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Sinhagad College of Architecture | M.

Arch Architectural Conservation

Traditional Building Material and


Practices
Assignment 1

Ar. Priyanka Gite

M.Arch (Architectural Conservation)


STES’s Sinhgad College of Architecture, Pune

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Dhabyacha Ghar

Traditional Housed of Vidarbha

• The house is located in Bhandaraj

• Bhandaraj village is located in


Anjangaon Surji Tehsil of Amravati
district in Maharashtra, India.

• It is situated 10km away from sub-


district headquarter Anjangaon Surji
and 90km away from district
headquarter Amravati.

• As per 2009 stats, Bhandraj is the gram


panchayat of Bhandaraj village.

• The total geographical area of village is


1619 hectares.
• Bhandaraj has a total population of
3,659 peoples.

• There are about 877 houses in


Bhandaraj village. Anjangaon is nearest
town to Bhandaraj which is
approximately 10km away.

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External Facades

Facia Board

Bamboo Jali used for Varandah door

Timber Doors

Internal wall made of Packed earth


mixed with jaggery and husk from
Agriculture field and lime

Outer wall later addition made in Brick


wall with mud Mortor (now replaced in
some parts with cement mortor)

ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE


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Wooden beam

Internal wall made of Packed earth


mixed with jaggery and husk from
Agriculture field and lime

Timber panelled door

Timber Threshold

Kota Flooring
PICTURE SHOWING MEZZANINE FLOOR

Ventilators

Basalt Flooring

Old Brick compound wall


Later addition

Brick wall

Kota Flooring

GOTHA

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Dhaba (mezzanine floor)

Floor Boards

Wooden Beam

Wooden Column
Paneled door

Surface finished by appling watered


cowdung and finally paint (saravne)
Unfinished surface of packed mud wall
can be seen here
PICTURE SHOWING MEZZANINE FLOOR

Brick segmental Arch

Ledged door

Brick wall

TRADITIONAL ENTRANCE TO PREMISES

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Floor Boards

Joists

Binder
Column capital

Column

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Niche

Ledged door

Threshold

Surface finished by
appling watered cowdung
and finally paint
(saravne)

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DHABA ABOVE THE HOUSE ENTRANCE FROM INSIDE


WOODEN STRUCTURSAL SYSTEM

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MATERIAL TYPES USUAGE


Timber Sagwan Used in Eaves, doors, windows, wooden joists, central , wooden
struts, column, railings, beams, flooring.
Stone Kota and Kadapa Used for Flooring and kitchen platform
Mud Rammed earth Used in walls
Bamboo - Used for roofing in ancillary spaces
Timber Mango tree Used for ancillary spaces

Cowdung - Used for Wall and floor Finishes

Brick Burnt clay brick Used for Compound wall

Clay Burnt red clay tiles Used for roofing

Lime Mortor Used for Compound wall brickwork

Metal Cast iron Hinges, latches, locks, Handels. Fixing wooden members, strip in
threshold, window safety grills

Structural type

SUPER STRCUTURE -
Load Bearing Framed structures Composite structures
structures
Load bearing walls Framed timber mezzanine and
ancillary spaces

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