Prince and princesses pavillion -Sarkhej Roza

Setalvad Aditya Rajit

1130

Sarkhej Roza lies in the exterior of the old city of Ahmedabad, built by emperor Ahmed shah. The complex comprises of the king and queens pavilion around the tank beside the Sarkhej mosque. It is entirely built on a series of columns and beautifully plays with the light and shadows created by natural light. The place acted as a gathering space for various classical concerts before it was declared as a world heritage site. As a part of this project, a pavilion for the prince and princess has been built with reference to the vicinity of Sarkhej and pre-existing builtforms.

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Introduction and storyline.

Plan at Ground Level. This represents the princess' pavilion on the left and the princes pavilion on the right with the public passage in the middle.

Sections. Section AA' and Section BB' represent the long and transversal sections wherein major parts of the project are visible. Section AA' represents the section through the public passage whereas BB' represents a section cut through the entire length from the between the prince and princess' pavilions.

Site plan. This 500 scale plan shows the entire expanse of the site with reference to the newly built pavillion for the prince and princess.

Exploded isometric view of the prince and princesses pavilion.

The images on the left represent model pictures and those on the right represent the monuments we studied around Ahmedabad before designing our site.

View from the river, overlooking the public space and the princesses pavilion.

View overlooking the public passage and the princes pavilion.

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