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AR.SAPNA DHIMAN SHIVANI VOHRA

AR.ANU ARORA B.ARCH.

AR.VIKAS SHARMA 6 SEMESTER


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Early life

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

He created a revolution in geometric designsstems.

!reation o" geometric sstems andresponding visual

imageries are apparent in Raj Rewal#s

architectural wor$s.He even went to %chool o" &rt in 'elhi "or si(months be"ore joining

the %chool o" &rchitecture. He chiseled his art in )ondon*s

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Career

He lived in 'elhi and %himla "or a couple o" ears in his childhood that is "rom1939-191. He attended Harcourt /utler higher secondar school. In 1910194, he attended 'elhi %chool o" &rchitecture in ew 'elhi.He was ver imaginative and a creative person. His imaginative perception helped him go a long wa.He believed in gaining $nowledge and then applied his

$nowledge mingled with creativit in his projects.&"ter completing the post graduation in &rchitecture2 in 190191, he moved to )ondon and attended the architectural association o" architecture "or oneear.He completed his "ormal pro"essional training

at the /ri(ton school o" building, )ondon.Raj Rewal too$ up his rst job as an assistant stage manager "or severalavante grade theatre


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Pr#fe""i#$al 'ife E()erie$ce"

He completed his +raduation in the eld o" &rchitecture in 5urope.

He met with 3 encounters which shaped hisarchitectural ideology. He developed his ideology

and followed it for the rest of his life.

First encounter, he relates to his interest in structures during which he developed

during the review o" his diploma projects.

Second one accounts on his wor$ing e(perience that he gainedwhile he was

wor$ing as an assistant manager "or several &vante +rade theatre productions in )ondon.

&s a set designer "or the drama shows, he learnt that each dramatic wor$ had a particular character which

he interpreted as the rasa o" the building.


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Third encounter, as I mentioned earlier, hewor$ed with ichel 5cohardin Paris, be"ore beginning

his own architectural practice. In this o6ce, helearned the principles o" 7rban design andPlanning.

)ater on, he was o8ered an opportunit towor$ on the design o"

a space "rame structure that was going tobeconstructed as a useum in uwait.


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Hi" )hil#"#)hy*

%tructural e(pressions and cubic volumes

Honest in e(pression

!oncern "or climatic sensitivit

emor and geometr

+ea!re" #f hi" &e"i,$-

7rban "abric!lusters%treets+atewasInner courtards

Roo" gardens


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HIS ORKS

Hall of Nations, New Delhi

State Trading Corporation, Delhi

Scope Office Complex, New Delhi

Asian Village Housing

-State trading corporation,New Delhi


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HA'' O+ NATIONS HA'' O+

INDUSTRIES/NE DE'HI

Exhibition Pavilions at Pragatiaidan in !ew "elhi has been designedby him.

;he main pavilion o" the Hall o"ations has a clear span o"


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lan of "#$# of the complex

;he Hall o" ations and the Hallo" Industries ma$e up theindustrial e(hibition comple(

. ;he Hall o" Industries consistso" "our space0"rame structures each spanning 144"eet. ;he Hall o" ationsis a single space "rame with aclear span o" > "eet. ;he buildings are lin$ed togetherat their me??anine levels b a series o" circulation

ramps that enclose an outdoor e(hibition area.

;he building and sanitarservices are housed under theramps.


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Stuctural detail ;he depth o" the structural sstemwas utili?ed as a %un brea$er andconceived o" in terms o" the traditional *jali*, a geometricalpattern o" per"oration

that serves to obstruct directs raso" the harsh %un while permitting aircirculation.

& special 9 member joint was evolved "orprecast construction but the builder pre"erred in0situconstruction. ;he joint was modied to suit theadopted techni@ue ;he *Halls o" ations* is supported on pile

"oundations tied together with post tensioned plinthbeams stressed in stages. ;he *Hall o" Industries* rest on

spread "ootingstied together with high tensile steel bars. ;he entire comple( was analsed, designed

and built in a period o" "teen months


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I$eri#r #f hall #f $ai#$"

r. Raj Rewal, being a

Arench @ualied &rchitectand e(posed to "oreign &rchitectural designs,designeda uni@ue %pace Arame%tructure

as adopted in the Best,1C= "eet high "or the large displaarea, calling it the DHallof !ations#. He also designed 4

smaller buildings = "eetin height with a similar space "ramestructure "or the rest o"the displa area,called the DHall of

$ndustries0.


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'esigned as space "rame in rein"orced concrete2 therst o" its $ind in India, and perhaps in the world2 the *Hall o" ationsD provides an uninterrupted e(hibition area o" appro(imatel ,m ( =>m ( >


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He was assigned a Pro%ect of

the design of a Parliament&ibrary which he designedbeauti"ullwith lot o" grace and also addingmajestic @ualities to thestructure. He convinced the 5uropeanconsultants to develop anunusual structural sstem "or the Ismailicentre and the central publicwor$s department to underta$e theconstruction o" stone columnsand "erro cement domes "or theParliament )ibrar.

PAR'IAMENT 'IBRARY/ NE DE'HI


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The cal1 )#$& i$ #$e c#!ryar& "y12#li3e" e4!aliy.


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Seci#$ l##5i$, "#!h/ "h#%i$, he &i,ial li2rary 6lef7/

he f!ll hei,h ce$ral c#re/ a$& he "ch#lar"8 li2rary 6ri,h7.


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I$ he ari!1 a he e$ra$ce # he li2rary/

$a!ral li,h re&!ce" he $ee& f#r elecrical li,hi$,.

%mbolicall a house o"$nowledge, the Parliament )ibrarhas its site

ne(t to the Parliament House in )utens 'elhi.

/oth visuall and smbolicall,the central hall o" the e(istingParliament denotes power, consensus and democrac and islin$ed to the central core o" thenew comple(


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Aor the librar, a "ormal structure isconceived within the Indian tradition, built in a contemporar idiom tocapture the essence without mimicr o" pasthistorical stles. ;he site measures 1C acres with abuilt0up area o" C,CCC s@m

The ceili$, #f he e$ra$ce hall a" "ee$ fr#1 he ,r#!$& fl##r.

Dayli,h e$er" hr#!,h "4!are ,la"" )a$el" "e a1#$, "hall#% e".


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;he design "or the e(istingParliament "ollows the F/eau( &rtsF, the central line a(is planning

criteria. It is circular in plan with three a(es culminating in acentral dome

!ourtards "orm an important"eature o" the designvocabular, $eeping in mind 'elhi*se(treme climate. ;he help in creating a dust "reeatmosphere and in reducing thesummer heat

o" the Parliament House ;he height o" the building is restricted tothe podium level


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&sian +ames Gillage was built in 19=> to house athletes"or the games. CC housing units were designed as a group housing in3 acres. ;he aim was to create an urban pattern o" low rise highdensit

based on a se@uence o" open spaces lin$ed b shaded pedestrian pathwas. ;he peripheral roads areconnected to the cul0de0sac par$ing s@uares which in turn give wato individual garages or car porches attached to the housesor apartment bloc$s.

ASIAN 9AMES VI''A9E/NE DE'HI

;he central spline o" the laout is reserved "or pedestrian courts and streets o" various clusters. &bout eight percent o" the houses and apartments have

access "rom pedestrian enclosures as well as par$ing s@uares.


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P'ANNIN9 O+ ASIAN 9AMES VI''A9E/NE DE'HI

;he concept is based on ase@uence o" open spaces,interlin$ed with narrowpedestrianstreets shaded and $eptalive through a care"ul

mi( with recreational andcommunal area. ;hestreets are consciousl bro$enup into visuallcomprehensible units,

o"ten with gatewas, sothere are pauses, point o"rest and changing vistas


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;he %;! building has a uni@ue structure that permits Ee(ibilit. Gertical structural cores accommodating li"ts and service support virendeel girders on alternate Eoors o" the "aLade sur"ace.

;he girders provide support to column "ree Eoor platesthat have a 1 meters span.

;he building comprises *)0shaped* o6ce bloc$s that are in response to the heights o" the adjoining buildings. ;he highest part o" thebuilding is dened b a cubic volume at the junction o" the)0shaped conguration. & low, three stor volume partiall lls the spacecreated b the )0shaped adjoining towers. ;he space houses a commercial emporium.


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