Presentation on Raj Rewal

7/24/2019 Presentation on Raj Rewal

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Raj RewalRishaad Amlani


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Raj Rewal was born in 1934 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India

He created a revolution in geometric design sstems. !reation

o" geometric sstems and responding visual imageries are

apparent in Raj Rewals architectural wor#s.

He lived in $elhi and %himla "or a couple o" ears in his

childhood that is "rom 1939 19&1. He attended Harcour

'utler higher secondar school. In 19&1(19&4, he attended$elhi %chool o" )rchitecture in *ew $elhi.

)"ter completing the post(graduation in )rchitecture+ in

19&&(191, he moved to -ondon and attended the architectura

association o" architecture "or one ear. He completed his

"ormal pro"essional training at the 'riton %chool o" building

-ondon.

Raj Rewal too# up his "irst job as an assistant stage

manager "or several avante grade theatre production in -ondon

He became an associate o" the Roal Institute o" 'ritish)rchitects, -ondon.

Raj Rewal wor#ed with /ichel 0cochardss o""ice in Paris

be"ore starting his practice in *ew $elhi. He designed the )siad

2illage and the Parliament -ibrar in *ew $elhi. He got married

to a -ad named Helene "rom rance in 19.

He set up his own architectural practice in 19 when he

returned bac# to $elhi. In 193(5, he taught at the $elh

%chool o" )rchitecture.


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6 )ccording to him a "unctional design should be involved with a

speci"ic emotional "lavour or poetic mood. 7his he re"erred to

as the rasa o" the building.

6 His buildings gives the perception o" traditional morpholog

into a contemporar e8uivalent.

6 He emphasised on structural masses and natural material. He

brings structural, "unctional and conceptual aspect into "ocus

through the manner in which he lin#s his wor# to past

architectural "orms and in his perception o" their present

"unctions.

6 His etensive use o" stone and stone grit "or structure

ornamentation "or epressive purpose o" an structural

sstem.

6 He "irst eperimented use o" stone as a cladding material, then

as an independent architectural element. He then developed

the use o" stone as an integral part o" bric# masonr. In -isbon,

he has bonded steel and stone to act in unison as a structural

support sstem.


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Designed for an artist, the Gujral house provided

approximately 800 square metres of living space

also intended for the display of paintings and

wors of art! "he split#level configuration of livingroom, me$$anine and %asement spaces was %ased

upon two previous houses in Delhi which explored

an open plan arrangement!

&atish Gujrals Residence


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"he &ham 'al Residence'uilt at the same time as Raj Rewals own house, the %ham

-al design placed an emphasis on blending the entrance hall,

dining and living room spaces with the "ront garden as much as

possible. 7he large pivoting doors o" glass and tea# de"ine the

living room garden boundar, and can be opened "or socialoccasions. 7he climate o" $elhi lends itsel" to this #ind o" outdoor

activit.


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Raj Rewal(s )ouse

7wo independent house units, one "or the architect and his

"amil, the other "or his parents, were designed in such a manner

as to give both privac and inter(relatedness to each other.

!ommunication between the two houses is through the #itchen

ard, at the bac#, while separate entrances and "ront gardens are

provided across an etremel narrow "rontage o" onl "ive metres

"or each.


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&taff *uarters for the +rench m%assyRewal designed a group o" apartments "or rench 0mbass sta""

"ollowing the norms o" low(cost housing in *ew $elhi at the time. 7he

total area o" each unit varies "rom : to 5: s8uare metres, and

comprises two reception rooms, a bathroom, ;!, #itchen, veranda and

private courtard or roo" terrace. %ince the area is limited, the spaceswere arranged in order to enhance the relationships between #itchen,

veranda and the bedrooms "or maimum utilit.


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