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    Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex in New Delhi is a 550-unit social housing project designed by Indian architect Raj Rewal in the 1970s. Inspired by the dense urban fabrics and relationships between open and closed spaces in cities like Jaisalmer and Udaipur, Rewal organized the complex into a series of interconnected clusters centered around shared courtyards. The layout follows traditional techniques to provide shade and cross ventilation, with narrow pedestrian pathways and parking squares connected by peripheral roads. Dwelling units are concentrated on the ground floor and first floor, with smaller one-bedroom units on upper floors, while each unit includes a private roof terrace.

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    Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex in New Delhi is a 550-unit social housing project designed by Indian architect Raj Rewal in the 1970s. Inspired by the dense urban fabrics and relationships between open and closed spaces in cities like Jaisalmer and Udaipur, Rewal organized the complex into a series of interconnected clusters centered around shared courtyards. The layout follows traditional techniques to provide shade and cross ventilation, with narrow pedestrian pathways and parking squares connected by peripheral roads. Dwelling units are concentrated on the ground floor and first floor, with smaller one-bedroom units on upper floors, while each unit includes a private roof terrace.

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    Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex in New Delhi is a 550-unit social housing project designed by Indian architect Raj Rewal in the 1970s. Inspired by the dense urban fabrics and relationships between open and closed spaces in cities like Jaisalmer and Udaipur, Rewal organized the complex into a series of interconnected clusters centered around shared courtyards. The layout follows traditional techniques to provide shade and cross ventilation, with narrow pedestrian pathways and parking squares connected by peripheral roads. Dwelling units are concentrated on the ground floor and first floor, with smaller one-bedroom units on upper floors, while each unit includes a private roof terrace.

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    Sheikh Sarai Housing Complex in New Delhi is a 550-unit social housing project designed by Indian architect Raj Rewal in the 1970s. Inspired by the dense urban fabrics and relationships between open and closed spaces in cities like Jaisalmer and Udaipur, Rewal organized the complex into a series of interconnected clusters centered around shared courtyards. The layout follows traditional techniques to provide shade and cross ventilation, with narrow pedestrian pathways and parking squares connected by peripheral roads. Dwelling units are concentrated on the ground floor and first floor, with smaller one-bedroom units on upper floors, while each unit includes a private roof terrace.

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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.

    Courtyard for the resident Peripheral road network


    community

    Garage View from the road


     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.

    Ground floor plan

    First and second floor

    Front and third floor

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