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The document describes the traditional Marathi house called a wada. Wadaa are large multi-story buildings arranged around open courtyards. This case study focuses on the Kharadkar Wada built in 1875 in Pune. It has a mixed structural system of load-bearing walls and timber frames. Notable features include three entrances, three internal courtyards, and an underground water supply system from a dam 11km away without the use of pumps. The design prioritized social and cultural needs over climate, with thick walls, limited narrow openings, and an emphasis on interior courtyards over exterior spaces.

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Kharadkar Wada Presentation

The document describes the traditional Marathi house called a wada. Wadaa are large multi-story buildings arranged around open courtyards. This case study focuses on the Kharadkar Wada built in 1875 in Pune. It has a mixed structural system of load-bearing walls and timber frames. Notable features include three entrances, three internal courtyards, and an underground water supply system from a dam 11km away without the use of pumps. The design prioritized social and cultural needs over climate, with thick walls, limited narrow openings, and an emphasis on interior courtyards over exterior spaces.

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Wadas introduction

• THE TRADITIONAL HOUSE IN MAHARASHTRA IS CALLED


WADA.
• IT IS GENERALLY A LARGE TWO OR MORE STOREY WITH
GROUPS OF ROOMS ARRANGED AROUND OPEN
COURTYARDS / CHOWKS.
TYPES OF WADAS

• ONE WHICH HOUSES MANY FAMILIES LIKE


PRESENT DAY CHAWL AND OWNED BY MIDDLE
CLASS FAMILIES.

• SINGLE FAMILY GENERALLY OWNED BY RICH


LANDLORDS AND RELATIVES OF PESHWA
KHARADKA
R WADA
• THIS CASE STUDY IS BASED ON 
KHARADKAR WADA WHICH  IS A HOUSE 
BUILT BY SHRI KARANDIKAR IN 1875
LOCATED IN BUDHWAR PETH , PUNE
MAHARASHTRA.
• ARCHITECTURAL STYLE  :-  IT IS BASED ON
MARATHA ARCHITECTURE AND IS
ACCORDING TO WADA STYLE.
• KHARADKAR WADA IS A TWO STOREY
BUILDING WITH A MIXED STRUCTURAL
SYSTEM OF FRAME AND LOAD BEARING
WALLS.
GEOGRAPHY

• •Pune lies on the western margin of


the Deccan plateau, at an altitude of 560 m
(1,840 ft) above sea level. It is on the
leeward side of the Sahyadri mountain
range, which forms a barrier from the
Arabian Sea. It is a hilly city, with Vetal
Hill rising to 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea
level. 
• The tropical forests of Pune District are
mainly classified into Tropical stunted
semievergreen forests, stunted
semievergreen scrub forests, moist
deciduous and dry deciduous forests.
FLORA • The fauna of Pune shows species
AND FAUNA diversity and richness this is because of
the fact that the city has diversified
natural habitats such as forests,
plantations, grassland, water bodies
and wetlands and public garden
established many decades ago. 
CLIMATE

•Pune having a moderate type of


climate has the following
characteristics: The solar radiation is
more or less the same throughput
the year.
•The relative humidity in dry periods
varies from 20-55% and in monsoons
55-90%.
•The total rainfall usually exceeds
1000mm per year. Winter is a dry
season.
• COMMUNITY :- THE CONCEPT OF WADA HOUSE
WAS MADE BY PESHWAS AND GENERALLY WERE
OWNED BY MARATHA COMMUNITY
• TRADITIONS AND FESTIVALS :-  THE MAIN
FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS FOLLOWED BY THEM
ARE GUDI PADWA , MAKAR SAKRANTI , GANESH

SOCIO UTSAV , JANMASHTMI etc.


• POLITICAL ASPECTS :-   WADA STYLE WAS
CULTURAL DEVELOPED BY MARATHAS IN ORDER TO
PROTECT THEIR CULTURE AND RELIGION FROM

ASPECTS MUGHALS AND TO UNITE PEOPLE AGAINST


MUGHALS.
• SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND CONTEXT :-  THE WADAS
WERE DEVELOPED AROUND THE PESHWA’S 
RESIDENCE , WHICH WERE CALLED PETHS. THE
STREETS AND ROADS WERE NARROW AND WERE
NEVER STRAIGHT AS THE GROWTH OF
SETTLEMENT WAS ORGANIC.
PLANNING FEATURE

• Wadas are a rich and cherished


architectural heritage in
Maharashtra, reflecting the pride,
religion, culture, traditions and the
turbulent history of Marathas. 
• The form and design developed on
the basis of the peoples of wada's
daily activities and spaces needed
to undertake those activities.
SPACE DIVISIONS
AND PLANNING
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1.MAIN ENTRY
2.DEWADI
3.ENTRY FOR CATTLE
4.CHOWK
5.CATTLE SHED
6.SITTING ROOM
7.CHOWK
8.ROOMS
9.TOILETS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
1) FAMILY ROOMS
2) FAMILY ROOMS
3) DARBAR
4) WASHROOM
5) COURTYARD
7) GALLERY
8)CHANGING ROOM FOR
PEOPLE PERFORMING IN
DARBAR
Architectural feature
•  BASED ON MARATHA ARCHITECTURE
ACCORDING TO WADA STYLE
• THE DESIGN OF THIS WADA WAS MORE
INFLUENCED BY ITS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
FACTORS RATHER THAN BY CLIMATIC FACTORS.
•  3 ENTRANCES WERE PROVIDED MAINLY FOR
GUESTS , SERVANTS AND CATTLE ENTRY
•  3 COURTYARDS / CHOWKS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
FOR BETTER AIR FLOW AROUND WHICH ROOMS
ARE POSITIONED.
• LESS OPENINGS
•  THE HAUDS WERE USED
•   MOST INTRESTING FEATURE IS THE UNPUMPED 
UNDER GROUND WATER SUPPLY FROM KATRAJ
DAM WHICH IS AT PROXIMITY OF 11 KM.
• TIMBER IS USED AS STRUCTURAL
MEMBER FOR COLUMNS , BEAMS ,
TRUSSES AND BRACKETS.
• CLAY TILES ARE USED FOR ROOF OF
Material used KHARADKAR WADA
• THICK WALLS WERE MADE USING
STONES AND BRICKS
• STAIRCASE WAS MADE USING WOOD.
• STONES WERE USED FOR FLOORING
THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF WADAS

• Water is an integral part of Hindu


beliefs.
• The Kharadkar Wada, Pune where
the underground water supply
came from Katraj dam, which was
11kms from the site.
• The noteworthy point is that no
pumping was required. This
Kharadkar Wada has three
separate hauds for separate
activities. 
• THE DESIGN OF THIS WADA WAS MORE INFLUENCED BY
ITS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS RATHER THAN BY
CLIMATIC FACTORS.
• VERY LESS OPENINGS ARE PROVIDED ON THE SIDES OF
BUILDING FOR SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS.
• THICK WHICH HELPED THEM TO PROTECT AGAINST
MUGHALS AND ALSO KEPT T HE INTERIORS  COOL
DURING SUMMMERS.
• IMPORTANCE ON INTERIOR OPEN SPACES SUCH AS

inferences COURTYARDS WERE GIVEN RATHER THAN EXTERIOR SEMI


OPEN SPACES DUE TO WOMEN PRIVACY AND SECURITY
CONCERNS
• ·COURTYARDS AND CHOWKS ACTED AS SPACES FOR
FAMILY GATHERING AND FOR CELEBRATING FESTIVALS
AND ALSO REGULATED CLIMATE INSIDE THE WADA 
• OPENINGS ON EXTERIOR WALLS WERE VERY LIMITED AND
VERY NARROW
• ·MAIN SOURCE OF AIR AND SUNLIGHT WAS THROUGH
COURTYARDS , HENCE THE ROOMS WERE POORLY LIT AND
VENTILATED

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