3. CLIENT DETAILS AND
ADVISORS
CLIENT: MR. & MRS. RAJENDRA SING
MATHAROO
ARCHITECT: MATHAROO ASSOCIATES.
PRINCIPLE
INCHARGE: GURJIT SINGH MATHAROO
PROJECT TEAM: Prof. MC Gajjar
ARCHITECTURAL
ADVISOR: Sujith GS
4. CLIMATE OF AJMER
Ajmer has a hot, semi-arid climate.
The summer months of April to early July.
The winter months of November to
February .
During the monsoon there is frequent heavy
rain and thunderstorms, but flooding is not a
common occurrence.
There are, however, occasional cold weather
fronts that cause temperatures to fall to near
5. ABOUT THE RESIDENCE
THE RESIDENTS OF THE HOUSE ARE THE
PARENTS OF THE ARCHITECT GURJIT SINGH
MATHAROO.
THE HOUSE IS BUILT FOR THE ARCHITECT’S
ELDERLY PARENTS AND THEIR VISITING SONS,
DAUGHTERS AND THEIR GRAND CHILDERN.
CONCEIVED AS AN EXERCISE IN THE OPTIMAL
USE OF SPACE , DETAILAND MATERIALS.
6. DESCRIPTION OF THE
RESIDENCE
• The house is in the
foothills of Aravalli hills
.
• The house fits snugly
into a humble plot left
over by the ramshackle
development of Ajmer’s
fringes.
• The living spaces and
bedrooms to straddle
and steal unimpeded
axial views out west to
the city below to the
eastern foothills above.
SOURCE:MATHROO ASSOCIATES OFFICIAL WEBSITE
7. ZONING OF THE RESIDENCE
GROUND FLOOR
GARDEN
KITCHEN
DINING
HALL
FAMILY
ROOM
SITTING
ROOM
UTILITY COURT
TOILET PRAYER
ALCOVE
MASTER
BEDROOM
CAR
PARK
8. PLAN- GROUND FLOOR
GARDEN KITCHEN
DINING HALL
FAMILY
ROOM
UTILITY YARD
SITTING
ROOM
TOILET
MASTER
BEDROOM
CAR PARK
PRAYER
ALCOVE
SOURCE:ARCHDAILY
9. ZONING OF THE RESIDENCE
FIRST FLOOR
BED
ROOM -1
BED
ROOM-2
TOILET
TOIL-
-ET
TERRACE
16. ADVANTAGES
• THE MATERIALS USED
ARE EASY TO
MAINTAIN AND ALSO
LOW COST.
• THE HOUSE IS VERY
COMPACT AND
HAVING GOOD
NATURAL LIGHTING.
DISADVANTAGES
• THE HOUSE DOES NOT
LOOKS APPEALING
BECAUSE THEY HAVE
NOT PAINTED THE
HOUSE.
• THE BRIDGE
CONNECTING THE
BEDROOMS IN FIRST
FLOOR CAN BE BUILT
LIKE A PASSAGE
INSTEAD OF BRIDGE.