1. Resort, Himachal Pradesh, India
Design Team: AND Studio
Scope - Architecture; Research and Schematic Design
Software - AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Built-up Area - 85390 sq. ft.
The project is a 70-75 room commercial development situated in a lush green setting overlooking the hills in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, featuring an Infinity pool with a flowing cascade, a double-height banquet, and tree houses. The idea is to use sustainable and user-oriented design strategies following the traditional Kaathkuni style of Architecture to make the economically viable design true to its context.
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2. Single-Family Home, Delhi, India
Design Team: Studio PREFIX
Scope - Architecture and Interior Design; Design Development
Software - AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator
Built-up Area - 7500 sq. ft.
The design for the house began with working around the existing structure with an intent to imbibe lightness and warmth within. The house is a facelift of its former self with the renewed meaning of how ambitious volumes can coexist with the modest details in the interiors.
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MODEST DETAILS & MUTED TEXTURES
Surrounded by muted textures and bold geometry, the house is defined by various levels of interaction, the sit-out with large openings on one wall and a projected balcony on the other. The pool on the terrace with an acrylic bottom adds a layer of drama, but the rough-grain floor textures of the basalt stone and muted flutes on the wall with wooden frames craft the space as warm and intimate.
3. Farmhouse, Delhi, India
Design Team: Studio Lotus
Scope - Architecture and Interior Design; Construction Documents and Construction Administration
Software - AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator
Built-up area - 16000 sq. ft
The farmhouse serves as a weekend retreat for a family looking to host friends and relatives to decompress from the chaos of urban living. The house harmonizes the idea of living with nature, facilitating fluid transitions and providing the residents with a sanctuary to unwind in and connect with the outdoors. A definitive material statement in metal, timber, and stone highlights the house, imparting a distinct tactility that invites patrons to explore it for themselves.
Image Courtesy - Niveditaa Gupta
(Photographer)
(Photographer)
Materiality
The rammed-earth walls and timber fins on the outside and natural Indian stones, stucco walls, and solid wood furniture inside combine to give the entire house a tactile and earthy expression.
Wooden Louvers
The entrance to the house features a cantilevered volume protruding from the upper floor,
enveloped in warmly tinted cedar louvers.
The entrance to the house features a cantilevered volume protruding from the upper floor,
enveloped in warmly tinted cedar louvers.
Rammed Earth
One of the design considerations, while intending to keep the farmhouse looking raw and natural was to understand Land reclamation. The ground floor features some portions of rammed-earth walls made out of the soil on-site.
One of the design considerations, while intending to keep the farmhouse looking raw and natural was to understand Land reclamation. The ground floor features some portions of rammed-earth walls made out of the soil on-site.