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AHMEDABAD HERITAGE CENTRE : A COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN INDIA AND THE AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE WALLED CITY OF AHMEDABAD
   
HATKESHWAR TEMPLE
 
Phase 1 :
The first phase will deal with the restoration of the wooden facade on the north face of the temple complex. This involves the removal of the existing wooden facade and refitting the same in its same position, replacing the damaged and the missing elements with new ones. The same wooden facade has to be replicated in the portions where earlier interventions have removed the same completely. Both the inside of the complex and the outside facing the street will be restored in this phase, including the floors, the walls and the roofs of the same wing.
Phase 2 :
This phase involves the repair works on the east face of the complex. Here we will also include the necessary facilities like the toilets for ladies and gents and a store too.
Phase 3 :
This phase deals with the landscaping of the temple complex insides, with a temporary dismantlable shaded space for performing cerimonies in the complex. Here we will also be cleaning the main temple to remove the layer of lime which has been deposited over time be regular lime wash. This layer will be removed using chemicals to obtain the finish of the original stone in which the temple is built.
             
     
NORTH FACE FROM THE INSIDE
THE INTERNAL FACE OF THE ELABORATE WOODEN FACADE IS A VARANDA . THIS PART WILL BE RESTORED IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
AS OBSERVED THE MAIN TEMPLE SHRINE IS ENVELOPED BY A LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE WITH ELABORATE WOODEN FACADE ON THE FIRST FLOORS TOWARS THE STREET FACE. THIS WAS THE PRIMARY CONCERN AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE RESTORATION.
INSIDES OF THE EAST WING
THE EAST FACE OF THE COMPLEX IS MADE OF COMMON STRUCTURES, BUT THEY SHOW CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE MADE DURING THE EARTHQUAKE AND ALSO DUE TO LACK OF MAINTAINANCE. THIS PART IS TO BE RESTORED AND DEVELOPED TO HOUSE THE UTENSILS THE TEMPLE USES. IT WILL ALSO HOLD BASIC FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE A BASIC TOILET AND BATHROOM. THE ROOF OF THIS STRUCTURE IS OF PRIMARY CONCERN.
  CROSS SECTION      
         
             
          before restorationHomeelevation  
hanging canopy
ashish mehta house
tariq maniar house
tankshal ni haveli