Rajasthan Havelis

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VERNACULAR

ARCHITECTURE

HAVELI - RAJASTHAN


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ABOUT THE PLACE -

CHARACTERISTICS

Thar desert northwestregion

One o theo!dest "ities- Jai#$r

Part o Ind$s%a!!e&"i%i!i'ation


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INTRO(UCTION

)o$ntainranges Ara%a!!i and)o$nt A*$

Land o+ingdo,


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INTRO(UCTION


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ABOUT THE PLACE -

CHARACTERISTICS

)aor tri*es ra#$t. at. ,eenas.g$rar. ,arwar

(i/"$!t to #rote"t their !and

0$rars r$!ers 1thto 22th"ent$r&

Prote"ted ro, the Ara* in%aders

Resistan"e ro, the oreign in%asionro, the west

Is!a,i" in3$en"e


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CHARACTERISTICS

Batt!es ro, di4erent #arts o north India

In3$en"e o the )$gha!s and the Ra#$ts

O%er the &ears Ra#$t "a,e into #ower.

)$gha! wea+ened British In3$en"e in the 25thand 26th"ent$r&

Forts and Havelis rich cultural and

architectural heritage muslim and Jainarchitecture

Fresco economic development


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CHARACTERISTICS

E7tre,ete,#erat$re

Less raina!!

Border with0$arat Rann o 8$t"h

erti!e !and Si,i!ar to the

0$aratis


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Pri%ate )ansion

Signi9"ant orhistor& and

ar"hite"t$re :o$nd in

Raasthan. UP.Pa+isthan

Started or the#$r#ose oworshi#


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HAVELIS

:res"o was#ro,inent eat$re

:res"o de#i"ts

stories o British"o!oni'ation. histor&and god;goddesses

Ere"ted *& the)arwaris and theRa#$ts


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HAVELIS

Hea%i!& in3$en"ed *& the )$gha!Ar"hite"t$re

Stat$s s&,*o! or the )arwaris

Se"$rit& and "o,ort and se"!$siono the o$tside wor!d

C!osed ro, a!! sides


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One ,ain entran"e

Sing!e door andindire"t entran"e

Co$rt&ards ,aineat$re twogenera!!&


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Ha%e!is e%o!%ed aro$nd the "o$rt&ards

To ens$re saet& and #ri%a"& o thewo,eno!+

Prote"tion ro, the heat o the !ong andharsh s$,,ers

Central courtyard- a,i!& get-togethers.

"hi!dren #!a&ing. o4ering ,orning #ra&er Within the zenanaget together o the

wo,en


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Chhatri do,e sha#ed #a%i!!ion.s&,*o! o #ride and hono$r.genera!!& *$i!t on "re,ation site.

gardens. high #oints


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HAVELIS

Chhatri )eant or #!eas$re and"o,ort

E7#erien"e o inside and o$tside

:resh air 3ow d$ring hot s$,,er


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Courtyards res#onse to *oth"!i,ati" and "$!t$ra! needs

S$*d$ed !ight and %enti!ation

Light and %enti!ation to the"onne"ted roo,s

Transition and "onne"ting s#a"es

Oten *o$nded *& %erandahs a!ongits #eri#her&


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Courtyards !ess o#enings in thee7terior d$e to heat and #ri%a"& a"tor

N$,*er o "o$rt&ards in"reases with

the si'e o Ha%e!i

Si'e does not in"rease *$t n$,*er

Hierar"h& o "o$rt&ards #$*!i" to

#ri%ate Porosit& to the "it& a*ri"


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HAVELIS COURT=AR(S

The traditiona! Indian "o$rt&ard is*$i!t on the #rin"i#!es o Vast$Shastra. whi"h state that a!! s#a"es

e,erge ro, a sing!e #oint. that is.the "entre o the ho$se>

The origin o "o$rt&ards "an *e

tra"ed to the Ind$s Va!!e& Ci%i!isation


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HAVELIS COURT=AR(S

Centre or %ario$s "ere,onies andthe rit$a!s>

The T$!si #!ant

Se#arated areas or ,en and wo,en

Ser%ed as a ,i"ro-"!i,ate ,odi9er

A"ti%ities or the wo,en


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Jharoha ! o%erhanging en"!osed*a!"on&

Viewing *a!"on&. nor,a!!& a stonewindow

)ain!& or wo,en witho$t their#resen"e in the #$*!i"


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"te#$ell ! a we!! or #ond

"o,,on in the ?estern India.es#e"ia!!& in Raasthan and 0$arat

H$ndreds o &ears


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VERNACULAR ASPECTS

Pri,ari!& r$ra! *$t ew towns e7isted

A wonder$! town #!anning s&ste,


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The towns were,ost!& the %i!!ages- e7#anded *& the%irt$e o their

di,ension andin"reased#o#$!ation

Se"$rit& in towns

was ens$red *& the,eans o strongwa!!s and hi!!s>


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VERNACULAR ASPECTS

(i%ided into wards "onne"ted *&narrow streets and !anes>

The te,#!es. we!!s. gardens and#a!a"es were i,#ortant #arts othese towns>

The ,ain road o the town was !ined

with sho#s se!!ing "!oth. ewe!!er&.r$its. ood ite,s. et">


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VERNACULAR ASPECTS

Narrow !anes and "o,#a"t *$i!dings ,ore shade

Height o *$i!dings is !arge "o,#aredto the street width

)ost!& *!an+ wa!!s and s,a!!o#enings to #rote"t ro, d$st& winds

Orientation a!ong east-west

Ha%e!is are !o"ated here


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Une%en *$i!ding *eing at the towns"a!e to #ro%ide shade

Large n$,*er o haro+as and "haason the a"ade

(ee#!& "ar%ed #attern on the a"ade


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THE %RI& AN& THE C'URT(AR&)

The grid s&ste, o #!anning %er& o!d

:!e7i*!e eno$gh to a""o,,odate an&site "ondition and to#ogra#h&

)ore s$staina*!e - e"ono,& and s#eedo "onstr$"tion

Co,#!e7 geo,etr& and "$r%i!ineargrids were a!so ado#ted


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THE *'UR %'L&EN +RINCI+LE")

The o$r go!den r$!es in ar"hite"t$re- the great e#i" @Ra,a&ana

:$n"tion or *hogada&a,

Aestheti"s or s$+ha darsha,

Har,on& or ra,&a, A!! en"o,#assing a"tor or #oorna,


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The ti"a! ha%e!isin She+hawati "onsisted o two"o$rt&ards an o$ter one or the

,en and the inner one. the do,aino the wo,en>

The !argest ha%e!is "o$!d ha%e $# to

three or o$r "o$rt&ards and weretwo to three stories high>

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