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S.A. Residence
Type
YEAR
2010
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Unfolding nothingness…
1.
Inspiration
Water, the most precious, abundant and life
subtly woven with it, makes Bangladesh a country of toil and poetry.
Bangladesh the largest delta on earth has 52
rivers that carry water from the Himalayas in an intricate pattern to the Bay
of Bengal. During Monsoon these rivers inundate two third of the country's land
depicting water the major element of the country scape. When the water recedes,
it leaves a fine layer of fertile alluvial soil and the entire landscape is
transformed into large patches of paddy fields dancing with winds.
As Lalon, a spiritual folk singer, Sufi and
philosopher of this land, says in eighteenth century, “if there is not one thing inside the body then it is not outside the
body either”. Just like human body, there is a body of architecture. Human
body has two parts, shell and thinking as soul. Architecture has similar, shell
and Mother Nature as soul. Shell and soul are interdependent yet independent.
They belong to each other and they belong to themselves. A good soul needs a
good shell.
In this project the shell is out come of a
pure square made of ‘concrete’ transformed from celestial form “sphere”
grounded.
2.
Reality
The site is surrounded by multi storied
buildings as onlookers. Considering the socio-economic condition of Dhaka, a
very simple architectural vocabulary has been adopted through a subtle
intervention with form, material and vegetation. The traditional spaces like
court yard, pond, ghat (steps to the
water), green both from urban and rural typology merged, transformed into one
in this urban context.
In the current trend of real estate
development, this residence has been a challenge particularly placing a water
court as swimming pond in the middle of the house, a surely difficult task to
ensure privacy. As a result, an introverted design has been adopted.
The south and the southeast have been
designed to bring in cool breeze during the hot humid summer and the warmth of
the sun during winter. The center "water court" acts as a natural
exhaust, which flows out the hot air and makes the middle court a solace.
3.
Dream
A small
“dingi” boat waiting by the “ghat”, patch green and light with its silence, the
space becomes a natural habitat within a manmade dwelling and the layers of
understanding to unfold nothingness.
When light
caresses the wall, or the water touches the land, or the land pats the green,
or the green cuddles the breeze or the breeze ushers ……… It’s all about
touching and feeling soul. The destiny is ‘nothingness’ where soul and shell
cohabit and purify themselves. Let the soul come inside the home and let go off
it. And let it be and let it be…..
1.
Inspiration
Water, the most precious, abundant and life
subtly woven with it, makes Bangladesh a country of toil and poetry.
Bangladesh the largest delta on earth has 52
rivers that carry water from the Himalayas in an intricate pattern to the Bay
of Bengal. During Monsoon these rivers inundate two third of the country's land
depicting water the major element of the country scape. When the water recedes,
it leaves a fine layer of fertile alluvial soil and the entire landscape is
transformed into large patches of paddy fields dancing with winds.
As Lalon, a spiritual folk singer, Sufi and
philosopher of this land, says in eighteenth century, “if there is not one thing inside the body then it is not outside the
body either”. Just like human body, there is a body of architecture. Human
body has two parts, shell and thinking as soul. Architecture has similar, shell
and Mother Nature as soul. Shell and soul are interdependent yet independent.
They belong to each other and they belong to themselves. A good soul needs a
good shell.
In this project the shell is out come of a
pure square made of ‘concrete’ transformed from celestial form “sphere”
grounded.
2.
Reality
The site is surrounded by multi storied
buildings as onlookers. Considering the socio-economic condition of Dhaka, a
very simple architectural vocabulary has been adopted through a subtle
intervention with form, material and vegetation. The traditional spaces like
court yard, pond, ghat (steps to the
water), green both from urban and rural typology merged, transformed into one
in this urban context.
In the current trend of real estate
development, this residence has been a challenge particularly placing a water
court as swimming pond in the middle of the house, a surely difficult task to
ensure privacy. As a result, an introverted design has been adopted.
The south and the southeast have been
designed to bring in cool breeze during the hot humid summer and the warmth of
the sun during winter. The center "water court" acts as a natural
exhaust, which flows out the hot air and makes the middle court a solace.
3.
Dream
A small
“dingi” boat waiting by the “ghat”, patch green and light with its silence, the
space becomes a natural habitat within a manmade dwelling and the layers of
understanding to unfold nothingness.
When light
caresses the wall, or the water touches the land, or the land pats the green,
or the green cuddles the breeze or the breeze ushers ……… It’s all about
touching and feeling soul. The destiny is ‘nothingness’ where soul and shell
cohabit and purify themselves. Let the soul come inside the home and let go off
it. And let it be and let it be…..
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