Date 05/02/2016 Hyder Bux Jatoi Historical Building Technical Report Project: Documentation and Restoration of Façade. Building Type: Residential/ Heritage Location: Hyderabad, Pakistan Province: Sindh Period: Colonial Construction Material: Red Burnt Brick Figure 1- Hyder Bux Jatoi Residence before demolition Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Location ................................................................................................................................................. 2 History of Building ................................................................................................................................ 2 Building Facade before demolition ...................................................................................................... 5 Building interior before demolition ..................................................................................................... 6 Architectural Features ........................................................................................................................... 7 Existing Use of the Building ................................................................................................................ 8 Existing Condition .............................................................................................................................. 10 Proposal ................................................................................................................................................ 11 ii Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Introduction Hyder Bux Jatoi was a revolutionary, leftist, peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan1. Late comrade Hyder Bux Jatoi, is known by his supporters as "Baba-e-Sindh" (Father of Sindh). He was also a Sindhi writer and poet and translated Quran in Sindhi. In 1945 he resigned from his important post as deputy collector in the British colonial government and was appointed as the secretary of Sindh Hari Committee (Sindh Peasant Committee). He also started a weekly newspaper called "Haari Haqdar," which was an influential method of communication for other Committee leaders as well. After Pakistan came into being, on August 14, 1947, the Sindh Haari Committee urged the Sindh Assembly to articulate agricultural laws. The Sindh Tenancy Act was finally approved in 1950 but Sindh Hari Committee had to fight for it to get approved. A long march was organized by the committee and some 15,000 members of the committee marched on foot from various areas in rural Sindh, all the way to Karachi, and staged a protest in front of the Sindh Assembly building. In 1958, during Ayub Khan’s martial law, all political activities were banned and many leaders of the committee were imprisoned including Jatoi which proved to be a major set-back for the movement as the committee because of absence of effective leadership. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) emerged as a solid force in West Pakistan after the second Martial Law in 1969. Many leaders of the movement joined the Pakistan People’s Party which led to the decline of the movement. Haider Bux Jatoi passed away on May 21, 1970 Figure 2-Hyder Bux Jatoi2 1 Wikipedia, (2016). Hyder Bux Jatoi. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Bux_Jatoi [Accessed 8 Feb. 2016]. 2Photograph: http://i1.tribune.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/890828-HyderBuxJatoixcopy- 1432317600-528-640x480.jpg 1 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Location The historical building is located in the proximity of Haider Chowk in Hyderabad, Sindh. Figure 3-Site Location History of Building After the demise of Haider Bux Jatoi, the building was inherited by his five sons. 1. Mustafa Hyder Jatoi 2. Dadan Khan Jatoi 3. Hatim Khan Jatoi 4. Mazhar Ali Jatoi 5. Murtaza Ali Jatoi The building is equally dived into five parts and now further inherited by the offspring’s of his sons. 2 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Figure 4-Division of the Property (Documents supported by the client) 3 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana One of the building parts was demolished due to structural reasons. The owners weren’t given a prior notice about the buildings historical significance and its status as a heritage building. The part of the building comprised and needs to be restored are following. Figure 5- Part of building that has to be restored and reconstructed (Document supported by the client) 4 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Building Facade before demolition Figure 7- Facade before the demolition Figure 6- Façade before the demolition Figure 8- Front facade before demolition. Reference was taken from old photographs for the elevation proposal. 5 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Building interior before demolition Figure 10-Internal building condition before Figure 9-Internal building condition before demolition demolition Figure 12-Internal building condition before Figure 11-Internal building condition before demolition. demolition. Reference of wall thickness taken from the old photographs. 6 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Architectural Features The main architectural feature in the building is the pointed brick arches which runs through out the front façade. The building comprised of brick burnt red brick with load bearing structure. Figure 13-Pointed Brick Arch Figure 14-Facade before demolition 7 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Existing Use of the Building The building was the residence of Hyder Bux Jatoi due to structural reasons and lack of awareness about its status as a heritage building it has been demolished. Before the demolition, the building was used as a mixed-used space. Commercial shops on the ground floor and offices on the first floor. There’s a Chinese restaurant, “Canton “on the backside of the building. Figure 15- Colour coding of the existing building 8 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Figure 16- Façade to be restored and reference of facade 9 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Existing Condition The building has been demolished. The neighbouring building is the “Canton Chinese Restaurant”. The plot is paved with brick. The existing site features include a memorial for Hyderbux Jatoi. Billboard and temporary hawkers. Figure 18-Large Billboard causing visual pollution on Figure 17-Memorial of Hyder Bux Jatoi. the site. Figure 20-Hawkers and ongoing small scale Figure 19--Politically motivated billboards and other commercial activities on the site. advertisements vandalism. 10 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Proposal A proposal to restore the complete elevation has been given the reference has been taken from the old photographs for authenticity. A museum on Mezzanine floor has also been proposed to celebrate the life and achievements of Hyder Bux Jatoi. Figure 21-Site Plan 11 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Figure 22-Basement Plan Figure 23-Ground Floor Plan 12 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Figure 25-First Floor Plan Figure 24-Front Elevation 13 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Figure 27-Left Elevation Figure 26-Section 14 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Figure 288--Windows and Door Typology Figure 29- 3d visualization 15 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana Figure 29- 3d visualization Figure 30-3d Visualization 16 Architecture | Historic Building Consultancy | Research & Publications | Karkhana .