Architect, Designer, Artist
Sudhakunj : A step into Residential design
Sudhakunj is a project that is very close to my heart. A brilliant opportunity for a house for a couple and their son who visits seldom, the approach started with a very clear goal in mind, to retain the existing load bearing structure of the house, and to design and add a floor for the clients needs, catering to their requirements. Thus began exercises of mapping sight lines, seeing the context, adding screens for privacy for the clients and the adjoining residents.
What started as a residential brief turned into a very contextual, site based approach where everything was looked at holistically.
Before:
Upon visiting the site, the old owners had already done some construction work which was later scrapped, giving way to ideations for the current house
The right hand side, as seen here, was a completely shared wall. The facade and overall aesthetic was treated in such a way that there was some separation, without being drastically different from the language of the other resident on the left.
I really loved this frame, whilst approaching the house, the context really shaped the way the house was perceived, and I always stood here for a while before going to visit.
Upon visiting the site, the old owners had already done some construction work which was later scrapped, giving way to ideations for the current house
A photo carousel of the existing house condition
Process:
The kitchen slits letting the light in
Work on the exterior curtain wall.
For security while still not covering the space completely, the "Airy Passage" as it was named later.
One of the on site sketches I made for the external plaster being cured.
It was great to see the house shape up slowly..
The curtain wall juxtaposed between the adjoining house. I wanted there to be some porosity and not a solid barrier dividing the views just for the sake of "security".
Finished:
I loved how the existing plantations near the site framed the view of the house.
How does the house sit in the neighbourhood? Often, there's so many iterations one thinks about, and what gets built is often a process, of constant thought.
I loved how the existing plantations near the site framed the view of the house.
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