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    The document summarizes the Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex project in New Delhi, India designed by architect Raj Rewal. The project provided social housing for 550 apartments in a context lacking symbolic elements at the city's periphery. Inspired by historical cities in Rajasthan, Rewal designed clustered buildings around courtyards and pedestrian pathways to reflect traditional Indian urban fabric. Each apartment included a terrace and was planned for natural ventilation, with distinguished pedestrian and vehicle access.

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    The document summarizes the Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex project in New Delhi, India designed by architect Raj Rewal. The project provided social housing for 550 apartments in a context lacking symbolic elements at the city's periphery. Inspired by historical cities in Rajasthan, Rewal designed clustered buildings around courtyards and pedestrian pathways to reflect traditional Indian urban fabric. Each apartment included a terrace and was planned for natural ventilation, with distinguished pedestrian and vehicle access.

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    The document summarizes the Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex project in New Delhi, India designed by architect Raj Rewal. The project provided social housing for 550 apartments in a context lacking symbolic elements at the city's periphery. Inspired by historical cities in Rajasthan, Rewal designed clustered buildings around courtyards and pedestrian pathways to reflect traditional Indian urban fabric. Each apartment included a terrace and was planned for natural ventilation, with distinguished pedestrian and vehicle access.

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    STUDY OF A HOUSING

    PROJECT
    Course No: ARC 4107
    Course Name: Housing
    Student Name: Ishraha Azima
    Student ID: 16.02.01.002
    Year/Semester: 4th/1st
    Session: Fall-2019
    SHEIKH SARAI
    HOUSING
    Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex is the first experiment performed by the
    Indian architect Raj Rewal on the issue of social housing applied to a site
    of such a large scale. It fits in a context marked by the absence of
    symbolic elements characterizing the site since the peripheral to the
    center of New Delhi. Rewal works in the expansion south of the city,
    building a complex that consists of 550 apartments.

    Sponsored by the DDA (Delhi Development Authority) the Sheikh Sarai


    is structured according to the currents regulations that aim to self-housing
    residential as well as compliance with technical standards set.

    Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex, New Delhi


     CONCEPT
    From a conceptual point of view, Raj Rewal was inspired by the
    historical realities of the cities of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer and Udaipur, and
    he molded that into his project to interpret the urban fabric of India and
    which are easily recognized by the density of the town and for the close
    relationship between the open and closed spaces.

     PLANNING AND LAYOUT OF THE PROJECT


    The planning and layout of the Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex can be
    divided into follow-up points that include:

     URBAN FABRIC:
    -The peripheral roads are connected to parking squares.
    -The central spine of the layout is reserved for narrow, shaded
    pedestrian pathways.
    -The layout plan follows the traditional and age old techniques of
    creating shade and cross ventilation.

    Site plan of Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex


    Layout of Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex


    STREETS:
    -The plan of Sheikh Sarai Housing is based on narrow shaded
    streets linking variety of clusters.
    -The streets are broken up into smaller units, so a person can
    experience pauses, points of rests and changing vistas.

     CLUSTERS:
    -Raj Rewal designed this housing as a series of clusters that are
    interrelated.
    -The architect unified the buildings by treating the facade in a
    similar manner using sandstone grit tender, piercing of parapets,
    door proportions, deep set windows and stone flanking walls for the
    courtyard.

     ROOF TERRACES:
    -The roof terraces designed are some of the most integral part of the
    design of Sheikh Sarai Housing and Raj Rewal made sure to
    express their importance through their presence in each apartment.

    The design details of this housing project are fascinating as well:


    -Each of the courtyards created are of an intimate scale that is easily
    perceived by the residents and are important aspects of the design
    phase as well as the final outcome. They also serve various
    communities and as festivals are important part of the Indian
    culture, these squares also act as their venues among the community
    people.
    -The pedestrian and vehicular accesses are clearly distinguished, the
    movement of people has been closely aligned to the access points
    for vehicles on the periphery so that it is easier for them.
    - Parapets and walls are present in all of the units and they are
    designed with narrow slits to ensure privacy as well as allow for
    cross ventilation to take place.
    - The brick walls with roughcast plaster are customary for cost
    efficient mass housing in this region and also allows for the users to
    modify at their convenience.

    Garage View from the road

    Courtyard for the resident Peripheral road network


    community

    FLOOR PLANS:
    -Dwelling units are concentrated around central courtyards.
    -Ground floor and first floor units are more spacious and have two
    bedrooms, while upper flats have only one bedroom
    -Each unit has a terrace with it in which essentials activities of the
    Indian domestic life can take place.

    First and second floor


    Ground floor plan

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