Restoration of Durbar Hall at University

College for Women, Koti, Hyderabad

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF WORK
1. Clearance of debris from the areas where items of work were to be commenced
2. Dismantling and clearing of lime plaster and cement plaster from the walls and roof
3. Careful removal of old wooden flooring in the oval room on west
4. Removal of failed metal false ceiling
5. Dismantling of buckled (out of plumb) circular column supporting the madras terrace roof
6. Dismantling jack arch roofing and floors
7. Removal of madras terrace roof on terrace for the restoration of failed structural wooden members
8. Storage and packing of artefacts, furniture, mirrors, chandelier and wooden flooring
9. Numbering and storage of re-usable material removed from the building STATUS OF WORK
LEGEND
10. Preparation of lime mortar on site COMPLETED ON-GOING TO BE
11. Application of anti-corrosive layer on the iron-sections DONE

BAR CHART FOR ITEMS OF WORK

Restoration of Darbar Hall at University College for Women, Koti,

CLEARANCE AND DISMANTLING
STAGE→ BEFORE
1 2 3
1. Debris removal was initiated The lower ground floor was
LOWER prior to plaster scraping in the cleared completely for
GROUND basement restoration work
FLOOR

2. Walls of the vault before the Removal of cement plaster Walls after the removal
removal of cement plaster in process of plaster

UPPER 1. Flooring in the oval room Rafters supporting The Removal of wooden floor Wooden flooring removed for
GROUND before the removal of wooden wooden floor planks the structural consolidation
FLOOR
planks in process
planks

2. Removal of deteriorated metal Wooden Exposed

false ceiling in process structural structural wooden
members members at the
exposed base of balcony
after careful in Darbar hall,
removal of after the removal
false ceiling of false ceiling.

↑N
Restoration of Darbar Hall at University College for Women, Koti,
UPPER Corner balcony column in Providing support to Dismantling of buckled (out of After careful dismantling of
GROUND buckled circular plumb) circular column buckled (out of plumb) column
western
FLOOR
column supporting the madras terrace
below roof
the
later
added
toilet in
western
balcony

FIRST 1. Shoring of walls at first floor Careful dismantling of Removal of brick masonry View of the western
FLOOR removing the level before deteriorated deteriorated toilet wall balcony (from south) after the
jack arch roof added to the building block of toilet block removal of toilet block

2. Madras terrace roof below
the toilet in western balcony,
before dismantling
Brick by brick removal
of madras terrace roof
was carried out, to reduce
critical dead load from the
building
Careful removal of the Groves in the floor for
wooden rafters in the roof wooden members, exposed
after the complete dismantling
of roof

↑N

Restoration of Darbar Hall at University College for Women, Koti,

 3. Dismantling of the two
toilet blocks on first floor
beside western balcony
The two toilets on first floor to the Toilet wall being dismantled Toilet after the removal of walls
south of western balcony have
been dismantled. The bricks have
been carefully removed and
retained

↑N

TERRACE Wooden structural Careful removal of brick masonry The exposed wooden The wooden members have been
members of the madras for the restoration of deteriorated structural framework after removed carefully for restoration
terrace roof in oval room wooden structural members the removal of madras
before dismantle terrace roof

↑N
Terrace Floor
Plan
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MATERIAL STORAGE AND PACKING
STAGE→ ORIGINAL LOCATION
1 2 3
LOWER Reusable wood, metal and Historic furniture has been
GROUND old furniture & artefacts have carefully stacked in a room
FLOOR been retrieved

↑N
UPPER
GROUND
FLOOR

Storage of wooden floor planks in Storage of metal false ceiling

an enclosed area panels

↑N

↑N ROOM
OVER
CANTEE
N

Restoration of Darbar Hall at University College for Women, Koti, Hyderabad

MATERIAL STORAGE AND PACKING
STAGES→ ORIGINAL LOCATION
1 2
UPPER Display of samples collected from the Storage
GROUND building
FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR Careful packing of mirrors Wooden flooring has been covered
with a protective sheet

↑N

Restoration of Darbar Hall at University College for Women, Koti,

MATERIAL PREPARATION & TESTING
LOCATION MATERIAL PROCUREMENT PHOTOGRAPHS
1. Lime • Hydraulic Lime (75%-80% purity) has been Chakki
brought from Bagalkot (Karnataka)
• Lime has been stored in air tight bags and packed
with gunny bags
• A mechanised lime chakki has been installed in
the western yard of the site Lime
Lime Mortar
• Lime is filled in a tank for at least 10-15days
• Slaked lime is then ground in the chakki with
sand (1:3; 1:4) for 30min-360min(6hrs) Slaking Tank
depending upon the type of mortar (course or
fine)
• The mortar is then tested for its plasticity by
checking if it’s sticky i.e. the mortar when thrown on
the surface, it should hold on to the surface and not
fall off.
↑N

2. Brick and sand • Old damaged bricks removed from the building,
have been broken to smaller pieces and reused as
brick bats for waterproofing in the building
• The river sand has been brought to site from
Hyderabad. The sand was tested for its purity by
keeping some of the sand in a small tumbler filled
with water. According to the test, there was a
very little amount of impurities (mud, salt, etc.) in the
sand

3. Granite stone blocks Granite stone blocks (50mmx150mmx1000mm) for

crack stitching, have been brought from Anegundi
(Karnataka).

Restoration of Darbar Hall at University College for Women, Koti,

TREATMENT OF MATERIAL
STAGE→ BEFORE 1 2 3

UPPER Wooden false ceiling before Application of the first layer of anti- Application of the second layer Completion of sample on
GROUND treatment of I-sections corrosive paint on rafters of yellow anti-corrosive paint roof
FLOOR

Restoration of Darbar Hall at University College for Women, Koti,