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T.P KONARS HOUSE
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T.P Konars House
The TP konar house is located in rockfort area Trichy.It is situated on a sub lane after the main gaurd gate on the far left end.The site is accessible via two adjoining roads with one main door and one back door. The road is of 3M width with cannals on one side. The road can be accesed by pedestrians and 2 wheelers easily along with small 4 wheelers. The house has a lot of unique traditional features such as embedded glass in first floors which act as a skylight for the ground floor and exposed structural colums which add to the aestheic appeal of the house.
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The entrance has jali work on the ground floor and is accessable by a 80 cm gate which connects the main road to the entrance porch. From the exterior one can see the grilled windows on 1.2 m x 1.2m size along with observing the pitched roofs made of red tiles.
Struchturally the origional construction has been preserved and the origional main beam of 40 cm thickness and 10 cm joists can be seen in the living room
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On the ground floor lack of cross ventilation is balanced by using ventilators placed high above in the wall containing windows. The wall on the right side has recess used as storages and is connected with the neighbouring building. The porch on the entrance is used as not only a transition space but also a sleeping area, it acts as a buffer space and offers security. The house previously had 16 occupants and now it currently has 3 people living. The occupants previously had a bakery on the first floor and used the room on the far end as a storage for bread and other items. Other than the store room 1 other spaces are generally accessable and in close proximity according to their functions.
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The first floor has 2 main rooms along with a balcony which acts a service area to wash clothes . The first floor has good crossventiation since it’s wall isnt abbutting any neighbouring walls The balcony on the first floor is attached to a small storage area to the bakery, and has a separate drainage which releases waste to the smaller road abbuting the larger side of the house near the back door. The first floor also has played with level differences and has exposed structural columns which add to the rustic feel of the house. There is a store room above the landing of the stairs which is accessable from the common room on the first floor
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EXTERIOR VIEW OF HOUSE FROM WIDE ROAD
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MANDAPAM HOUSE
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The building is planned in accordance to vastu shastra guide. Major parts of the house are shaded throughout the year. This house was previously used as a mandapam and now converted into a residence used by 6 familied The ground floor was originally built around 200 years ago and the upper hald around 80 years ago. It is in close proximity to the rock fort temple area and is easily accessible by pedestrians and motor bikes. Cars can not access the road leading to the house.
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Sky lights play an important role in lighting the interior spaces in this building.The glass used initially is more stronger than what we get nowadays.The glass gives highly diffused light so that it doesn’t glare. Sufficient number of windows, courtyards and skylights are provided to get in ample light throughout the year. They face certain problems in terms of lighting in rainy season as they close their windows for protection from rain. The general layout of the mandapam is suitable to the needs of the occupants and structurally it is very sound as it was made during the british era. The planning is open in nature and has a loft in the rear of the structure which acts as a multipurpose space for the occupants.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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The main gathering areas have good ventilation because of the employment of cross ventilation wheras the other small rooms do not have proper ventilation. The structure is featuring exposed structural columns, with centralized support system and use of thick steel beams and wooden joists allowing for superior support of the thick double brick walls. The first floor
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HIGH WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION
Vernacular case study of Rockfort area Trichy done by group 4 101115005 Ashutosh shukla 101115006 Auxilla Jerine 101115012 Himanshu M 101115020 M Sukanaya 101115021 Haseen Akhtar MD 101115032 Sahib Singh Chawla 101115039 Srihita Kannigiri