House Of Voids

Bengaluru, India

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House Of Voids

Bengaluru, India

Firm

Between Spaces

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2019

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

House of voids is located in a gated community in urban Bangalore. The site, 50ftX100ft with
the shorter side along the road faces south. The most prominent element of the house Is a 6'
deep verandah/balcony around the son's bedroom on the south and south eastern side at
second floor level. The deep-set balcony was a response to the harsh south sun and privacy
from the road.

The client aspired to build a house that would be more than just a place to live in or a statement
to make. For him, it was more of a legacy that he would leave behind for the generations to
come. While keeping his aspirations in mind, the architecture narrative was built by shaping the
voids both internally and externally, rather than starting with a form or geometry in mind.
We scooped out masses on the south and south east side resulting in deep set balconies which
compositionally balanced the stoic white walls to which It was anchored to. The voids were
then articulated further by cladding the cantilever balcony edges with steatite (soap stone) and a
series of sliding-folding teak wood louver shutters. These two elements also pronounced the
horizontality of the verandah. The teak ceiling comes all the way to the edge of the building
terminating with steatite stone cladding, further emphasizing the void under the deep
cantilevered slabs.

The poise induced by the light filigree like wooden screen across the south and south east edge
and the cantilevered slab anchored to the walls on the south west and eastern side, stood in
contrast to the fragility brought in by resting the south east corner of the balcony over a circular
column. This strategy helped us in anchoring the eye to the void below the loggia and creating
a sense of balance between the solid and void.

Spatial planning of the house was primarily dictated by Vastu (ancient Indian science of
orientation and spatial planning in Architecture) and the linearity of the site. Vastu mandated for
an entry to the house from the NE (3 quadrant of the plot) part of the house. This prompted us
to leave a good 10’ wide space at the ground floor which was landscaped with a strip of tropical
plants all along the eastern side. The House was designed from inside out, scooping out
volumes intermittently, thereby creating these double height public spaces on either side of the
central corridor. The large expanse of veneer clad false ceiling at the first-floor level unifies
these spaces under a single element. Each member although part of a close-knit family, has
their own space within the house and the bedrooms opening up to their semi open space
creating a world within a world for each member.

We strived to achieve a balance between the austerity of white walls and the visually rich
texture of timber and stone creating simple spaces that would always be. Devoid of
embellishments, the architecture and interior expresses strong and clean lines.

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Bengaluru, India

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