French Embassy Staff Quarters: LOCATION: Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India ARCHITECT: Raj Rewal Construction Period: 1968-69
French Embassy Staff Quarters: LOCATION: Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India ARCHITECT: Raj Rewal Construction Period: 1968-69
French Embassy Staff Quarters: LOCATION: Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India ARCHITECT: Raj Rewal Construction Period: 1968-69
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16.02.01.002
16.02.01.042
16.02.01.049
FRENCH EMBASSY STAFF QUARTERS
• contemporary in appearance but traditional in influence and interaction.
• Idea was to allow privacy to both Embassy and staff quarters without hampering both their functions.
• successfully achieved through the creation of private spaces through courtyards, roof terraces and open
staircases.
• Each block has 3 levels (each floor area 60-70sqm)
ZONING
Public
Semi public
Private
1.Courtyard is the main focus of the plan 2.entries are from pedestrian streets
MAIN ENTRANCE
courtyard
varandah
Public interaction
Natural ventilation is a key factor
Larger opening
Smaller
window
MATERIALS
• Local brick walls on concrete slabs.
• Supporting structure of reinforced concrete is also used as decoration to highlight and distinguish the different levels
• Wood is used on doors and windows, and in some elements of separation -between public and private areas.
Wooden doors
Traditional wall
Courtyard section
shelves
BYKER WALL
INTRODUCTION
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Architect Ralph’s priorities
were that he should take
account firstly o f what the
Byker residents wanted ,
secondly of what people in
the immediate area wanted
and thirdly what the client Site Plan
wanted.
ROAD NETWORK
Small industry
Educational Institute
Church
Recreational spaces
Vistas lead to
gateways or
open spaces
Tom Collins House
Catholic Church
GATHERING SPACES
HALEN HOUSING
INTRODUCTION
• Architect: Atelier 5
• Construction: 1961
• No. of residence: 79
CONTEXT
• “Siedlung” or the Halen colony consists of 79 row houses grouped with
services that complement the residential use, is surrounded by a lush
forest that highlights its status as artifact incorporated into nature.
• The Colony sits on a south facing hillside, featuring gaps in the façade to
ensure that bother the houses and gardens receive perfect natural
lighting and display great views.
• The colony has a large parking and internal roads that are free of traffic.
The central road of the complex can only be used by service vehicles.
CONCEPT
• The architects at Atelier 5 wanted to protect bot the
internal as well as the external private spaces and
isolate each unit, while encouraging social
interaction and services.
• One of the main benefits this housing provided was
affordability as well as the provision of common
services.
RELATIONSHIP TO THE SURROUNDINGS
• As the colony sits on a south facing façade, the featuring gaps
in the façade ensure that the houses get adequate natural
lighting and display great views.
• The terraces and other elements give it depth and form
transition between indoor and outdoor spaces and also allows
the building to breathe and open to the landscape.
AMENITIES
• The housing consists of a café and a small shop, swimming
pool and underground parking.
SUSTAINABLE ISSUES
• Terracing system are the green roofs on the houses and
partially roofed areas.
• The arbors and partial roofs on the gardens provide privacy
from above.
ZONING
MASTERPLAN
1. ACCESS ROAD
2. PARKING
3. PETROL
1 Bikes parked Parking
2 4. SQUARE
3
5. SHOPS AND COFFEE HOUSE
6. HEATING PLANT
8 9
Garden for every type of dwelling Composed of a single corridor formed by two SITE PLAN
parallel reinforced concrete walls
CIRCULATION (Type 12)
Central floor
(a front yard, a kitchen, a Entry Guard room Living
living room, a south Stairs
facing balcony) Dining
Toilet
Top level
(a study, a Balcony
bathroom, two Bedroom
bedrooms)
Horizontal circulation
Vertical circulation
Exterior circulation
CIRCULATION (Type 380)
Bedroom
Top level Bedroom Balcony
Bedroom
(a study, a
bathroom, two
bedrooms)
Service Bedroom
route Garden terrace
Bottom floor
(a bathroom, backyard, Bedroom
two bedrooms)
Horizontal circulation
Vertical circulation
Exterior circulation
VENTILATION (Type 12)
CIRCULATION (Type 12)
Concrete slab
Concrete slab
Horizontal circulation
Vertical circulation
Exterior circulation
VIEW
Staggered
(Varying planes) Aligned (One
plane)
LIGHT PENETRATION
NATURAL VENTILATION
Stacked floors
One floor
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AXONOMETRIC
Top level
(a study, a
bathroom, two
bedrooms)
Central floor
(a front yard, a kitchen, a
living room, a south facing
balcony)
Bottom floor
(a bathroom, backyard,
two bedrooms)
COMMUNITY SPACES
The communal pool is a popular The estate also includes it's own gas
gathering spot for residents summer station and underground parking