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POLS in Ahmedabad Kushal Kumar 2008BARC017

Pols' in Ahmedabad

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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.