Home Design Plan and construction of bungalow / independent house by Ashwin Architects in Bangalore, IndiaDESIGN
CONCEPT
Planning has been based on an open – format to
visually enhance the size of the internals & interspersed with skylights to
give an airy feeling & enhance the ambience.
The building facade has been extensively treated
with stone & glass to create a balanced composition of positive &
negative spaces. The structure symbolizes
modernity & imparts an element of sleekness in design.
The form has taken black & white as base colours
& interspersed with various shades of grey. This monochromatic effort
stylizes the play of light & shade on various surfaces. Strategically placed lights focus on certain
planes & put the rest of the building in silhouette to dramatize the whole
composition.
A small skylight near the living pebble court brings
in natural light through-out the day.
The larger skylight above the dining area is covered with frosted glass
resulting in a diffused light which is easy on the eyes. Two small patches of greenery near the living
and the dining area brings nature closer to the inhabitants.
The site is an east facing property measuring 30’ North
to South & 40’ East to West located in Uttarahalli which is a suburb of South
Bangalore city, India. This is a typical
site in the urban limits. The building
is a column & beam structure with solid cement blocks as the wall
materials. The roofs are basically
concrete slabs with steel reinforcements.
The external & internal surfaces are cement plastered.
The internal finishing materials are a combination
of vitrified tiles & granite for flooring, granite for the staircase,
ceramic tiles & granite for the bathrooms.
This, being a contemporary design, has a lot of steel elements – some
are structural and some are aesthetic.
PROJECT
DETAILS
Client Name: Arun
Aravind
Location of site: Vinayaka
Layout, Uttarahalli, Bangalore
Project by: Ashwin
Architects
Principal Designer: A.
P. Ashwin
Contractor: N. M.
Constructions (Prop: N. Meganathan)
Site Area: 30’
x 40’ E-facing (1200 sft)
Built-up Area: 2200
sft
Cost of Construction: Rs. 65 lakhs
Year of completion: 2012
Text Credits: A.
P. Ashwin
Photo Credits: A.
P. Ashwin