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External facades Condition – Pre restoration

The building was poorly maintained, with
haphazardly placed ACs, box grills on the
front and the rear sides by tenants and the
entire stone facade was painted insensitively.
The upper floors had deteriorated more due
to direct rain exposure. The downtake pipes
were not connected to the gutter and had
thick vegetation growth cracking masonry and
resulting in leakage inside The windows were
also altered. The RCC lintel of the top floor had
structural horizontal cracks.
Roof and top extended floor
Fig. 14 & 15 North-West (Front) Elevation Fig. 16 Rear Elevation
The roof had Trafford pattern asbestos sheet
with several layers of tar felt treatment over it
done as part of yearly monsoon maintenance.
The encased RCC column had severely
deteriorated and the trusses resting on it
too had rotten ends due to continuous water
seepage at the junctions. The rain water outlets
led to asbestos gutters below and within the Fig. 17 Trafford Pattern Fig. 18 Rotten Buss Ends Fig. 19 Internal Gutter
at Junction
Asbestos Sheet Roof
office space. This detail was incorrect and was
inaccessible resulting in heavy leakages in the
top floor office.

Internal areas

A typical room in the building had false ceiling,
vitrified tiles. The walls, due to continuous
water seepage had dampness and moss- Fig. 21 & 22 False Ceiling Rooms, Moss Algae Clad Walls
algae deposits, especially on the West side
(front facing) wall. Some encased columns
had severe cracks. The I-sections of the jack
arches, especially near the windows were found
rusted and in precarious condition due to water
seepage. The vitrified flooring too was seen
cracked due to distress in the jack arch slabs. Fig. 20 Cracks in Encased Fig. 23 & 24 Worn Out Jack Arch Slabs
Columns

CONSERVING THE UNLOVED HERITAGE IN THE REDEVELOPMENT ERA OF MUMBAI – CASE
STUDY: COMMISSARIAT BUILDING, DR. D.N.ROAD, FORT, MUMBAI

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