SUBMITTED TO- SUBMITTED BY- AR.SAPNA DHIMAN SHIVANI VOHRA AR.ANU ARORA B.ARCH. AR.VIKAS SHARMA 6 SEMESTER Early life Raj Rewal was born in 1934 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. He created a revolution in geometric design systems. Creation of geometric systems and responding visual imageries are apparent in Raj Rewal’s architectural works. He even went to School of Art in Delhil for six months before joining the School of Architecture. He chiseled his art in London's Architectural Association School of Architecture Awards Gold Medal from Indian Institute of Architects Robert Mathew Award from the Commonwealth Associations of Architects London. He believed in gaining knowledge and then applied his knowledge mingled with creativity in his projects. He completed his formal professional training at the Brixton school of building. After completing the post graduation in Architecture. In 1951-1954.Career He lived in Delhi and Shimla for a couple of years in his childhood that is from 1939–1951. he attended Delhi School of Architecture in New Delhi. He was very imaginative and a creative person. Raj Rewal took up his first job as an assistant stage manager for several avante grade theatre . His imaginative perception helped him go a long way. He attended Harcourt Butler higher secondary school . in 1955-1961. he moved to London and attended the architectural association of architecture for one year. He met with 3 encounters which shaped his architectural ideology.Professional Life Experiences He completed his Graduation in the field of Architecture in Europe. . As a set designer for the drama shows. he learnt that each dramatic work had a particular character which he interpreted as the rasa of the building. he relates to his interest in structures during which he developed during the review of his diploma projects. First encounter. Second one accounts on his working experience that he gained while he was working as an assistant manager for several Avante Grade theatre productions in London. He developed his ideology and followed it for the rest of his life. In this office. before beginning his own architectural practice. Later on.Third encounter. he learned the principles of Urban design and Planning. he worked with Michel Ecohard in Paris. he was offered an opportunity to work on the design of a space frame structure that was going to be constructed as a Museum in Kuwait. as I mentioned earlier. . His philosophy… Structural expressions and cubic volumes Honesty in expression Concern for climatic sensitivity Memory and geometry Features of his designUrban fabric Clusters Streets Gateways Inner courtyards Roof gardens . New Delhi -State Trading Corporation.HIS WORKS -Hall of Nations. New Delhi -Asian Village Housing -State trading corporation. Delhi -Scope Office Complex.New Delhi . The main pavilion of the Hall of Nations has a clear span of 78 metres and a height varying from three metres to 21 metres. from books to bulldozers . thereby providing a vast capacity for items to be exhibited.NEW DELHI Overall view Exhibition Pavilions at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi has been designed by him.HALL OF NATIONS & HALL OF INDUSTRIES. Plan of G. of the complex The Hall of Nations and the Hall of Industries make up the industrial exhibition complex . The Hall of Nations is a single space frame with a clear span of 256 feet. The buildings are linked together at their mezzanine levels by a series of circulation ramps that enclose an outdoor exhibition area. The Hall of Industries consists of four space-frame structures each spanning 144 feet.F. The building and sanitary services are housed under the ramps. . Stuctural detail A special 9 member joint was evolved for precast construction but the builder preferred in-situ construction. a geometrical pattern of perforation that serves to obstruct directs rays of the harsh Sun while permitting air circulation.The depth of the structural system was utilized as a Sun breaker and conceived of in terms of the traditional 'jali'. The entire complex was analysed. The 'Hall of Industries' rest on spread footings tied together with high tensile steel bars. The joint was modified to suit the adopted technique The 'Halls of Nations' is supported on pile foundations tied together with post tensioned plinth beams stressed in stages. designed and built in a period of fifteen months . called the ‘Hall of Industries’. calling it the ‘Hall of Nations’. He also designed 4 smaller buildings 68 feet in height with a similar space frame structure for the rest of the display area. being a French qualified Architect and exposed to foreign Architectural designs. designed a unique Space Frame Structure as adopted in the West.Interior of hall of nations Mr. 108 feet high for the large display area. . Raj Rewal. Designed as space frame in reinforced concrete. the 'Hall of Nations‘ provides an uninterrupted exhibition area of approximately 6. and perhaps in the world. Free standing coffered mezzanine floors cantilevering out of cylindrical shafts provide additional exhibition area in each hall. . the first of its kind in India.700 sqm in a 82m x 82m x 27m high truncated pyramid supported on eight points Each of the four 'Halls of Industries' is similar in design and is 44m x 44 m x 16m high. NEW DELHI He was assigned a Project of the design of a Parliament Library which he designed beautifully with lot of grace and also adding majestic qualities to the structure. He convinced the European consultants to develop an unusual structural system for the Ismaili centre and the central public works department to undertake the construction of stone columns and ferro cement domes for the Parliament Library.PARLIAMENT LIBRARY. . The calm pond in one courtyard symbolizes equality. . . showing the digital library (left).Section looking south. the full height central core. and the scholars' library (right). . the central hall of the existing Parliament denotes power. Both visually and symbolically. consensus and democracy and is linked to the central core of the new complex In the atrium at the entrance to the library. the Parliament Library has its site next to the Parliament House in Lutyens Delhi.Symbolically a house of knowledge. natural light reduces the need for electrical lighting. The ceiling of the entrance hall as seen from the ground floor.000 sqm . a formal structure is conceived within the Indian tradition. built in a contemporary idiom to capture the essence without mimicry of past historical styles. Daylight enters through square glass panels set among shallow domes. For the library. The site measures 10 acres with a built-up area of 50. the central line axis planning criteria. keeping in mind Delhi's extreme climate.The design for the existing Parliament follows the "Beaux Arts". They help in creating a dust free atmosphere and in reducing the summer heat The height of the building is restricted to of the Parliament House the podium level . It is circular in plan with three axes culminating in a central dome Courtyards form an important feature of the design vocabulary. The peripheral roads are connected to the cul-de-sac parking squares which in turn give way to individual garages or car porches attached to the houses or apartment blocks. The central spline of the layout is reserved for pedestrian courts and streets of various clusters. . About eight percent of the houses and apartments have access from pedestrian enclosures as well as parking squares. The aim was to create an urban pattern of low rise high density based on a sequence of open spaces linked by shaded pedestrian pathways. 500 housing units were designed as a group housing in 35 acres.NEW DELHI Asian Games Village was built in 1982 to house athletes for the games.ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE. . . . PLANNING OF ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE. point of rest and changing vistas . The streets are consciously broken up into visually comprehensible units. so there are pauses.NEW DELHI The concept is based on a sequence of open spaces. often with gateways. interlinked \with narrow pedestrian streets shaded and kept alive through a careful mix with recreational and communal area. Raj Rewal. . draws inspiration from Mughal architecture . Raj Rewal implemented the use of space in the streets of Jaisalmer in his housing projects. The large State Trading Corporation (STC) building. STC building is the best example of his style.STATE TRADING CORPORATION BUILDING Post Independence 1989 By Raj Rewal Born in 1934. a blend of red and yellow sandstone. using his European and American education and inspiration drawn from traditional Indian architecture. put his heart and soul into designing. . The highest part of the building is defined by a cubic volume at the junction of the L-shaped configuration. . The girders provide support to column free floor plates that have a 15 meters span. Vertical structural cores accommodating lifts and service support virendeel girders on alternate floors of the façade surface. The building comprises 'L-shaped' office blocks that are in response to the heights of the adjoining buildings. The space houses a commercial emporium.The STC building has a unique structure that permits flexibility. A low. three story volume partially fills the space created by the L-shaped adjoining towers. Sectional view of STC BUILDING .