The Lal Baradari in Lucknow, India was originally used as the throne room and coronation hall for the monarchs of Oudh. It has since been adapted for other uses while being preserved by the British government. The building complex has a central courtyard and grand entrances, though alterations over time like added concrete and plumbing have impacted the original structure. The finishes and plaster are also deteriorating due to inappropriate repairs using modern materials instead of traditional lime mortar and bricks.

1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
AMITH KUMAR GOWDA T N
ARPITHA
KISHORKUMAR R
MUNENDRA
MITHUN KUMAR

2. INTRODUCTION :
• ADAPTIVE REUSE – A CASE OF LAL BARADARI, LUCKNOW
• THE COMMON NAME OF THIS BUILDING KNOWN AS KASROOL
KHAKAN OR KINGS HOUSE
• IT WAS THE THRONE ROOM, THE CORONATION HALL, AND GRAND DURBAR,
OR HALL OF ASSEMBLY, OF THE MONARCHS OF OUDH.
• THE ARCHITECTS PROPOSED THE PLAN TO BE COLOSSAL; IN KEEPING WITH
THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED, BUT ALTHOUGH A FINE
STRUCTURE, IT LAGSFAR BEHIND THE ATHENIAN OR ROMAN MODELS.
• IT TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE COLOUR OF THR STONE, WITH IT IS
COVERED, BEING RED. FROM THE TIME OF SAADUT – ALI KHAN, ALL
CORONATIONS TOOK PLACE IN THE GREAT HALL OF THIE “LAL
BARADARI”.
• THE LAL BARADARI WAS KEPT, BY THE BRITIS GOVERNAMENT IN A STATE OF PREDERVATION,
AND IS USED TO THE PRESENT DAY.
• THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING DURBARS, WHENEVE SUCH ASSEMBLES ARE NECESSARY.

3. LOCATION :
• THE HERITAGE SITE OF LAL BARADARI IS SITUATED AT MAHATHMA GANDHI ROAD,
QUAISERDAGH, LUCKNOW.
• THE ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING IS IN NORTH-EAST DIRECTION.
• THE SITE OF LAL BARADARI MEASURES 149*176ft APPROXIMATELY.

4. PLAN OF LAL BARADARI :
• THE SITE HAS LARGE BUILDING COMPLEX WITH A 3 SMALL COURTYARD AT THE CENTRE WHICH
IS PRESENTLY COVERED WITH RAISED CONCRETE PLATFORM AND AS VENTILATION SYSTEM ON
ALL SIDES WITH GLASS AND JAALIS ALL AROUND IT.
• THE SITE HAS GOT A SINGLE ENTRANCE AND A BUILDING BLOCK HAS GOT 2 GRAND ENTRANCE
AT 2 ADJACENT CORNER FACING NORTH EAST.
• THE OPENING IN THE BUILDING ARE DECORATED WITH FOLIATED ARCHES AND
ORNAMENTATION OF FINE STUCCO WORK, CAN ALSO BE SEEN OVER THE ARCHES AND
PILLARS.

5. EXISTING USAGE :
• THE BUILDING IS ENCLOSED WITH VARIOUS OTHER STRUCTURES AND THE HERITAGE
IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE IS GETTING LOST.
• UNSYMPATHETIC ALTERATION AND ADITION WERE DONE JUST TO RUN A DEPARTMENT
WITHOUT MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY AND DIGNITY OF THR ORIGINAL BUILD FABRIC
STRUCTURE.
• BOTH THE INTERIOR FACES AND EXTERNAL FACADE AS BEEN ALTERED ACCORDING TO
THE NEED OF THE DEPARTMRNT.
• IT INCLUDES THE FALL CEILING WHICH WAS ADDED INITIALLY.
• THE SANITARY PIPES AND ELECTRIC WIRES CONDUIT REMOVAL OF VAULT AND IN PLACE
OF THE VAULT ADDITION OF SLAB.
• STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING IS LOAD BEARING WITH ARCHES CARVING OUT THE
OPENING TO VARIOUS PLACES AND HEPLING IN REDUCING LOAD AS WELL AS IN EQUAL
TRANSFER OF LOAD.
• DUE TO HEAVY LOAD ADDED TO THE STRUCTURE BY LAYING OF THE COCNCRETE ON THE
ROOF THEIR MIGHT BE SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUE ARSISE N THE FUTURE.

6. WALLS, SUPER STRUCTURE :
• BUILDING WAS NOT RESPONDING TO ITS ORIGINAL FABRIC.
• THE CHANGES WAS UNPLANNED AND DONE ACCORDING TO THE NEED OF THE TIME.
• THE CHANGES DONE IN THE BUILDING INITIALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE DONE WITHOUT
TAKING ANY PERMISSION FROM THE NODAL AGENCIES.
• MATERIALS USED IN THE BUILDING IS BASICALLY LAKHAURI BRICK AND LIME MORTAR.
• AT THE TIME OF ALTERNATION IN THE BUILDING, IT CAN BE VERY CLEARLY SEEN THAT INSTEA DOF
LIME MORTAR AN LAKHAURI BRICK USE OF MODULAR BRICK AND CEMENT MORTAR HAS BEEN
DONE.

7. FINISHES AND PLASTER :
• AT FIRST GLANCE ITS SEEMS THAT DUE TO THE USE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS IN THE FINISHES THE
ORIGINAL PLASTER WAS NOT ABLE TO BREATHE AND THEREFORE RESULTING IN THE FLAKING AND
LIVING THE MISSIONARY WORKS.
• MAJOR JUNKS CAN BE OBSERVED WERE THE PLASTER AS LEFT THE ORIGINAL MASAONRY WORKS
DUE TO INSENTIVE AND IMPROPER REPAIRS AND RESTORATION WORKS CARRIED OUT IN THE
PAST.
• AT SOME WALLS, ORNAMENTATION DONE OVER THE FALIATED ARCHES ARE BEINNG DAMAGED
DUE TO WATER SEEPAGE AND FLAKING OF THE PLASTER.
• THE CARVING ON THE WALLS AND BELOW THE PROJECTION ARE EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER
CONDITION AND ARE DETERIORATED AND DESHAPED AT FEW PLACES.
• ALGAE AND BIO GROWTH OVER THE EXTERNAL FINISHES CAN BE SEEN AT THE RARE PRT SOF THE
BUILDING WHUCH US DUE TO SEEPAGE FROM THE DRAINS AND DRAIN PIPES.