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BIRKHA

BAWIRI

‘A modernstepwell’

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Introduction

  Birkha Bawari is the man-made rainwaterharvesting stepwell at Umaid Heritage thevisionar! new gated housing development

"elow the ma#estic Umaid Bhawan $alace in %odhpur& As a uni'ue com"ination o( a kund  and a bawri, it is a modern interpretation o(an ancient water management s!stem& It

rekindles ancient Indian "uilding traditionswhile it collects rainwater (rom surroundingsareas in the housing colon!&

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)tatistics

*ocation+ Umaid Heritage %odhpur

$eriod o( construction+ ,.-,/

Architect+ A& 0ridul

1imensions+ ,,2 mts long 3&4 mts wide

5apacit!+ 36&4 million liters o( water

$ro#ect 5ost+ Rs 64 million

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$lans

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5oncept

 7he design o( "irkha "awari was inspired(rom that o( traditional  kunds 8steppedponds9 as well as bawaris or vavs 8stepwells9

making it a uni'ue com"ination o( "oth& 7hepart similar to a kund is onl! s!m"olic to "eused as a (orecourt and grand entrance intothe earth and the "awari&

A t!pical kund ora stepped pond

)!m"olic kund (ora grand entrance

A t!pical bawari Birkha Bawari

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:rientation

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;orm

  7he la! o( the Umaid Heritage is valle! like andthe location o( the "awari is in one o( thedeeper troughs o( land& 7he site is linearshaped& 7he central core o( the site is

landscaped with lush greener! and water parks&

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5olor and 7e<ture

  0aterial used-

  7he "uilding o( the Birkha Bawari istrul! indigenous& 7he ma#orit! o( stoneemplo!ed in the masonr! walls has"een 'uarried (rom the site o( the

township itsel(& 7he structural stone (or"eams columns and lintels was sourced(rom the local 'uarries o( #odhpur& Unlikeits other predecessors there are nocarvings o( gods "ut its visual impact issupported "! the structure itsel( 

  As it is "uilt "! #odhpur stone thecolour is that o( the stone which isreddish "rown&

  7he e<posed stone sur(ace gives it arough stone inside wall te<ture&

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)cale and $roportion

  7he geometricarrangement o( the wallsand the tra"eatedsupport structure o=er

"reathtaking views& Beinga su"terranean structurenothing o( it is apparent(rom a(ar& 7he approach

and the sudden relationo( a ma#estic structuremake the descentdramatic and

e<hilarating&

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>oning

 7he "awari has "een developed to serve as acommunit! space& 7he (orecourt in the (orm o( astepped kund, o=ers a ma#estic space (orgatherings and even casual walks& All along the

walls o( the "awari there is a meanderingpromenade lined with landscaped parks& 7hetra"eated s!stem is designed as verandahsoverlooking the water "elow which is a pri?ed spot

(or the visitors&  7he "awari is a"out ,,2 mts long 3&4 mts wide

with an average depth o( 33 mts (rom the groundlevel and an average water depth o( 6 mts&

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*ight

  7he visual impact and drama o( the"uilding is supported "! the structureitsel( and "! the pla! o( light and

shadow within its pillars and walls& %odhpur stone in the sunlight looksradiant and the light "eing o"structed"! numerous pillars o=er "reathtaking

views@

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5irculation

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 7hank !ou