POLSinAhmedabad

Kushal Kumar
2008BARC017

Pol
aninterestingevolutioninurbanliving
space

 Pol neighbourhoodlivingbymeansofphysical
planningandprovidingbasicamenities
hasopenspacesforrecreationalpurpose,
thermalbehaviour,occupancypatterns,andits
operationthroughtheseasonalcycles.
TounderstandtheessenceofthetraditionalPols,
thestreetlife,useofoutdoorspaces,community
chesion.
FocusoninterpretingthePol assustainable
neighbourhoods.

THEWALLEDCITYOFAHMEDABAD

HIERARCHYOFTHEROADPATTERN
OL

BAZAAR

KHANCHO

POL

KHINCHI

KHADKI

HIERARCHYOFTHEROADPATTERN

Apol withitsnetwork

Approachedfromthemainroad.
Atitsentranceithasanarrowapproachthroughan
entrancegate,alignedwiththehousesopeningintoan
openchowk.

THE POLELEMENTS
Temple

Parabadi birdfeeder

Street

Chowk

APOLHOUSE

Narrowdeepplots
Centralcourtyard
planning
Multipleuseof
spaces
Climate responsive
TheOtla

GroundfloorPlan

FirstfloorPlan

SectionoftheHouse
Theinnerrooms

ViewfromChowk

Otla

Chowk

Parsal

Orado

Upperroom

Paniyaro

SlabsrestingonWooden
Joists

Carvedfacadesfacingthemain
street
Woodencarvings

ARCHITECTURALELEMENTS
InfluenceofPersianArchitecture

THERMALBEHAVIOUR

Airmovement

Mutualshading

Daily
choreshelpsinEvaporativecooling Thechowk helpsinproperlightandventilation

CONTINUUMOFDIFFERENTSTYLES

PersianandThaiinfluence

Rajputana influence

Colonialinfluence

SOCIETYANDSERVICES
Socialfunctions,customs
Role ofPol Panchingeneral
maintenanceandwelfare
Ventpipes

AreawherePol Samitigathers
CommunityPublictoilet

COMPARISIONWITHMELAKA,GEORGETOWN;
MALAYSIA
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TheFaade

TheStreet

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COMPARISIONWITH
LYOD,RHONEALPS

LYOD
TheStreets

AHMEDABAD

TheGateways

The Pol characteristics were the product

of cultural pattern of time, caste
division, malefemale equation, of joint
family, social, and religious mores as
well as dependent on climatic and
structural requirement. expansion

 Formanddesignsymbolizethecharacterofthe
occupant.
Uniqueconstructiontechnique.
Courtyardhousesrespondingtoclimate.
Streetandsettlementpatternrespondingto
communityfunctionsandpractices.
Locationofpols withtheimportantzonesofthe
town.