The aim was to create a co-dependent apartment for a family of 2 brothers and their father along with a dedicated office. Starting with the commercial planning, two offices were planned on the first half of the ground floor along with the parking. This provides a sense of privacy for the residential part of the structure, leaving the office at the front. The core of the structure clearly separates the residential and commercial zone.
Situated on a combined parcel of 3 plots of land – with a site area of 6000 square feet, the Client’s requirement was a large family home for 5 people. The preference was for large common interactive spaces such as large living rooms and courtyards and Terrace garden. Spatial planning was carefully done to ensure natural light and ventilation throughout the building.
Neutral colours were retained throughout the building – Italian marble floors, beige coloured walls and use of complementary teak wood texture on doors and windows. The addition of 2 large inward looking courtyard spaces was done to provide natural light and privacy
The second half of the ground floor was planned to be the father’s apartment. The first and second floors share a similar floor plate, dedicated to each of the brothers and their respective families. Each residence was planned to have 2 bedrooms and a reading room along with other common areas such as the living, dining, and kitchen.
The courtyard in the center of the residence cuts through each floor, bringing in adequate natural light. Since the structure is shared by a single family, the degree of privacy would never be an issue due to the presence of a courtyard. In fact, the courtyard connected the dwelling units as one, bringing the families together, since it can be used as a call-out space.
Doors and panels with perforations are made to let in some natural light and to create a calming, celestial ambiance through their design. The prayer room then opens up to a sit-out space beneath a metal roof that provides direct access to the skies. The area is zoned so that it is separate from other areas of the house and has its own significance.
With wide windows around the residence, along with full-height French windows opening to balconies in all the bedrooms and the living room, there was a lot of scope for natural ventilation. However, several measures were taken to stop the heat from entering the space through the same openings.
Metal balcony screens were used as a shading element for the living room balconies. These metal screens, not only did they reduce heat, but also added on as an aesthetic element of the façade. The huge bay windows of the reading rooms were guarded by semi-open Clay Jali on the exterior of the residence’s windows. These cooling-down mechanisms were planned to help maintain the overall temperature of the residential apartment.
Doors and panels with perforations are made to let in some natural light and to create a calming, celestial ambiance through their design. The prayer room then opens up to a sit-out space beneath a metal roof that provides direct access to the skies. The area is zoned so that it is separate from other areas of the house and has its own significance.
This residence is a perfect blend for this generation’s expectations like a dedicated office space but as a part of the residence, a degree of privacy along with a sense of connectivity, and cohesiveness to the environment using cooling-down mechanisms
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