CASE STUDIES

ON BASIS OF FOUR SCHOOL OF

THOUGHTS.

DEFINTIONS OF VARIOUS SCHOOL OF

THOUGHTS:

CASE STUDY 1:
RESTORATION OF BHAU DAJI LAD
MUSEUM

THIS PROJECT WAS AWARDED THE UNESCO ASIA PACIFIC AWARD OF

EXCELLENCE

BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUN

AFTER RESTORATION IN
2006

INTERIORS PRE
AND POST
RESTORATION

LOCATION:BYCULLA,
MUMBAI
YEAR OF COMMENCEMENT:
1997
YEAR OF COMPLETION:
2005, 2010,2012
THE WORK WAS DONE IN THREE
PHASES
FIRST PHASE WAS COMPLETE
BUILDING REPAIRS,
SECOND PHASE WAS CLIMATE
CONTROL FOR GALLERIES
WITHIN THE BUILDING
THIRD PHASE WAS

REPAIRING THE CORNICE

PROCESS OF REPAIRS -PAINT SCRAPE STUDY

TO ARRIVE AT THE RIGHT COLOUR SCHEME

GILDING PROCESS

GILDING AND COLOUR SCHEME PROCESS:

FOYER

THE MUSEUM HAS VERY SUCCESSFUL

INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLING INSTALLATION
WHICH HAS BROUGHT A NEW VIRBRANCY AND
DYNAMISM TO THE MUSEUM

PHASE II:REFURBISHMENT OF DR BHAU DAJI

LAD MUSEUM REAR AREA

REFURBISHED STRUCTURES PUT TO

ADAPTIVE REUSE
REFURBISHED REAR PLAZA IS
NOW A HOST TO MANY
CULTURAL ACTIVITY OPEN TO
THE CITY ORGANISED BY THE
MUSEUM

CASE STUDY 4:
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF AHMEDABAD POL
HOUSES

INTRODUCTION:
THE POL HOUSES IN AHMEDABAD
SHOWCASE RICH TRADITION AND
CULTURE OF PAST.
THE PLANNING CONCEPTS AND
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES CAN
GUIDE US THROUGH PROBLEMS
FACEDIN TODAYS CONTEXT
THUS THSES HOUSES SHOULD BE
MAINTAINED
BUT PRESENTLY THESE
HOUSES DONOT FULFILL THE
PRESENT REQUIREMETS
LIFESTYLE. BUT CERTAIN
CHANGES CAN MATCH THE
MODERN CHANGES.
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POL HOUSES DERIVATION OF WORD AND

FEATURES:

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THE WORD POL IS DERIVED FROM PATROLI

MEANING A GATE OR ENTRY.

6000 POLS WITH 12 ENTRANCE GATES AND

CONNECTED BY 2 MAIN STREETS.

POL CAN BE DEFINED AD MICRO

NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH HOUSES OF
VARYING SIZES ON BOTH ENDS.

FEATURES:

A) HAVE ONE OR MORE TEMPLES

B)BIRD FEEDER
C)ELABORATE FACADES WITH INTRICATE
CARVINGS
D)NARROW STREETS
E)SECRET EXIT PASSAGES DURING EMERGENCIES.

GENERALLY,PLOTS SHARE A 3 WALL

BOUNDARY WITH ADJOINING HOUSES AND
HAVE OPENING IN THE FRONT ONLY.

SPACES ARE DIVIDED AS PER PUBLIC,CHOWK

AND PRIVATE SPACES.

PRESENT CONTEXT

THE POLS ARE FACING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION LEADING TO LACK OF
INFRASTRUCURE AND SERVICES.
SINCE LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE CITY, RAPID COMMERCIALISATION IS
TAKING PLACE RESULTING IN THE DECAY OF RICH TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE.
MIGRATION OF PEOPLE TOWARDS MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES IS
LEADING TO NGLIGENCE AND DETERIORATION.
GROWTH IN TECHNOLOGY AND LACK OF AMENTIES AND CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE OF
PEOPLE IS LEADING TO IMMIGIRATION.
STREETS WERE DESIGNED SOME 600 YEARS AGO THEREFORE CANNOT SUPPORT
HEAVY TRAFFIC AND LACK OPEN SPACES,PARKING SPACES.

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF
POL HOUSES

PRESENT CONDITIONS OF POL

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INITIATIVES TAKEN :

SOME FAMILIES WHO HAV SHIFTED TO OTHER AREAS ARE

WILLING TO CONSERVE PROPERTIES WITH PROPER GUIDANCE
AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

AMC(AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION) IS WRORKING ON

PROMOTION OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND ADAPTIVE REUSE
ACTIVITIES

INITIATIVES ARE TAKEN BY GOVT AS WELL AS NON GOVT

ORGANISATIONS.

SOLUTIONS:

A) ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THESE HOUSES: MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL

FABRIC AND JUST ALTERING THE ORIGINAL USE.
B) ORGANISING HERITAGE WALKS IN AND AROUND THAT AREAS.
(INNER AREAS ARE EXPLORED IN
TERMS OF ARCHITECTURAL
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FEEDBACK OF VARIOUS PEOPLE ON

HERITAGE WALKS AND ITS INFLUENCE
ON LIFESTYLE

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PROPOSAL:

IDENTIFICATION AND PROPOSING REUSE OPTIONS

INVOLVING AND SUITING THE INHABITANTS WILL LEAD
TO PRESERVATION OF POL HOUSES

IF THE PROPOSED USE IS IN TUNE OF THE OWNER IT HELPS

TO GENERATE MONEY WHICH CAN BE USED FOR
MAINTAINENCE OF THESE HOUSES.

MINOR MODIFICATIONS CAN BE MADE TO ADAPT THESE

HOUSES TO MAKE THEM COMPATIBLE TO NEW USES.

SYSTEMS INSTALLED CAN BE UPGRADED TO MEET MODERN

MODERN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS BUT THEY SHOULD BE
ECONOMICAL THEN THEY WILL HELP US PRESERVE OUR
HERITAGE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PRACTISE.
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EXAMPLE OF ADAPTIVE REUSE:

DARYAPUR WARD II

THIS HOUSE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ADAPTIVELY REUSED WITH

SOME MINOR CHANGES:
THE HOUSE WAS PREVIOUSLY USED BY 12 PEOPLE AND NOW IS USED
BY 4 PEOPLE, THEREFORE THERE IS AMPLE PLACE FOR SOME OTHER
ACTIVITY.
UPPER FLOORS ARE PROPOSED TO BE USED AS
RESTAURANTS,LIBRARY AND INFORMATICS CENTRE PROVIDING
INFORMATION ABOUT ART,CULTURE,HERITAGE,TRADITION OF
GUJRAT FOR TOURISTS.

CONDITION ASSESMENT OF THE HOUSE:

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CONCLUSIONS:

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PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE IS VITAL AS IT ADDS TO OUR INTELLIGENCE.

WE CAN STRENGTHEN OUR FUTURE STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AS THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE POL HOUSES IS IN CONJUNCTION TO THE

CLIMATIC,SOCIAL, CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS IT CAN ACT AS A MODEL FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LEARN THE PRINCIPALS OF SUSTAINIBILITY AND
ORIGINATED TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE OWNER/INHABITANTS.

THE PROCESS OF PRESERVATION SHOULD NOT ONLY EXHIBIT THE OLD HOUSES AS
OBJECTS BUT TO SUCCESSFULLY ADOPT THEM SO THAT THEY BECOME SELF SUSTAINED.

TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES SHOULD BE UPGRADED TO RECREATE QUALITY

HABITANTS AND SOURCES OF TECHNICAL KNOWHOW AS THEY ARE BASED IN
RESPONSE TO CLIMATIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS KEEPING IN MIND HUMAN
REQUIREMENTS.

SUSTAINIBILTY CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY IF THESE STRUCTURES ARE ADOPTED

FOR CONTEMPORARY USES WHIVH WILL SAVE OUR BUILT HERITAGE AND ALSO
CONSERVE THE EMBODIED ENERGY USED TO BUILT THESE HOUSES.

REDUCE THE BURDEN ON AVAILABLE RESOURCE AND ECONOMY.