Architectural Elements Documentation

‫اسٹریٹ چائے ہال‬ BUILDING STUDIES - 3950

Architectural Element Documentation STRACHEY HALL MAIN GATE

Submitted By:

Guided By: Dr. Mohammad Farhan Fazli

Mohd. Wasif Mohd. Umair

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Rahman Ali Khan Mohd. Shamim

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CONTENTS ABOUT 01 HISTORY 02 DETAILS 03 DRAWINGS 04

Details

The gate is presently located in one of the main hall of Aligarh Muslim University. The present building began to be constructed in 1885 and was named Mohammedan Anglo Oriental college college after the name of Sir John Strachey. He was an English British civil servant in India who came from London, England in 1842.

Initially, Strachey hall served as central building of the complex which popularized as western education among Muslims.

Wooden pattern in Pointed Lancet arch

Stain glass patterns in arches

Stain glasses in the Pointed Lancet arch

Stain glasses

Gate Drawing

Gate is made up of teak wood imported from Lucknow district with polished finish and geometrical Persian stain glass symmetric pattern. Gate pattern housed in the Pointed Lancet arch.

Brickwork is of stretcher bond along with the brick powder colour( surkhi).

3D section of the element.

Plan on a scale of 1:20

Detailing of arch pattern with Persian style. With a thickness of 1cm glass thickness.

Detailed view of the handle with its detailed elements. It is made up of brass alloy.

Longitudinal section

Side elevation

Front elevation

Axonometric Views Exploded Axonometric views shows the various stages of element construction with a defined fixing details. Following sketch shows the various elements present in the gate such as well defined Persian jail pattern, arches, door frame, and stain glasses in the arches.Guidelines define the exact position of elements in the main structure.

pattern with 50mm thick pattern wooden frame.

arch pattern

Motif Persian pattern

Axonometric view of the Arches and its pattern Wood of thickness 200 mm used.

Arch wooden layout

Axonometric Views This stage shows the arrangement of doors and stained chamfered glasses with wooden frame and their actual position in the main frame

Door is of thickness 50mm

Wood of thickness 200 mm used.

Axonometric view of the doors and its fixing.

Doors layout

Door glass pattern

Axonometric Views This stage shows the arrangement of door handle and knob in the wooden frame. Handle is made up of hollow brass with steel screws. The figure shows the proper position and parts of door handle and its elements.

Detail of handle.

Brass rings of 10mm

Guides defines the position of handles .

Position of screws

Kundi layout Axonometric view of the handle and knob fixing

Actual dimensions These are the actual dimensions of the gate and its frame of 200mm thickness with arch of span 3416mm

Department of Architecture, AMU