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POLS in Ahmedabad
Kushal Kumar2008BARC017
‘Pol’
an interesting evolution in urban living space
• 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.
THE WALLED CITY OF AHMEDABAD
BAZAAR
OLHIERARCHY OF THE ROAD PATTERN
POL KHADKI
KHANCHO KHINCHI
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
Parabadi – bird feeder
Chowk
Street
THE POL ELEMENTSTemple
A POL HOUSE
The Otla
Ground floor Plan First floor Plan
•Narrow deep plots•Central courtyard planning•Multiple use of spaces•Climate responsive
Section of the House
The inner rooms
View from Chowk
Parsal
ChowkOtla
Upper room Orado Paniyaro
Slabs resting on Wooden Joists
Influence of Persian Architecture
Carved facades facing the main street Wooden carvings
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
Air movement
Daily chores helps in Evaporative cooling The chowk helps in proper light and ventilation
Mutual shading
THERMAL BEHAVIOUR
Persian and Thai influence Rajputana influence Colonial influence
CONTINUUM OF DIFFERENT STYLES
SOCIETY AND SERVICES
Area where ‘Pol Samiti’ gathersCommunity Public toilet
Vent pipes
•Social functions, customs•Role of ‘Pol Panch’ in general maintenance and welfare
The Façade
COMPARISION WITH MELAKA, GEORGETOWN; MALAYSIA
The Street
MELAKA
AHMEDABAD
COMPARISION WITH LYOD,RHONE ALPS
The Streets
The Gateways
LYOD
AHMEDABAD
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
• 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.