Pols' in Ahmedabad

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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. 

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