With a context eluded of the boisterousness of their Mumbai lifestyle, the client’s family entrusted the design firm with the genesis of an abode that would be an equivalent of that of a ‘Second Home’ set in the plush fringes of Alibag.
Roughly a 2 Acre site interspersed with scattered palm vegetation & a monumental mango tree, set the stage for the design premise of House B. A sense of intrigue builds as one navigates the driveway & is welcomed by the built form soaked in a sunny hue of yellow entwined with the element of green foliage. The built structure plays a hide & seek of sorts as its façade harbors capacious spaces indoors while simultaneously projecting a minimalistic exterior.
The task at hand was to design a form that would be inconspicuous to the public eye to generate privacy whilst consisting of a series of seamless spaces at an internal micro level of design. “An integrated space such as this emerged by the conception of forms that amplified a horizontal axial development, responded to the local climate & that developed to be intrinsically synonymous with the client’s lifestyle sensibilities.”, shares Shobhan.
A two-year period of construction went into creating this ensemble of 14,000 sq. ft of a space which is a concoction of stark architectural & rejuvenated nuances. The project’s vital internal zoning has been based on the activity parameters & engagement of the inhabitants with the nooks of the home. The physical zoning may be visualized as three horizontal ‘bars’ of activity zones placed in an array to suggest three distinct sections of functional needs & movement. The entry into the plethora of spaces is via a cascading set of steps that open up into an elaborate arrival plaza replete with tropical strains.
A two-year period of construction went into creating this ensemble of 14,000 sq. ft of a space which is a concoction of stark architectural & rejuvenated nuances. The project’s vital internal zoning has been based on the activity parameters & engagement of the inhabitants with the nooks of the home. The physical zoning may be visualized as three horizontal ‘bars’ of activity zones placed in an array to suggest three distinct sections of functional needs & movement. The entry into the plethora of spaces is via a cascading set of steps that open up into an elaborate arrival plaza replete with tropical strains.
The Central Courtyard zone housing the linear pool is the ‘nucleus’ of the home. Flanked on either end with Changing Room units, the Kitchen section & a quaint Lily Pond, this central section of the form acts as the spine of the design layout. The college of recreational activities with the core function of that of a Kitchen collated with engaging softscape allows the family to gravitate towards one another’s presence.
HOUSES ALIBAG, INDIA
Architects: KdnD Studio LLP
Area: 14000 ft²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Photographix
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