YOU CAN PLAN

this one is a competition entry held by "YOU CAN PLAN", UK. the brief was to design a sustainable house with minimum energy consumption of energy. for eg: reduction in energy consumption for air conditioning and heating of the interior spaces. a design that would be modular to the maximum extent so that the owner could add, remove, expand & reduce based on their requirements. solar panels are used extensively. a water body below the living area adds to the aesthetics as well as functions to cool the surrounding spaces. a wooden deck at the rear side of the house gives the family to have a quite and cool outdoor space.

Out of the 38 finalists all over the world, our entry stood at the 13th position.

Good enough :)

Z-Z MODULE

this is a prefabricated, easy to build, easy to move house. using materials such as structural steel sections, sheets, glass, wood and absolutely minimum amount of concrete. its basically an interlocking of two modules that resemble the alphabet "Z". as one can see in the above image

LANDMARK 2610

BOX 15 x 20

a small residential dwelling on a plot measuring just 15' roadside and 20' in the other direction. the lane in front is just about 8' wide. with the requirement for having 2 separate single bedroom units and literally just the front side available for getting in maximum light into the interior spaces. since the front facade is facing south, too much glazing has been avoided. a small shaft has been provided at the rear side for ventilating the bedroom as well as the toilet. to add to the technical, climate responsive design the client demands to satisfy the basic vastu principles in the zoning of the various spaces of the house and their orientation. with a little more struggle and effort all the requirements and demands of the client were fulfilled. the level of satisfaction a client gets shows how successful the project is. both being directly proportional ;)

V A LINE

residential apartment for mr. v appu at bangalore

this is a residential apartment building consisting of 6 dwelling units. three 2 bedroom flats adn three single bedroom flats. the site measures 15' road side facing south and 90' deep. apart from the front side the rest of the three sides are abutted by private property. bringing in natural light and ventilation into all the spaces for the building at all levels was quite a challenge. the solution to this was to have an open to sky staircase leading to all the levels of the building, into which the bedrooms were opened out to draw in light and ventilation. the opening were strategically placed keeping in mind the visual privacy required. light wells/shafts are also provided at a couple of places to ventilate the toilets and kitchens. 3 cars can be comfortably parked at the ground level along with few 2 wheelers. the two coconut trees that existed at the front side of the plot are still retained. an important decision taken for the opening facing the road was that instead to have openings floor wise, continuous vertical openings are designed in order to create a sense of illusion and keep the viewer guessing the number of floors in the building. these openings are a mix of glased, louvered and fixed windows.

MANI HOUSE

residence for mr. mani at hosur

this project is different from the previous 'cos unlike the earlier projects this residence was already under construction and what was required by the client was to give it a face lift. its basically a 2 bedroom residence with an office space at the upper level. the treatment given to the office area in terms of window openings is very different from that of the other portions of the residence. linear strip windows for the offices with concrete slabs at top and bottom of the openings shading them, square windows for the rooms, box window for the living area at the lower level with an in-built planter box. a portion of the terrace outside the office is been landscaped to provide the perfect ambiance.

2 COURT HOUSE

sethia residence

an old couple, living in bangalore desired to build a new home for themselves on a plot measuring 20' road side and 80' deep. a very interesting at the same time challenging project to work on. the planning was done with a couple of courtyards alternating within the house to provide for good natural light and ventilation since both the walls along the 80' length could not have openings. the living area was positioned towards the rear side of the house, away from the busy street providing access to the house. basic vastu principles were incorporated in the design. for example: the extended wall element in the front facade was 'cos of the reason that the particular corner of the building needed to be the highest point.

NA_HA HOUSE

residence at sindhanoor for mr. NAvrathan lodHA

the house sits on a corner plot facing one of the main road of the town. the brief given by the client was to have a design that would require minimum maintenance in the exterior, reason being that theres too much of dust that settles all over 'cos the streets are neither tarred nor paved. the residence consists of 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 family spaces, kitchen, dining, store and a covered car garage. the construction of this 2100 sqft residence started in sept 2003. civil construction ended in sept 2006 where as the interior works finished by march 2008. few reasons that led to the prolonged construction period were non-availability of water, labour, materials during the dry seasons. the residence has been designed keeping in mind the basic principles of vastu and local beliefs in this region.

a successful project and more important a satisfied client. :)