OLD CITY HOUSE A THESIS PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by JIGISHA JARIWALA
In partial fulfillment for the award of the certificate of
AUTONOMOUS DIPLOMA IN INTERIOR DESIGN
SARVAJANIK EDUCATION SOCIETY Sarvajanik Centre for Training & Certificate Courses (SCTCC)
SARVAJANIK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN (SSID) c/o FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, SARVAJANIK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Dr.R.K Desai Marg, Athwalines,Surat-395001
MAY 2020
INDEX Chapter 1: Preliminary Study 1. Introduction (Brief of the project) 2. Objective of study and scope 3. Project feasibility Chapter 2: Related Studies 1. Literature study 2. Live case study 3. Standards/ Norms/ Speciic study ofdetail Chapter 3: Study Outcome Chapter 4: Project Formulation 1. Requirements and area analysis 2. Activity flow chart 3. Client’s brief Chapter 5: Site Identification 1. Site justification 2. Site analysis Chapter 6: Design Development 1. Formulation of Concept 2. Final Design
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CHAPTER : 1 PRELIMINARY STUDY 1.1 Introduction Originally the city was named Suryanagari by the founder Seth Gopi. The city of Surat is the fastest developing city in the country and as it develops it adopts to the modernization in all the terms including the living as well. The city was centrally populated at areas, now known as Bhagal, Zampa Bazar, Mahidharpura, Sagrampura, Sayyedpura, Katargam, Navsari Bazar, Nanavat, Mughal sarai, Shahpore, Begampura, Chowk Bazaar, Salabatpura, Rustampura, Haripura, Tadwadi, Nanpura, Kharwar Nagar, Rander, Haripura, Galemandi, etc. Like every city the initial dwelling of the locals was also along the bank of the river Tapi. These housing in the old city can be described as clusters of houses inhabited by a homogenous group of people. These clusters of houses are laid along narrow streets. The housing as can be seen is centered on around the river banks of Tapi. The streets in these localities are narrow can merely accommodate a moped along with a couple od pedestrians. The streets and localities are locally called as sheris, faliyas, bhints, pole, wad (Bhawaniwad, Chhipwad, Pancholiwad), tunki, chowk, wadi. However congregated these clusters may be they are all so aligned that all of them connect directly to the main roads making accessibility easy for the residents.
The Fig 1.1 shows the areas that which have dominant presence of cluster housing in the City of Surat
Fig 1.1 These houses were originally occupied by the locals divided according to their beliefs. The structures of the houses and the interiors are different of all these houses on the basis of the common use of each of the locals.
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1.2 OBJECTIVE OF STUDY AND SCOPE These houses were originally occupied by the locals divided according to their beliefs. The structures of the houses and the interiors are different of all these houses on the basis of the common use of each of the locals. The houses were made for joint families of at least 12 members, but now these houses have come down to be residence of only 4 – 5 family members. These very houses are now being used for commercial purposes well along with their residential use. These houses are commercially used either as offices or are used for installing machinery as well. The houses are also being used completely for commercial purposes. Basically, these houses are being reused or recycled.
There are parts of all these houses that are common in all the houses irrespective of their users. 1. Otla (Entrance Porch) 2. Chowk (Center Courtyard) 3. Ordi (Grain Storage) 4. Agasi (Terrace) These houses can further be divided on the form of the houses as well 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Single Gara Double Gara Uncha Otla Neecha Otla Gaumukhi (Narrow entrance – wide on proceedinginside) Waghmukhi (Wide entrance – Narrow on proceedinginside)
Fig. 1.2 Fig. 1.2 shows the types of otlas on the basis height of otlas of the houses whichis a quintessential part of the old city houses as they make up as the spot for social gatherings.
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These houses are vanishing from their original form and being transformed to a new form. The structures are being evacuated in search for a better habitats due to its worn look or are being transformed into a modern structure. The houses can either be extended to accommodate the extending needs of the users, or they same structure can either be used for commercial purpose or can the materials of the old houses can be used in new construction as interior elements as well as exterior materials. Therefore the following options can be used to save the oldcity’sheritage: 1. Extended vertically 2. Functionally transformation 3. Recycle The houses are being used in a commercial format by a lot of people as it is, along with maintaining its ethnicity. Though these houses are popularly being commercialized there is a need to conserve the culture that came with the cluster houses as well. The people who dwelled here had a reason for being stucktogether. The reason for the is shift in its use is cause of lack of privacy and outdated space planning that doesn’t suit the requirements of the occupants today. The objective is to create a space that retains its ethnicity with providing enough privacy and also provide the benefits of cluster living. The objective scope also extends to creating a space to accommodate the modern needs of its residents. It is important to do so in order to make sure that the space does not lose its original use of a residential space.
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1.3 PROJECTIVE FEASIBILITY Preserving historic buildings is vital to understanding our nation's heritage. In addition, it is an environmentally responsible practice. By reusing existing buildings historic preservation is essentially a recycling program of 'historic' proportions. Existing buildings can often be energy efficient through their use of good ventilation, durable materials, and spatial relationships. An immediate advantage of older buildings is that a building already exists; therefore energy is not necessary to demolish a building or create new building materials and the infrastructure may already be in place. Minor modifications can be made to adapt existing buildings to compatible new uses. Systems can be upgraded to meet modern building requirements and codes. This not only makes good economic sense, but preserves our legacy and is an inherently sustainable practice and an intrinsic component of whole building design. Some practical benefits of historic preservation include: • Retention of history and authenticity • Commemorates the past • Aesthetics: texture, craftsmanship, style • Pedestrian/visitor appeal • Increased commercial value (EconomicBenefits) • Materials and ornaments that are not affordable or readilyavailable • Durable, high quality materials (e.g., old growthwood) • Retention of buildingmaterials • Less construction and demolitiondebris • Less hazardous materialdebris • Less need for new materials • Existing usable space—quicker occupancy • Rehabilitation often costs less than newconstruction • Reuse of infrastructure • Energy savings • No energy used for demolition • No energy used for new construction • Reuse of embodied energy in building materials andassemblies
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Chapter 2
RELATED STUDIES 1. LITERATURESTUDY 1.
AHMEDABAD POL HOUSE • Location : Moto Suthar Vado,Ahmedabad • Area : 1920 sq. ft.
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ABOUT HOUSE The project is the restoration of an existing residential house, transforming the general area as well as the private areas into a space that adapts to the needs and thoughts of the modern generation. The required has been achieved by transforming the functional aspect of each area of the residence. The main concern of the space was the toilet outside the main building and the change in floor plan started from including the toilets inside the house. The house has been restored by the owner along with keeping the ethnicity of the house.
Fig. 2.1 The Fig 2.1 shows the chowk of the house which draws the all natural light of the house. This area is the main source of natural light as shown in Fig 2.2
Fig. 2.2 The above Fig 2.2 shows a sectional elevation of the house focusing on the effect of sunpath on the chowk of the house, which is the source of natural light for the house.
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Fig. 2.3 The houses in pole usually have flooring patterns that are dark colored and include a lot of patterns. The ceilings are also POP carved and as part of restoration they have been colored in vivid colors as shown in Fig 2.3
Fig. 2.4 As we can see in the Fig 2.4 all the rooms that are surrounding the chowk have a lot of windows in order to let the maximum of natural light in. Here again we can see that there is prominent use of vivid colors along with earthy tones.
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Fig. 2.5 The Fig 2.5 shows the Bird Eye View of the house that shows the volume of the structure. The houses in the pol are narrow and long as shown in Fig 2.5
Fig. 2.6 Fig 2.6 is the sectional elevation of the house that shows the vertical connection of the house. As we can see there are no lifts in the pol houses and the only vertical connection is the staircases.
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Fig. 2.7
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The above Fig. 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9 shows the floor plans of the house that are now designed to adapt to the use of the new generation along with keeping the authenticity of the house.
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Concept – Restoration of HeritageHouse
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Furniture – Khatlas Indian Sittings Dinnig Tables and chairs Beds and Side tables
5 People
Living Room Chowk (Center Courtyard) Ordi (Grain Storage) Bedrooms Kitchen Dinning Family Room
The space is a large scale. The overall flow of the space is transitional as on entrance is a living room that continues to the chowk which transforms in the kitchen and dinning room. The house is also centric as all the room are ultimately connected to the centered chowk of the house The overall support structure of the houses is a beam and column structure but the beams in the old houses were made of wood and the columns are tucked into the the walls as well. The beam downs are usually exposed and included in the part of the design itself. All the Flooring is a detailed design consisting of colourful repetitive patterns. The walls of the houses are plain and are usually decorated with beautiful antiques. Some walls also have niches that are covered with wooden shelves or are kept exposed. The furniture is usually made of wood only with carvings and patterns which are sometimes are lightly detailed or intricately as well. The staircase are also steeper than normal and are made of wood. The steepness of thee staircase is due to the height of the floor which is 12’. COLOR & MATERIAL PALETTE
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2.1.2 Ahmedbad Pol House •
Location: Kalupur, Ahmedabad
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Year:2015
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InteriorDesigner: DeepaliPatel
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ABOUT HOUSE A derelict old heritage house in the old walled city of Ahmedabad is lovingly restored using traditional skills and knowledge by the City Heritage Centre, Ahmedabad. While the interiordesign was conceptualized by Deepali Patel; architect Hardik Patel brings in his design and technical knowledge to make the havelis interiors fit for contemporaryuse.
Fig: 2.10
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The Fig 2.10 shows the location of the house that has now been restored to the uses of the modern use and the look of the place has been restored to the one that has adapted to the existing material and structure of the space. The material used in the house have been either reused from the other houses that were dismantled .
Fig: 2.11
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The front faรงade of the house has as shown in Fig 2.11 is given rich wooden tones along with the stained glasses of the windows, which are again a prominent part of the faรงade itself.
Fig: 2.12
Fig: 2.13
Fig: 2.14
The above image shows the floor plan of the hoysse that has been. The Fig. 2.12, Fig. 2.13 and Fig. 2.14 shows the Ground Floor Plan, First Floor Plan and The Second Floor Planrespectively.
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Fig: 2.16
The Fig 2.15 and 2.16 shows the entry porch of the house that further opens up to the house. The space is adorned with quirky photographs of the original derelict haveli that narrate its transformation. The warm colours and alluring patterns of the centrally placed Chakado (traditional Gujarati handmade woven painting on cloth), completes the look.The yellow of the wall in combination with the polished Kota stone flooring renders warmth and a welcoming ambiance to the entrance lounge.
Fig: 2.17
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Fig: 2.18
Fig: 2.19
Adorned with patterns of auspicious lotus in china mosaic, the courtyard accommodates a cosy dining space coupled with a well-equipped kitchen featuring handmade royal green ceramic tiles and antique ceramic knobs is as shown in Fig 2.18 and Fig 2.19
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Fig: 2.22
Fig: 2.23 The images in Fig 2.20 to 2.24 show the images of the bedroom on the first floor. The staircase in the Fig 2.20 is covered which is not usually seen in these houses and the space right below the staircase has been used for shacking up a comfortable study area. The bedroom on the feature a customdesigned bed configured from the residual timber columns and beams with the headboard and footboard made from discarded wooden railings. Many of the wooden beams and columns have been recycled by levelling and redoing the joinery with the modern technique of laying new floors by anchoring the wooden structure with concrete pouring. Fig: 2.24
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As one climbs the staircase leading to second floor, a beautiful Chakado in earthy tones welcomes guests is as shown in Fig 2.25. The second floor bedroom is decorated with antique furniture done in vibrant youthful colours like blue, yellow and green.
Fig: 2.25
Fig: 2.27
The Fig 2.25, Fig 2.26 and Fig 2.27 are yet another change done to the traditional staircases with Intricately detailed balusters and rails.
Fig: 2.26
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Fig:2.29 As shown inFig 2.28, a wooden door opens towards the linear balcony, facing the courtyard, facilitated with a wooden jaali that as a partition between the terrace and courtyard which is also a vertical landscaping.
The Fig 2.29 shows the elongated courtyard wall is embellished with the traditional Pachhedi painting depicting a tree and birds as viewed from the second floor balcony facing the courtyard. Fig: 2.30 The Fig 2.30 shows green vintage wooden bed, decorated with handmade pictorial ceramic tiles in combination with the yellow wall, warmly tinted windows and stunning marble flooring, creates a dramatic setup for the bedroom on second floor.
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Concept – Restoration of HeritageHouse with modern transfusion Furniture – All the furniture has been restored and have been colored with vibrantcolors. The furniture used was allmade of woodonly.
Living Room Chowk (Center Courtyard) used as dinning and kitchen area Bedrooms Foyer
The overall flow of the space is transitional. The house opens to a foyer that us separated from the chowk which is used as the dinning and kitchen using vibrant colors. The house is also centricas all the room are ultimately connected to the centered chowk of the house. The overall support structure of the houses is a beam and column structure but the beams in the old houses were made of wood and the columns are tucked into the the walls as well. The beam downs are usually exposed and included in the part of the design itself. All the Flooring is a detailed design consisting of colourful repetitive patterns. The walls of the houses are plain and are usually decorated with beautiful antiques. Some walls also have niches that are covered with wooden shelves or are kept exposed. The furniture is made of reclaimed wood and restored furnitures. The staircase are also steeper than normal and are made of wood. The steepness of thee staircase is due to the height of the floor being higher than 10 feet
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BABUBHAI’SRESIDENCE Location : Surat
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Area : 2890 sq. ft
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Address : Begumpura ,Surat
The old city houses have a typical feature of being narrow and a peculiar rectangular shape. These houses open up from the shorter sides.This particular residence which is a abode for a family of 4 is Ground + 2 structure. The house is old but has been renovated and painted to look more finished.
Fig: 2.31 This house is a double otla house, therefore it has two tier otlas. And as can be seen in the Fig 2.31 the Toilet of the old houses were usually kept outside the houses. The balcony which is a common feature of the old city houses can be seen in this structure as well. There are a lot of windows on the front façade from the ground floor to the top. These windows also have celerstory window with them whose sole purpose id to ensure ventilation.
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Fig: 2.32 Fig: 2.33
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The house also features the flooring that has an intricate geometric pattern. These were very prominently used in the past by the them makers of these houses who took the flooring as an opportunity to create a heavy flooring and these floorings were then adorned with single tone furnitures. The house also features an ordi where we can see that the residents have stored the food and the vessels that are only used occasionally. These are the small features of the house that make up for the overall usage of the family. There are storages also provided in form of chhajiyas that are either kept exposed or are covered.
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Fig: 2.37
The staircases in the houses are narrow that are merely as wide as 2.5’ and are also steeper than usual staircases as shown in fig 2.36 to Fig 2.39. This is a design adjustment mainly done to accommodate the staircases to ensure saving space but as there are no lifts and these are the only vertical connections in the building this is flaw we need to work on. And as we can see the landing of the staircase is cornered with just a width of 1.5’ also makes this a disadvantage of the old houses.
Fig: 2.38
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Floor Plans are as below. As seen below the floors are narrow and elongated of a lot of houses in city area. This house has not been renovated but the house has been recolored which ensures preserved authenticity of the building. The house is occupied by a family of 4. The common thing that we can see in this house is that the house is used for commercial purpose as well residentialpurpose.
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Living Room Kitchen and Dinning Bedrooms Work Space Vakhar/Office
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Concept – Furniture –
Restored Old City House There is not a lot furniture used and so the minimum furniture used in the house was old furniture merely painted
The overall flow of the space is transitional. The house opens to a living room that goes further to the dinning area as well as the kitchen. The First Floor is a space that is used more for commercial purpose as it serves as the work space and the office. The second floor is used as the bedroom of the residents of the house and the storage space as well The overall support structure of the houses is a beam and column structure but the beams in the old houses were made of wood and the columns are tucked into the the walls as well. The beam downs are usually exposed and included in the part of the design itself. All the Flooring is a detailed design consisting of colourful repetitive patterns. The walls are plain and are painted with neutral shades and the walls also have niches that are covered with wooden shelves or are kept exposed. The staircase of this house as well is steep. The landing of the house is also very small, about 50 cm.
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2.2.2 SUMANBEN SHAH’S HOUSE • Location : Surat •
Area : 1746 sq. ft
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Address : Chauta Bazar ,Surat
This house is an 80 year old structure occupied by the same family for over 3 generations. The house is ground plus 2 elevation, though the second floor having a week structure has been eliminated from use and the family of 2 only uses the ground floor and the first floor. The structure is adorned with some very beautiful detailing of wood carvings that reflect upon the era it belongs to. The furniture that was found in the house was the interesting as well.
Fig: 2.41
Fig: 2.40 As seen in Fig 2.40 and Fig 2.41 the house is a part of 3 co-joined houses of a huge joint family now living as neutral family. Another thing we come across in the Fig 2.41 is the otla, which is at a height of 3 feet. The doors and windows are of the same in terms of the size, availing maximum natural light ot enter the house and ensuring connective of the interior living space with the outside.
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Fig: 2.42
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The house had a very big space just for the purpose of kitchen and dinning as we can see in Fig 2.42 .As we can see a household has a varied places of storing the kitchen necessities. There are wooden racks as seek in Fig 2.43. The kitchen platform was later built and so has a vivid appearance as we can see in Fig 2.44. There were additional over head open shelves as seen in Fig 2.45. The reason for such a huge chunk of space being allotted to kitchen and dinning is because of the frequent family get togethers hosted by every household.
Fig: 2.45
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Fig: 2.46
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Fig: 2.48
Fig: 2.49
The living room was mainly occupied by the humongous size of furniture that was previously used by the family. These furniture included an old wooden bench that the family earlier used to keep on the otla before the house was divided in 3 parts. We can see the bench in Fig 2.46. We also saw a very large rack that was used earlier for storage of grains and kitchen supplies as we can see in Fig 2.47. In the fig 2.48 we can see the dressing table probably used by the ladies of the house to get set go. Fig 2.49 is an interestingly detailed pillar that was on the narrow landing on climbing up the stairs.
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Fig: 2.51 Fig: 2.50
The First floor had 2 bedrooms and the foyer on the climbing up to the first floor. As we climb up to the first floor on entering the foyer we can see in fig 2.50 that the area is also being used for storage. The flooring of the entire floor was done using china mosaic as we can see in Fig 2.51. The center of the floor was a large floral pattern and the entire room was bordered with similar patterns as well. There was only access to one of the two rooms. The room we had access to was a large bedroom with 3 single bed khatlas and a table for six on the far corner as we can see in Fig 2.52.
Fig: 2.52
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Concept – Furniture –
Old City House There was a lot of old furniture that is now not being used a lot by the family. The old furniture was simple and edgy and made of Valsadi Saag.
The overall flow of the space is transitional. The house opens to a living room that goes further to the dinning area as well as the kitchen. The first floor is a 2 bedroom floor which has a multipurpose use and one bedroom was not given access to on privacy grounds. There was another floor which was not given access to due to the weak structure. The overall support structure of the houses is a beam and column structure but the beams in the old houses were made of wood and the columns are tucked into the the walls as well. The beam downs are usually exposed and included in the part of the design itself. The flooring of the first floor was diagonally placed kotas whereas the flooring on the first floor was intricately detailed china mosaic. The were some vivid colors used in the flooring as well. The staircase of this house as well is steep. The landing of the house is also very small was only about a feet.
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3. 1.
STANDARD, NORMS, SPECIFIC STUDY OF DETAILS STANDARDS and NORMS
This part sets out the standard space requirements of various parts of a building and those of light and ventilation.
SPACE REQUIREMENT FOR DIFFERENT PARTS OF BUILDING
1. Kitchen Every room to be used as a kitchen shall have a)Unless separately provided in a pantry, means for washing of kitchen utensils, which shall lead directly or through a sinkto a grated and trapped connection to the wastepipe. b) An impermeable floor; c)At least a window not less than 1 sq m. in area open directly toan interior or exterior open space, but not into a shaftand; d) In residential building 15 m. or more in height, refusechutes.
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2. Bathroom and W. C Every bathroom or water closet shall a)Be so situated that atleast one of its walls shall open to external air andshall have a minimum opening in the form of window or ventilation to the extent of 0.37 sq m. b)Not be directly over any room other than another latrine, washing place, bathor terrace unless it has a watertightfloor. c) Have the platform or seat made of watertight non-absorbentmaterial. d) Be enclosed by walls or partitions and the surface of every such wall partitionshall be finished with a smooth impervious material to a height of not less than 1.0 m. above the floor of such a room. e)Be provided with an impervious floor covering, sloping towards the drain with a suitable grade and not towards verandah or any otherroom. f)No room containing water closets shall be used for any purpose except as a lavatory. g)Every water closet and/or a set of urinals shall have flushing cistern of adequate capacity attached to it h)A toilet on terrace having a maximum of 2.2 mt. height shall be permittedsubject to condition that the area of toilet be counted in FAR. i) All the sewage outlets shall be connected to the Municipal Sewerage system.Where no such system exists, a septic tank shall be provided within the plot conforming to the requirements. 2.3.3 SPECIFIC STUDY OF DETAILS The old city houses have a some common features that have been used a standard for mainly all of these houses. The details are as below: SURAT CITY HOUSES
AREA FLOOR HEIGHT
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL SCOPE LOCATION LONGETIVITY HEIGHT
3780 sq. ft(G+2) to 7560 sq. ft(G+5)(14*90 ft per floor =1260 sq. ft per floor)# Avg 12 ft NOTABEL MATERIALS - Repeatative vertical Wooden Beams and horizontal beams(also known as gadar channels), Hidden columns in the wall, wall as thick as a foot. These buildings are atleast 50 year old and are being reconstructed or renovated Surat City Area at least 50 - 60 years The ground floor has a height of 13', the first floor has a height of 11' and the all the other cascading floors have a common height of 9'
MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR A COUPLE IS 120 SQ. FT. OF LIVING SPACE NOTE -.
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3. STUDY OUTCOME 1. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Literature Case Literature Case Study Study Live Case Study Live Case Study Inferences Moto Suthar Kalupur, Babubhai's Sumanben's Project Vado, Ahmedabad(192 Ahmedabad (1614 Residence(2890 Residence (1746 Avg Size Name 0 sq. ft.) sq. ft.) sq. ft.) sq. ft.) 2042 sq. ft. Materials The flooring in the entire house was that of patterned tiles. Kota is used on otla along with Stones
The flooring on the ground floor was daigonally placed kotas whereas the first floor had china mosaic all over the floor.
Commonly Used is Kota Stone, vivid floral Patterns and china Mosaic
The Ceiling is The Ceiling is exposed with the exposed with the continuouswooden continuous beam grid exposed wooden beam against the white grid exposed slab botoom.
The Ceiling is exposed with the continuous wooden beam grid exposed
Exposed beam grid and POP detailed ceiling was common.
Koyta in foyer, China Mosaic in Terracota Flooring patterns Courtyard, White Flooring engraved in Kota Marble with Black Marble in Stone Bedrooms
Ceiling POP ceiling refelcting victorian patterns
There were some really beautiful There were nio as furniture in the such prominent house made of Furniture was use of furniture. valsadi Saag. The made from Indian sitting and furniture reclaimed included a sitting on the furniture. The Mainly made of storage rack, floors was furniture used also wood. Like The furniture Khatlas, Indian included restored prefered over the dressing table, was mostly sitting bench. rest. furniture Furniture Sittings Wooden. Services
The Toilets of these houses were originally Plumbing kept outside the house and therefore t=all the plumbing services were on the corner of the house
The Toilets of these houses were originally kept outside the house and therefore t=all the plumbing services were on the corner of the house
The Toilets of these houses were originally kept outside the house and therefore t=all the plumbing services were on the corner of the house
The houses of the whole house were built in the chowk and the bedrooms were not alotted attached toilets, Plumbing again pushingthe were placed plumbing to the in the corner corner. of the house
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4. PROJECT FORMULATION 1. 1.
REQUIREMENTSAND AREAANALYSIS AREAREQUIREMENT • LIVING ROOM • KITCHEN • DINNING • CHOWK (COURTYARD) • BEDROOMS • FOYER • ORDI • FAMILY ROOM
4.1.2 AREAANALYSIS
AREA ANALYSIS LIVING ROOM 11%
CHOWK
11% 10%
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5%
7%
ORDI BEDROOMS KITCHEN
7%
DINNING 38%
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2. ACTIVITY FLOW CHART 1.
- RESIDENTS
CHOWK
BEDROOM RESIDENTS
LIVING DINNING
KITCHEN
STORAGE
Fig. – 1 – RESIDENTS FLOW
CHOWK GUESTS
LIVING DINNING
Fig. – 1 –GUESTS FLOW
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3. – CLIENT BRIEF The client aspires for a living space that adapts to the modern needs of the family. The interior should reflect on the ethnicity of the house along with modern touches throughout the house. MEMBERS – 6 REQUIREMENT –
• LIVING ROOM • KITCHEN • DINNING • CHOWK (COURTYARD) • BEDROOMS • FAMILY ROOM
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5. SITE IDENTIFICATION 1. SITE JUSTIFICATION Site
Name
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Nagarseth’s
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Address – 3/2013, Gandrakfalia, Wadi Faliya, Surat. Area -
3502 sq. ft.
About The Site This is a house with a history of 100 years and was the residence of the Nagarseth. It is located in the middle of the city and has access from two streets as it is located on the corner of the street.
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SITEANALYSIS CONNECTIVITY
This being an old city house has a lot of connectivity to the main road. We can see the house is easily connected to the main road as well which serves as ease of commute.
5.2.2 SUN PATH WIND DIRECTION
The sun path is of a great advantage as the harsh sun will be blocked by the buildings behind the house which is the southern path and the northern lights will be the additional benefit. The wind direction of the city being north east is also of great advantage here due to the entrance being on the north.
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Ground Floor - 1221.27 sq. ft. 1134600 sq. cm. Floor Height - 16 ft Beam Down - 30 cm from Ceiling Otla Height - 3 feet Lintel Level - 250 cm
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First Floor-
1221.27 sq. ft. 1134600 sq. cm. Floor Height - 14 ft Beam Down - 30 cm from Ceiling 250 cm Lintel Level -
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Second Floor - 1060.3 sq. ft. 985050 sq. cm. Floor Height - 8 ft Beam Down - 30 cm from Ceiling 250 cm Lintel Level -
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Truss Rooftop
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1. FORMULATION OF CONCEPT REVIVAL - A tree’s beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in it’s roots. What is REVIVAL? Revival means to revive, to restore a place of its true value. The house has a character to it. A char- acter that is now in its ruins, revival of the house is what it will take to restore the house back to its roots. The exterior of the house is full of character, from the pillars to the windows to the arched balconies. The interior of the house is in ruins and needs to be restored to make is useable. Th course of action that governs the REVEIVAL project is categorized in the Aesthetics of the Interior that is the FORM and the usability of the space that is the Function of the space. The idea is to take different approach for both. The FORM will follow the traditional concept whereas the function will follow modern concept. The following aspect FORM -TRADITIONAL • Intricately carved details • sumptuous textures • florals, paisleys, strips, patterns galore • neutral colors to full spectrum
FUNCTION -MODERN • clean lines • geometric patterns • Ergonomic Design • minimalist space-filling • asymmetric at times • neutral colors, minimal usage The concept centers at creating the feeling - home. These houses are years and years old and are basically worn out of their original use. These houses were built keeping in mind the general use of all the family members and so to adapt to the contemporary times these houses will have to focus on personalization along with generalization. The client is a family of 6 people and consists of 3 different generation. The ageranging from 10 - 80 years. PROBLEM -Toilets on the outside, i.e., lack ofprivacy. -Different Comfort levels of all generation -Varied needs of all personnels -Lack of privacy from neighbours -natural light withdrawing problem SOLUTION -Giving attached bathrooms inside the house -Design to comfort the older generation -Personalisation in private space -Withdraw natural from window above lintel lev- el or use of sheer curtains.
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CIRCULATION AND ZONING DIAGRAM
REQUIREMENT MATRIX
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MATERIAL AND COLOR PALETTE
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2. DESIGN PROCESS
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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
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6.2.2 FINAL DESIGN DIMENSIONAL PLAN
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FLOORING PLAN - GROUND FLOOR
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FLOORING PLAN - FIRST FLOOR
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FLOORING PLAN - SECOND FLOOR
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FLOORING PLAN INSTALLATION DETSIL
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CEILING PLAN – GROUND FLOOR Ceiling plan – Ground Floor - Section
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CEILING PLAN - FIRST FLOOR Ceiling plan – First Floor - Section
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CEILING PLAN - SECOND FLOOR Ceiling plan – Second Floor - Section
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ELECTRICAL PLAN – GROUND FLOOR
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ELECTRICAL PLAN – FIRST FLOOR
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LIGHTING PLAN – GROUND FLOOR
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LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL PLAN - LEGEND
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PLUMBING PLAN – GROUND FLOOR
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PLUMBING PLAN – FIRST FLOOR
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SECTIONS
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SECTIONS
SECTIONS – BB’
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SECTIONS
SECTIONS – BB’
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DETAIL AREA FIRST FLOOR MASTER BEDROOM FLOOR PLAN
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CEILING PLAN
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ELEVATION
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BED – DETAIL AREA
STAIRCASE
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FURNITURE DESIGNS GROUND FLOOR
JALI
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FURNITURE DESIGNS
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SOFA
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FURNITURE DESIGNS
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TV UNIT
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SWING
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6.2.2 3D VIEWS
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3D VIEWS – GROUND FLOOR
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