pols' in ahmedabad
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A presentation on the Pols of AmedabadTRANSCRIPT
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POLS in Ahmedabad
Kushal Kumar2008BARC017
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‘Pol’
an interesting evolution in urban living space
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• Pol ‐ neighbourhood living by means of physical planning and providing basic amenities
• has open spaces for recreational purpose, thermal behaviour, occupancy patterns, and its operation through the seasonal cycles.
• To understand the essence of the traditional Pols, the street life, use of outdoor spaces, community chesion.
• Focus on interpreting the Pol as sustainable neighbourhoods.
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THE WALLED CITY OF AHMEDABAD
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BAZAAR
OLHIERARCHY OF THE ROAD PATTERN
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POL KHADKI
KHANCHO KHINCHI
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A pol with its network
• Approached from the main road.• At its entrance it has a narrow approach through an
entrance gate, aligned with the houses opening into an open chowk.
HIERARCHY OF THE ROAD PATTERN
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Parabadi – bird feeder
Chowk
Street
THE POL ELEMENTSTemple
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A POL HOUSE
The Otla
Ground floor Plan First floor Plan
•Narrow deep plots•Central courtyard planning•Multiple use of spaces•Climate responsive
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Section of the House
The inner rooms
View from Chowk
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Parsal
ChowkOtla
Upper room Orado Paniyaro
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Slabs resting on Wooden Joists
Influence of Persian Architecture
Carved facades facing the main street Wooden carvings
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
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Air movement
Daily chores helps in Evaporative cooling The chowk helps in proper light and ventilation
Mutual shading
THERMAL BEHAVIOUR
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Persian and Thai influence Rajputana influence Colonial influence
CONTINUUM OF DIFFERENT STYLES
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SOCIETY AND SERVICES
Area where ‘Pol Samiti’ gathersCommunity Public toilet
Vent pipes
•Social functions, customs•Role of ‘Pol Panch’ in general maintenance and welfare
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The Façade
COMPARISION WITH MELAKA, GEORGETOWN; MALAYSIA
The Street
MELAKA
AHMEDABAD
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COMPARISION WITH LYOD,RHONE ALPS
The Streets
The Gateways
LYOD
AHMEDABAD
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The Pol characteristics were the productof cultural pattern of time, castedivision, male‐female equation, of jointfamily, social, and religious mores aswell as dependent on climatic andstructural requirement. expansion
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• Form and design symbolize the character of the occupant.
• Unique construction technique.• Courtyard houses responding to climate.• Street and settlement pattern responding to community functions and practices.
• Location of pols with the important zones of the town.