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House 1_ AKDA
India
The homeowners’
specific requirement of reducing the bedrooms from four to three extended the leeway to experiment with the
area, but the load bearing walls of the 1960 home meant there were constraints
in making modifications to the structure.The house was
north-facing and there was minimal light percolating in to the interiors. The
whole house was jacked up, exterior walls were broken and additional steel
beams and columns were added to strengthen the building from the core. This
made way for larger windows and a new floor plan. A family lounge was created
in the centre of the house & was connected with the external facade by an
angled roof over a part of an existing courtyard. A design feature that
presented itself by accident has been incorporated in the living room - Stacked
glass and stone create a brilliant light pattern, so instead of using only
glass blocks, glass slabs were used these with cut up waste pieces of stone.
Eight-inch gaps were built into the walls and fitted with these stacks that now
stream in light, yet lend privacy to the room.The new floor plan
relocated the bedrooms to areas where these could get more natural light. The
kitchen was moved to the centre, bringing light to the courtyard.
Custom-designed furniture has been placed in the living and lounging spaces.
Local materials form the basic fabric of the house - Natural Kota stone was
used for the flooring while laminated jute sheets were applied on the wardrobe
fronts
specific requirement of reducing the bedrooms from four to three extended the leeway to experiment with the
area, but the load bearing walls of the 1960 home meant there were constraints
in making modifications to the structure.The house was
north-facing and there was minimal light percolating in to the interiors. The
whole house was jacked up, exterior walls were broken and additional steel
beams and columns were added to strengthen the building from the core. This
made way for larger windows and a new floor plan. A family lounge was created
in the centre of the house & was connected with the external facade by an
angled roof over a part of an existing courtyard. A design feature that
presented itself by accident has been incorporated in the living room - Stacked
glass and stone create a brilliant light pattern, so instead of using only
glass blocks, glass slabs were used these with cut up waste pieces of stone.
Eight-inch gaps were built into the walls and fitted with these stacks that now
stream in light, yet lend privacy to the room.The new floor plan
relocated the bedrooms to areas where these could get more natural light. The
kitchen was moved to the centre, bringing light to the courtyard.
Custom-designed furniture has been placed in the living and lounging spaces.
Local materials form the basic fabric of the house - Natural Kota stone was
used for the flooring while laminated jute sheets were applied on the wardrobe
fronts
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