The study was directed at studying the old housing typology and changing scenario in the housing of Vadodara city

1. HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
P R E S E N T E D B Y :
D E V A N G P A N D Y A
J A N K I S H A H
K H Y A T I G U L A T I T E W A R I
M S U M U R P I [ 2 0 1 6 ]
HOUSING TYPOLOGY
VADODARA

2. HISTORY
ETYMOLOGY
RECENT HISTORY
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

3. HISTORY
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 Early trader settlers, who settled in this region around 812 AD, mark the
first recorded history of the city which was a Hindu dominated province
with Hindu kings ruling until 1297.
 In the early years of the Christian Era, the Gupta Empire ruled in the
region which was taken over by the Chalukya Empire following a fierce
battle who were conquered by the Solanki Dynasty following another
battle.
 By that time, Muslim rule had already spread across India and the Delhi
Sultans annexed the kingdom bringing it under their rule. They ruled the
city for a long time, until they were overthrown by the Mughals.

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 After its ruler Raja Chandan of Dor Tribe, the city was known as
Chandanavati and the capital was named Virakshetra or Viravati (Land
of Warriors).
 Later it became known as Vadpatraka or Vadodará, which apparently is a
crude name of the .
 It is now almost impossible to ascertain the chronology of the change in the
name of Vadodara, but early English travellers and merchants mention the
town as Brodera, which became the basis for the name Baroda. In 1974,
the official name of the city was changed to Vadodara.

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 Recent history of Vadodara can be traced back to when in 1726 the
Maratha general Pilaji Gaekwad conquered Songadh from the
Mughals. Babi Nawabs, officers of Mughal rulers, were ruling the city
before it was captured by the Gaekwads. Except for a short period,
Gaekwads continued to rule Baroda from 1734 to 1948.
 After the Maratha defeat in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, Gaekwad
Maharajas ruled the kingdom until is acceded to Independent Republic of
India in 1949.

6. PLACEMENT OF VADODARA
SPATIAL GROWTH OF VADODARA
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GROWTH OF VADODARA

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 Vadodara (also known as
Baroda) is the third largest city
of the state of Gujarat after
Ahmedabad and Surat

8. PLACEMENT OF VADODARA
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9. SPATIAL
GROWTH
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10. HOUSING INTRODUCTION
HOUSING IN INDIA
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HOUSING

11. HOUSING INTRODUCTION
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 Housing - third basic need of man after food and clothing.
 Though over the years, functions of housing have increased.
 For the primitive men, housing was the means of protection. And today,
housing has moved beyond the purpose of protection and has encompassed
the purposes of a unit where one can take rest, sleep and cook food or
maybe used partly as a shop, work place, or a place for business for any
type of activities.

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 In India, one can see a whole plethora of housing typology from the
palaces of erstwhile Maharajas to the modern apartment buildings in the
cities; from huts in the villages to individual bungalows in the cities.
 With modernization, there is an increase in nuclear families with each
family living in a house of their own. Now days, even senior citizens are
opting to live alone. Working people are opting to live in same sex
accommodations. And the housing sector needs to cater to all these
different requirements of different individuals. And thus, there is a vast
variation in the housing typology.

13. OLD CITY HOUSING
MODERN HOUSING
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HOUSING TYPOLOGY OF
VADODARA

14. OLD CITY HOUSING
IMPORTANT FEATURES
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 POL : Linear housing cluster housing the population of same caste or
occupation, with one or two entrances connecting from artery to branch.
 SHERI : Secondary street originating from a pol
 KHANCHO : Short street originating from a pol or sheri ending in a dead end
like Shahsti no Khancho, Kuber Chand no Khancho
 CHOWK : Large open space seen at the meeting points of streets or in
between a street by widening s section to create an alcove in the linear space
 KHADKI : Cluster of building units around a common open space with a
common entrance from Pol, Sheri or Khancho
 GALI : Narrow street separate from a Pol or branching from a Pol
 MOHALLA : Urdu Version of a sheri like Fakri Mohalla

15. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : ROW HOUSES
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 Houses with a common wall creating a sense of density and series of facades
co-existing together

16. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : ROW HOUSES
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17. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : ROW HOUSES
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18. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : COURTYARD HOUSES
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 A response to the tropical climate the courtyard houses have evolved in
numerous domestic spatial setups with variations in scale, size, orientation
and position.
 This courtyard acts as thermal barrier maintaining temperature inside the
house and provides natural light to areas surrounding it.

19. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : COURTYARD HOUSES
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20. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : COURTYARD HOUSES
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21. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : HAVELI HOUSES
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 A form of courtyard house but also an expression of opulence and status,
affluence and power – a haveli was rich with ornamentation and decoration
exploring aesthetics at high level. It expressed the rich lifestyle of its
occupants.

22. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : HAVELI HOUSES
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23. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : HAVELI HOUSES
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24. OLD CITY HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : KHADKI HOUSES
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 It is a cluster of houses or residential setup defined by single entry and a
common open to sky courtyard. Originally meant for large family, these days,
the houses are occupied by families of different culture and strata.

25. MODERN HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : APARTMENT BLOCKS
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 In Vadodara, the apartment blocks comprise of multiple dwelling units on a
floor. They share a common lobby which doubles up as a lift lobby. The
dwelling units house the people of various castes and occupations but the
social status of the residents is almost at par.
 Individual apartment blocks don’t really have a community space. They have
a stilt parking and common terrace. On the other hand, apartment blocks in a
society have a common park and bigger societies have club houses and even
multiple parks.

26. MODERN HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : APARTMENT BLOCKS
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27. MODERN HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : DUPLEX / TENEMENTS
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 Another housing typology prominent in the modern Vadodara is duplexes
and/or shared tenements. The planning of individual unit is almost same as
that of the dwelling units in an apartment block, except that the unit is
usually a double or triple storey unit.
 Such units are hardly in isolation, and if they are, they have abundant space
available to accommodate a small garden / landscaped area. Otherwise, such
units are almost always found in a society. The society can be small or big.
Smaller societies will always have a small common park as a common
gathering space. Larger societies like in case of apartment block will have
park(s) and club houses and other amenities.

28. MODERN HOUSING
HOUSING TYPOLOGY : DUPLEX / TENEMENTS
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CONCLUSION

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 There is definitely a huge difference between the housing typologies of the
old city and modern Vadodara. Despite the differences, the need for a
common gathering space isn’t reduced. Though the form of the open spaces
has changed. From the open to sky courtyards in the old city, the open
spaces have now become the parks and club houses.

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REFERENCES

32. REFERENCES
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 Industrial and Economic Planning Division of TCPO (Chapter 4 – Housing)
 Undergraduate Thesis, Faculty of Architecture (CEPT) Hiral Gandhi 1204
 https://prezi.com/wziklbp9c0zb/vadodara-city/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadodara
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_India