Vijali Ghar, also known as Electricity House, is an office building on Relief Road,
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
,
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
, India. It is an
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...
building designed by
Claude Batley
Claude Batley F.R.I.B.A., F.I.A.A., (17 October 1879 in Ipswich – 20 March 1956, Bombay) was an English architect who as practitioner, teacher and President of the Indian Institute of Architects from 1921 to 1923, played an influential role ...
.
History
The building was a headquarter of the Ahmedabad Electricity Company (AEC). It houses
Torrent Power
Torrent Power is an Indian energy and power company, having interests in power generation, transmission, distribution and manufacturing and supply of power cables. The company distributes power to over 38.5 lakh customers annually in its distri ...
office which distributes electricity in the city.
Architecture
Vijali Ghar is an
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...
building designed by
Claude Batley
Claude Batley F.R.I.B.A., F.I.A.A., (17 October 1879 in Ipswich – 20 March 1956, Bombay) was an English architect who as practitioner, teacher and President of the Indian Institute of Architects from 1921 to 1923, played an influential role ...
. The plain
façade
A façade () (also written facade) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a Loanword, loan word from the French language, French (), which means 'frontage' or 'face'.
In architecture, the façade of a building is often t ...
of the building is follows the curve of the road highlighted by horizontal lines. The main block is separated from the attic by a concrete ''
chhajja
A ''chhajja'' is an overhanging eave or roof covering found in Indian architecture. It is characterised with large support brackets with different artistic designs. Variation is also seen in its size depending on the importance of the building on ...
''. It was built with reinforced concrete. It also used tubular pipes for rails.
Gallery
File:Ahmedabad-VijaliGhar.jpg, Vijali Ghar located at the crossroads
File:Electricity House,Laldarwaja.JPG, Corner of the building
File:Electricity House Ahmedabad.jpg, Gujarati lettering
File:Electricity House Ahmedabad 2.jpg, English lettering
See also
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Ahmedabad Town Hall
The Ahmedabad Town Hall, officially Sheth Mangaldas Girdhardas Memorial Hall, is an auditorium in Ahmedabad, India. It is named after Mangaldas Girdhardas, a textile industrialist.
History
The town hall was constructed in 1930s as a memorial ...
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M. J. Library
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Tagore Memorial Hall
Tagore Memorial Hall, also known as Tagore Hall, is an auditorium in Ahmedabad, India. It is designed by B. V. Doshi in 1961. It is an example of brutalist architecture. Construction started in 1966 and was completed in 1971. It was renovated i ...
References
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British colonial architecture in India
Art Deco architecture in India
Buildings and structures completed in the 20th century