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HISTORY
▷ Rai Bahadur Arcot Narrainsawmy Mudaliar was a philanthropist with a strong affinity for social reform.
▷ During the Great Famine 1876-78, the miserable condition of the orphans prompted Narrainswamy Mudaliar to setup
an orphanage.The foundation stone for the orphanage was laid by His Excellency the Marquess of Lansdowne, the
Viceroy and Governor General of India on 23rd Novrmber 1892.
▪ REASONS FOR FAILURE OF BUILDING

▪ Located in the wetlands of the Halasuru lake (the site being visibly in the extended flood plain of the lake in the 18th
century city maps) the soil condition had extreme clay content is prone to textural slippage and also more prone to
expansion and contraction of volume due to change in sub soil water content / moisture.

▪ Both the conditions affected the structure in the century long time of its existence.

▪ The foundation was fractured and the corners of the building (the four corners of the structure extremities) began
separating from the main body elevations of the building.

▪ A further cause of the subsoil condition deterioration has been the wearing off of layers of soil blow the foundation due to
the open rain water drainage runoff that was flowing on the East and South of the immediate edges of the sides of the
building.

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▷ The restoration therefore has brought the building to an
extended life:
1. By dealing with the foundation structural elements
2. By dealing with the connected shell elements of the
walls
3. By dealing with the roof structural elements.

▷ The revival of this little structure from its physical

condition of structural distress and physical & surface
despair had resuscitated life back into an artefact of the
bygone age.
▷ It has revived in a small way the memory of an
important element of urban history.
▷ The physical presence shall remain for generations to
come and sense a bit of history of the rapidly changing
face of the city of Bangalore where many such buildings
are at risk and their history’s need to be saved.

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In response to the multitude of factors affecting the structure various steps were taken
• Underpinning of • Working out a steel prop
foundation system to uphold the
• Stitching wall cracks with major roof support
steel elements
• Working out a dual
• Bridging wall cracks with
stone slabs system of differentially
spaced props for the
• Grouting of cracks wall between the font
• Replacement of rafters bay and the courtyard
that were considerably • Removal of plaster and
damaged by identifying touch up in same
each and every element in material / mix as
the roof structure original for the exterior
• Capping of damaged ends in order to prevent entry
of beams and rafter of moisture to the mud
mortar within the wall
courses
• Gravity lime grouting of all
cracks in the madras terrace
slabs and additional SS layer
lime plaster across such
conditions above.
• Reworking of all rain water
down take spouts and all
valleys & ridges on the roof
surface
• Complete removal of water
proofing layer and redoing
with same material / mix as
original
• Maintaining all ornamental
features and so on in lime
plaster as per original design
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▷ The goal behind renovating this haveli
was to engage traditional ways of
construction with modern knowledge to
preserve the architectural heritage

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 AWARDS
• NDTV-Grohe Design & Architecture Awards 2015 – Heritage
Architecture ( Jury Commendation)
• IIID Anchor Awards 2015 – Hospitality (North & East Region) – Jury
Commendation
• IIID Anchor Awards 2015 – Hospitality (National Level) – Jury
Commendation
• IIA Awards 2015 – Shortlisted in Conservation projects category
• World Architecture Festival 2016- Shortlisted in the New & Old
category
• Trends Excellence Awards 2016- Best Leisure project of the year
• Archidesign awards 2016 – Best Environment Conservation project
• CONSTRUCTION WORLD Architect and Builder (CWAB) Award 2017-
Noteworthy Project
• 12th World Annual International Travel Awards – Best Heritage
Property in Delhi
• Washrooms and Beyond Honours 2016 – Washroom Restoration in
Heritage Building
• 2017 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage
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SRI CHAANTHANA 37210901

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