAL- 1.8km
• ARCHITECT: THE LOTUS PRAXIS
INITIATIVE FAMOUS PLACES
• IT IS A LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH
• JODHOUR FORT-2.7 KM
39 ROOMS AT THE BASE OF • GULAB SAGAR LAKE- 2.7 KM
MEHRANGRAH FORT IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE OLD CITY QUARTER OF JODHPUR. POOL VIEW

BLOCK A- ACCOMMODATION BLOCK

• EXiSTING THREE OLD BUILDINGS(17 AND 18 CENTUARY) WERE

RESTORED USING SAME MATERIALS USED BEFORE.
• 3 CONTEMPORARY BUILDINGS WERE INSERTED INTOTHE SITE IN
MANNER THAT THEY DO NOT DISTURB THE VISUAL CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE OLD BUILDINGS AND THE FORT
SITE PLAN SUNKEN LANDSCAPE COURT JALI SCREEN

SECTION AA'
CONTEMPORARY STYLE ,USE OF
SITE ZONING SITE SECTION SHOWING VIEW OF
MONOCHROMATIC COLOR
FORT FROM EACH BULIDING BLOCK BLOCK A- BEDROOM LAYOUT FORMING CONTRAST WITH
SANDSTONE JALI
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ENTRANCE
THE ENTRANCE IS GIVEN IN SUCH WAY THAT
WHEN ONE ENTERS CAN VISUALIZE THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FORT AND THE
OLD BUILDINGS

NIGHT VIEW OF
FORT FROM
THE BLOCK 1 ACTS AS DARIKHANA BLOCK
A 2ND ENTRANCE
GATE

BLOCK B- ACCOMODATION DARIKHANA BLOCK ( RESTO)

RESTAURANT
WITH MIRRORED
VIEW OF FORT

BLOCK C- ACCOMMODATION BARADARI BLOCK(CAFRTAREA)

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RAAS,JODHPUR

17TH CENTURY’S
HAVELI CONVERTED
INTO SPA

COLLECTED RAINWATER
RECYCLED AND REUSED FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
SWIMMING POOL AND
LANDSCAPING PURPOSE
HAVELI/SPA BLOCK • THESE ARE 3 HOUSE HERITAGE SUITES.
• ALL THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN PLANNED
WITH GREEN METHODS AND
TECHNOLOGIES.
• ALL THE RAINWATER RUNOFF FROM THE
BUILDINGS AND REST OF THE SITE IS BEING
HARVESTED THROUGH PITS THAT ARE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE LANDSCAPE.
• 100% OF THE WASTEWATER GENERATED IS
REUSED AT SITE USING A SEWAGE
TREATMENT PLANT.
• AS JODHPUR  IS ONE OF THE SUNNIEST
CITIES IN INDIA HAS BEEN HARNESSED AND
ALL HOT WATER IN GUEST ROOMS IS SOLAR
HEATED
• THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS
VARIABLE REFRIGERANT VOLUME BASED,
WHICH IS AMONGST THE GREENEST
TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE CURRENTLY FOR
NEW INTERVATION : THE ARCHITECTURE AIR CONDITIONING AND IT’S A PLATINUM
LEEDS RATING.
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• THE AGE OLD DOUBLE SKINNED STRUCTURES OF THE
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY REGION
• THE TRADITIONAL STONE LATTICED JHAROKHA FORMS
• OF RAJASTHANI ARCHITECTURE.
BUILDING AND INTERIORS IS BUILT USING THE FUNDAMENTALS
• PERFORM MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF PASSIVE COOLING
OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE, BY OVER A HUNDRED
AND OFFERING PRIVACY TO THE USER
REGIONAL ARTISANS AND MASTER-CRAFTSMENS.
• THESE PANELS CAN BE FOLDED AWAY BY EACH USER FOR
• 70% OF THE MATERIALS AND PEOPLE USED ON SITE HAVE BEEN
VIEWS OF THE FORT, OR CAN BE CLOSED FOR PRIVACY
SOURCED LOCALLY, MOST WITHIN A 30 KM RADIUS.
• AND TO KEEP THE HARSH JODHPUR SUN OUT.
EVERY ELEMENT IS HANDCRAFTED WITH A FOCUS ON
SIMPLICITY, AND FUNCTION. Landscaped Courtyard Of Resort
• MATERIALS INCLUDE HAND CUT STONE, POURED IN SITU
PIGMENTED CEMENT TERRAZZO ON FLOORS, WALLS AND AS
FURNITURE. LOCALLY CRAFTED FURNITURE AND CABINETS IN
SHEESHAM (A LOCAL INDIAN HARDWOOD).

ACLOVES FOR OIL LAMPS

LOCAL HANDMADE FLOOR TILES

USED IN TENTED RESTAURANT

17TH CENTURY PAVILION

RESTORED IN LIME PLASTER