PATEL RESIDENCE, SURAT

 LOCATION- SURAT, GUJARAT

 OWNER/CLIENT- MR. SURYAKANT PATEL
 YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION- 1980- 1985
 BUILDING TYPOLOGY- RESIDENCE ( URBAN HOUSE)
 FORM OF THE BUILDING- THE HOUSE FOLOW THE BASIC SETBACKS FROM
THE PLOT LINES AND FOLLOWS THE RECTANGULAR GEOMETRY OF THE
PLOT.

THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE HOUSE

1. BRICK PIERS
THE BRICK PIERS ARE EXTENSIVELY USED IN THE WHOLE HOUSE CREATING
RHYTHM.
 IN THE NORTHEN FAÇADE, THEY COME AT VERY CLOSE INTERVALS TO
CREATE A SCREEN.
 IN THE SOUTH FAÇADE, THEY OCCUR AT EVERY 8’0” TO CREATE A SEMI-
OPEN SPACE AT THE GROUND LEVEL.

2. TRANSITION SPACES

 THE INSIDE SPACES MEET THE OUTSIDE SPACES THROUGH INTERMEDIATE

SPACES
 THE WHOLE HOUSE IS MADE UP OF MAIN SPACES AND SUB- SPACES
 THESE SUB- SPACES OCCUR AROUND THE PERIPHERY AND HAVE A LOW
VOLUME DEFINED BY THE LINTEL LEVEL.
 THE HOUSE HAS A GOOD HIGH CEILING DUE TO WHICH THERE IS A GOOD
CROSS VENTILATION

3. GRID PLANNING

THE HOUSE IS BASED ON A 4’0’’ x4’0’’ (8x8 SUCH UNITS) GRIDS.

4. CANTILEVERED PERGOLAS

NARI GANDHI USED CANTILEVERED PERGOLAS TO CREATE HARMONY ON

THE
OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE.
 THESE PERGOLAS PROTECT THE OPENINGS.
 THESE CREATE A GRAPHIC PLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW ON THE BUILDING.
 THESE PERGOLAS AGAIN FOLLOW THE MODULE OF THE TERRA-COTTA POT
 IN THE ELEVATION, THE LINTEL AND THE PROJECTING FLOOR BANDS
CREATE
A RHYTHM AND BREAK THE ELEVATION INTO HORIZONTAL LAYERS.

5. CEILING SLABS

 THE TERRA-COTTA CEILING POTS ARE USED AS A FORMWORK FOR THE

SLAB.
 ON THE TOP OF THE FORMWORK THESE 6’’x6’’ TERRA-COTTA POTS ARE
LAID OUT IN LINE AND THE JOINTS SEALED WITH A RICH CEMENT PASTE.
 REINFORCEMENT OF STEEL IS LAID OUT AND WELL COMPACTED CONCRETE
IS FILLED .
 THE TERRA-COTTA FASCIA TILE IS PUT ON IT. THIS RESULTS IN A BUILDING
WITH RED BRICKS, RED PIERS, RED PARAPETS, RED FASCIA, RED CEILING,
THIS GIVES A UNIQUE LIGHT QUALITY WITHIN THE HOUSE.
6. FLOOR SLABS
THE FLOOR SLABS ARE SUPPORTED BY BRICK PIERS EITHER 1x1 bk, 1x2 bk.

THEN WE HAVE SITE PLAN WITH GROUND FLOOR PLAN+ FIRST FLOOR PLAN+ AXONOMETRIC
VIEW+ TWO ELEVATIONS+ BAHUT SAARI TERRACOTTA DETAILS+ REINFORCEMENT DETAIL+
SLAB SECTION+ CEILING PLAN OF POTS+ BRICK PIERS DETAILS

NARI GANDHI’S PHILOSOPHIES OBSERVED IN THIS PROJECT

 USE OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS – CONCRETE, EXPOSED BRICK PIERS IN CEILING,

FAÇADE, PERGOLAS.
 USE OF TERRA-COTTA POTS.
 HORIZONTALITY IN ELEVATION, PROJECTING ROOF PLANES AND LINEAR ARRANGEMENT OF
LIVING FUNCTIONS.
 OPEN TO SKY COURTYARDS.