Ar.

RAJ REWAL

submitted by:
P.Nithin kumar
318106101017
 Introduction
Born 1934
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India

Nationality Indian
Occupation Architect
Buildings Asiad Village, Parliament Library, Hall of
Nations, STC Building, New Delhi
Education Harcourt Butler higher secondary school,
 Delhi School of Architecture,
 Architectural Association School of
Architecture,  Brixton School of Building,
London,
 work experience
• Raj Rewal worked at Michel Ecochard’s office in Paris.
• Started his new practice in New Delhi in 1962.
• Between 1963-72, he taught at the School of Planning and
Architecture, Delhi.
•  Opened a second office at Tehran, Iran in 1974.
 Philosophy
• His philosophy depends on a theory
that buildings should respond to
complex demands of rapid
urbanisation , climate and culture.
• Concept depends on “Traditional
Architecture” and incorporating”
Historical elements into urban
design”.
• The windows in his buildings had a
modern interpretation of curved jaalis
.
 INFLUENCES
• Raj Rewal tried to evolve mass housing schemes based on
similar concept.
• In Asian games village , the peripheral roads are connected to
parking squares.
• The central spine of the layout is reserved for narrow ,
shadowed and pedestrian pathway
• The layout plan follows a traditional methods of creating
shade and cross ventilation.
• The creation of tradition narrow street , linking all the
housing units , provides for intimate encounters between
people and sense of belonging to the neighbourhood square.
 NOTABLE WORKS
• Asian Games Village, New Delhi
• Parliament Library at Sansad Bhawan , New Delhi
• State Trading Corporation, New Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Headquarters, New
Delhi
• Hall of Nations, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
• Indian Embassy, Beijing (China)
• NTPC Tower, NOIDA
• Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
 AWARDS
• Gold Medal 1989 by the Indian Institute of Architects.
• Robert Mathew Award 1989 by the Commonwealth Association of
Architects.
• Mexican Association of Architects award in 1993 for regional values.
• Architect of the Year 1994 Award by J.K. Trust for the design of World
Bank Resident Mission building in New Delhi.
• Great Master's Award 1995 by J.K. Trust for lifetime contribution to
Modern Architecture in the post independence era in India.
• Lifetime achievement award 2001 by the Institution of Engineers (India).
• IBC award 2002 by the Indian Building Congress for Excellence in Built
Environment for Parliament Library building, New Delhi.
• Golden Architect Award 2003 by A+D and Spectrum Foundation
 ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE
Location New Delhi

Time period 1980 to 1982

Building type Family housing

Construction system Concrete

Style Modern
• The three principles that are used in this design
are
1.configuring a low rise
2.high density development representative
of typical indian “mohalla” or “community”.
3.creating cluster formations ideal for the
indian climate
• In all , there are some 500 housing units ,
comprising 200 individual town houses and 300
apartments in two floors to four floors with each
unit type has variations according to the areas.
 DESIGN FEATURES
• Clustering of buildings
• Courtyards providing public space within the
buildings
• Scattering of terraces providing yet another set of
activities.
• Streets are narrow , shaded , broken up into small
units creating pauses , points of rest or changing.
• Gateways allow for a change and contain a continuity
, bridges formed by linking neighbouring houses.
 PARLIAMENT LIBRARY,NEW DELHI
• The parliament library had its site next to the parliament house and is
symbolically the center hall of existing parliament house.
• It is circular in plan with three axes culminating the central dome.
• Courtyards form an important feature in this design , keeping in mind
the climate of Delhi , they help in creating dust free atmosphere and
reduces summer heat.
• The height of the building is restricted to podium level of parliament .
• A part of the library is sunk underground leaving two of the four
floors outside the ground and the terrace of the building aligns with
the first floor of the parliament house.
• The exterior walls of library are cladded with red and beige sandstone
as they are used in parliament house.
• The central dome spanning 25 meters , is entirely
of glass and was specially developed for this
building . The intense heat and glare of New Delhi ,
with summer temprature raising over 42 degrees
makes conventinal glass impractical for skylights.
• Conventinal glass reduces glare and heat build up,
and this specially developed glass claimed to be
still more efficient in resisting heat transfer.
• Other domes ate made of thin reinforced concrete
shells , sometimes with inset glass panels . Tensile
forces are transferred through steel members.
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