raipur darwaja final
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V.Girish
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The Exercise
An old building had to be chosen and measures had to be suggested which could
help in protecting the building.
The Building chosen
The building chosen was Raipur Darwaja.
Reason for the choice of the building The Gate continues to stand tall and has withstood the test of time.
The structure is still used as a gate, but has scars of decay on it.
The idea was to analyse the existing problems and find solution by which the
structure could be kept in use as a gate.
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Raipur Darwaja
Satellite Image - location
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Problems Identified
Motor vehicles movement through the gate.
Blackening due to smoke.
Growth of vegetation, dust and dirt.
Small kiosks and hawkers abutting the gate.
Banners have been hung on the gate.
Damage and theft of lights and other installations.
Probable solutions
Alternative path for vehicular movement.
Cleaning by clay pack treatment.
Cleaning using Ammonia and a Non Ionic detergent.
A screen of some sorts can be designed so as to avoid the dust from gettingdeposited.
Alternate position for the kiosks and hawkers.
People should be made to realize the importance of the structure.
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Blackening due to smokeClay pack treatment.
The clay is an absorbent and thus all the oil and accompanying dirt is removed once the clay pack is
removed.
The clay is mixed with ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbonate. CMC (Carboxy MethylCellulose) is used as a viscosity modifier and water retention agent.
A paste of clay and sodium bicarbonate can be very effective when used in cleaning. Upto 5 to 10% is
added to the paste and it is then applied to the stone surface and is kept there for 24 hours.
After application a thin polythene sheet is stuck on it for the 24 hours. After drying the clay along with
the dirt, comes out automatically by removing the sheet.
The surface is then cleaned up with a soft nylon brush and next it is washed.
Growth of vegetation, dust and dirtCleaning using Ammonia and a Non Ionic detergent.
Ammonia and a Non Ionic detergent (2 to 3% diluted in water) are used.
Ammonia is a weak base and thus it helps to neutralize the acid formation due to the vegetation growth.
It disturbs the metabolic activities and thus destroys the mini roots over the stone substrate.
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People should be made to realize the importance of the structure.
It was realized that one of the key factors why the structure was getting deteriorated, was
that the people did not know the importance of the structure.
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Projecting a magnified image of the problem.
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A white cloth can be wrapped around the gate to show the effect of pollution on it.
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A cloth with small posters can be wrapped all around the gate to show,how ugly posters can make the building.
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Small kiosks and hawkers abutting the gate
Alternate position for the kiosks and hawkers.
It was realized that one of the key factors why the structure was getting deteriorated, was
that the people did not know the importance of the structure.
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The hawkers can be provided a new place close to the Gate.
A new tree can be planted where the Old banyan tree existed and the hawkers can be allotted the
same position.
This not only bring back the old tradition but will also make the hawkers move away from thestructure.
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The Raipur Bhajiya wala.
The shop has existed for a very long time and has become synonymous with the gate,
The shop does maintain cleanliness, and had maintained the surroundings so instead of movingthe shop away from the gate, the shop may be integrated as a part of the gate.
The paving material around and through the gate can be changed so that the building and its
immediate surrounding can be read as a single unit.
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RAIPUR DARWAJA
EXISTING PAVEMENT
BHAJIYA WALA
PROPOSED AREATO BE PAVED
Proposed solution: - The paving material around and through the gate can be changed so that thebuilding and its immediate surrounding can be read as a single unit.
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Proposed solution: - The area abutting the gate can be paved to distinguish the gate...
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Proposed solution: - The area abutting the gate can be paved to distinguish the gate...
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Internation Case study for adaptive re-use
Selexyz Dominicanen- BookStore
Maastricht , Netherlands
The exercise was to identify an international case study for adaptive re-use, draw inferences
from it and work on similar lines with our project.
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Project
Selexyz Bookstore, Dominicans.
Client
SelexyzBookstores Group,Netherlands.
Location
Maastricht ,Netherlands.
Architects
Merkx + Girod.
Original Use
Dominican church ,Maastricht.
Constructed in 1294.
Current Use
Book store.
Realization
2007.
Area
1,200 m2
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History
Dating back to the 13th century, the
structure was a Dominican church until
Maastricht was invaded by Napoleon in 1794
and the group was forced out of the country.
Since that point it has been briefly used as aparish, then a warehouse, then an
archive, then a giant parking lot
for bicycles and,
Finally made over into a bookstore.
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The Book Store
The new installations are highlighted by a
towering, three-storey black steel book stack
stretching up to the stone vaults.
The highest shelves are reachable by lift or by
a set of stairs within the sleek, well-madestack.
The shelves on the upper level are so
designed that they give the give of the church
below.
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The Coffee shop
At the back of the church
customers and visitors can sit and
admire the beautifully renovated
14th century ceiling frescoes, or chat
over a cup of coffee in the cafsituated in the former choir.
In a bit of humour the bookstore
also installed a cross-shaped reading
table where anyone can sit and flip
through the magazines and
newspapers kept in the slats of the
table.
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Inferences : - It was seen that the new interventions that were made did not obstruct the existing
structures and at the same time were clearly distinguishable.
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Smoke Screen
Smoke from the vehicles passing through the gate was causing the blackening on the
underside of the gate. A screen could be proposed to cut the smoke.
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Insertion of a screen to cut the smoke
Blackening
Screen required
An Opaque screen would
mean that the gate cannot be
seen clearly.
So what should the
infill be ?
AIR CURTAIN
Commonly seen in
shops and other Air
Conditioned spaces
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A sheet of air will be released which will act as a screen and prevent the smoke from getting deposited.
The set up would have a pressure sensitive plate which would trigger the blowers.
PUMP
Sheet of
AirBlower would dispense Air
in the form of sheets
The frames would be so placedthat the air from one would be
received by the other to
maintain the consistency of the
air sheet
Blower would dispense
Air in the form of sheets
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New light fixtures which could be flushed with the flooring, this would reduce the scope
for vandalism
Present Light fixtures protrude
From the surface making them
prone to vandalism
The lights could be such that they are sunken
and are flushed within the new proposed
pavement.