RAJ REWAL SHAM LAL HOUSE

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SHAM LAL
HOUSE
BUILT: 1973 – 1975
LOCATION: NEW DELHI
RAJ REWAL FOCUSES ON
BLENDING THE
SURROUNDING
AND GEOMETRY WITH
RHYTHM.
THE SHAM LAL RESIDENCE
IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF RAJ
REWAL'S ABILITY TO CREATE
DISTINCT DESIGNS WITH
SIMILAR SYNTAX.
BUILT AT THE SAME TIME AS
RAJ REWAL'S OWN HOUSE,
THE DESIGN FOR SHAM LAL,
A PROMINENT JOURNALIST
AND WRITER, PLACED AN
EMPHASIS ON BLENDING
THE ENTRANCE HALL,
DINING AND LIVING ROOM
SPACES WITH THE FRONT
GARDEN AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.

A DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE
CONTAINS THE ENTRANCE
HALL AND STAIRS TO THE
FIRST FLOOR.

A SMALL BASEMENT UNDER

THE DINING ROOM SERVES
AS LIBRARY
THE HOUSE HAS TWO ACCESS AT SITE LEVEL , ONE IS THE MAIN ENTRY AND ANOTHER
SERVICE ENTRY.

THE HOUSE IS ZONED INTO PRIVATE , SEMI PRIVATE, SEMI PUBLIC, SERVICE.

SERVICE CORE IS SEPARATED FROM THE HOUSE AND HAS ACCESS ONLY TO KITCHEN
AND SERVANT'S ROOM.

THREE BEDROOMS AND THE UPPER FLOORS HAVE ACCESS TO ROOF TERRACES.

THE ARCHITECT HAVE PLAYED WITH LEVELS:

ENTRY, KITCHEN, 1ST BEDROOM IS AT ONE LEVEL
DINING IS AT ONE LEVEL
LIVING AND 2ND BEROOM AT ONE LEVEL
3RD BEDROOM AT ONE LEVEL
AND OTHER TWO BEROOMS AT ANOTHER LEVEL
THE LARGE PIVOTING
DOORS OF GLASS AND
TEAK DEFINE THE
LIVING ROOM GARDEN
BOUNDARY, AND CAN
BE OPENED FOR SOCIAL
OCCASIONS.
ELEVATION FROM RAOD
FRONT FACADE
MATERIAL :
*CONSTRUCTION IS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE
CEMENT.
*EXPOSED BRICKS FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE
*TRADITIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS KOTAH
STONE FOR FLOORING
*TEAK WOOD FOR FINISHES
*GLASS FOR PIVOTED DOORS AND WINDOWS
EXPOSED BRICKS
KOTA STONE IS USED IN TWO FINISHES I.E. ROUGH DRESS AND POLISHED FINISH. IT IS AN
EXCELLENT BUILDING STONE FOR PATHWAYS, CORRIDORS, DRIVEWAYS, COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS. IT IS ALSO USED IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES DUE TO ITS RESISTANT
PROPERTIES.

KOTA STONE IS A TYPE OF FINE-GRAINED LIMESTONE THAT ORIGINATES FROM THE KOTA
REGION OF RAJASTHAN, INDIA. ... WHILE KOTA STONE IS HIGHLY DURABLE AND ALMOST
EFFORTLESS TO MAINTAIN ONCE INSTALLED, IT DOES REQUIRE AN OCCASIONAL
POLISHING TO LOOK ITS BEST.