Housing : Case Study on Asian Games Village
BHRIGU C. KALIA_IMRAN KHAN_NEERAJ SHARMA_PRATEEK GULATI_SAKSHI RAJPUT_TAHMEENA TARIQ
INTRODUCTION Asian Games Village was designed by Ar. RAJ REWAL for the Asian Games, Delhi. Asian Games were held in 1982 in New Delhi.
Key Plan: Asiad Games Village
Asian Games Village was constructed on a 35 acre site near Siri Fort Stadium in New Delhi.
Now, it has 853 flats of which 793 house top officials of PSUs, bureaucrats, public servants and even Union Ministers. Initially, the complex, had 700 housing units out of which 200 were individual houses and 500 were apartments which varied from two to four storey structures. Density is 28 units per hectare.
CONCEPT.
CONCEPT •The Clusters that are formed by Joining several building units is derived from Vernacular traditions of Indian Cities of Jaisalmer, Old Delhi. •The concept is based on a sequence of open spaces, interlinked with narrow pedestrian streets shaded and kept alive through a careful mix with recreational and communal area. •The streets are consciously broken up into visually comprehensible units, often with gateways, so there are pauses, point of rest and changing vistas.
•The central spline of the layout is reserved for pedestrian courts and streets of various clusters. About eight percent of the houses and apartments have access from pedestrian enclosures as well as parking squares. •A peripheral road leads to cul-de-sac parking areas.
DIAGRAM SHOWING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMBINATION TO CREATE CLUSTERS WITH BASIC UNIT
PLAN SHOWING PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
Peripheral Road for Vehicular Movement
Cul-de-sac Parking
PLAN SHOWING DIFFERENT TYPE OF CLUSTERS IN COHESION
Architect uses different level of terraces to create volumetric look
• Typical Cluster forming Gateways in Both directions for shaded pedestrian walking and are also used as terrace gardens. •The gateways mark the territories.
Gateway
Gateway Gateway
TYPOLOGIES WIDE VARIETY OF UNIT-TYPES FROM INDIVIDUAL HOUSES TYPES (A, B, C) TO APARTMENTS TYPES (E, F, G) AND VARIATIONS ON THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THESE.
APARTMENT UNITS
INDIVIDUAL HOUSE 2
SECTION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
TYPE B
TYPE C
Type E.
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY Structure of beams and reinforced concrete pillars coated with pebbles of sandstone.
MATERIALS USED - surface coating pebbles of sandstone, finishing raw, natural color (stone) frames metal color orange, green , white - paving blocks of local stone
AREA Apartment Unit: 104 m.sq. Individual Unit: 167 m.sq.
DDA built asiad village for 210 to 280 rs a square foot and was intented for a middle class population.
MERITS • Inter-connectivity of clusters • Podium • Location/ accessibility • Segregation of public and private spaces • Climate responsive site planning • Green areas also acting as congregational spaces • No negative space • Proper offset between clusters • Concealed services • Ample green area • Privacy and security achieved through design DEMERITS • High maintenance cost • Insufficient lighting • Bad orientation of some blocks
DIFFERENT TYPOLOGIES
Major road at the periphery connecting all the blocks
Cul-de-sac parking
Basic unit repeated to form clusters
Back alleys for servant quarters
FEATURES: RAJ REWAL IS INSPIRED BY THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF JODHPUR AND JAISALMER WHICH VERY MUCH REFLECT IN HIS DESIGN CONCEPT OF ASIAD VILLAGE
•Spacious terraces are the dominant feature •The creation of the traditional narrow street ,linking all the housing units, provides for intimate encounters between people and gives a sense of belonging to the neighborhood square. •The human scale has been kept in mind while designing the spaces. •The narrow pedestrian street provides shade vernacular urban form. •The streets are consciously broken up into small units ,so there are pauses, resting points and changing vistas. •The complex is based on an internal street pattern with interconnecting inner squares /chowks culminating in a central court that acts as a heart for the whole scheme.
CLUSTER BLOCKING
COURTYARD PLANNING
ROOF TERRACES
Different Levels of Terraces are there for every unit an thus creates the massing
Gateways are created to separate different clusters which also acts as a shading device.
Interview: “Mr. Jogindar Singh” He possesses a 3 BHK apartment, and is a resident of Asiad Village from 3 years. • I feel that the clusters are not inter-connected for vehicular movement and have zig zag paths. • There are no servants quarter and garages provided. There are wide roads with ample of green spaces. There are backyards provided and the structure is very sound.
REFERENCES - Raj Rewal, climatique Architecture, Electa Moniteur - Raj Rewal, Mimar, 1992 - Franco Angeli, Urban History, no.108, 2005 - Touring Club,Delhi - Lucy Peck, Delhi - A Thousand Years of Building, Intach, 2005 - Architecture (Sept. 1984). USA - Architecture and Urbanism, Tokyo.No. 148 January 1983
A Seating Area overlooking the Grass area. The Substation is provided below this Seating Area
