The plot was a fairly longitudinal and narrow piece of land with a total area of roughly 7,200 Sq ft. It was a compact location and the owner had an elaborate necessity for 6 bedrooms, a retail space on the ground bottom along with other installations; and no concession on the quality of air, light, seclusion and sound control. The architect had only had one option – that was to make altitudinous house. With this comes another challenge of not making it look and feel like an apartment but one like a humble abode while establishing a nice internal visual connectivity between all the floors.
The elevation on the south therefore sees a latticed red granite screen with artistic perforations at levels 2 and 3. Breathing green pockets in the form of beautiful terrace gardens are placed at levels 1 and 4. The same element of the granite screen is repeated on the north façade at level 3. It’s further heightened by a body of exposed concrete work cast in a metrical fashion like that of a corrugated sheet.
The entrance foyer rests itself in the centre with the lift and staircase mass on the Northwest and auto demesne on the Northeast. The entrance foyer is strictly drafted as a double-height patio that radiates calmness the moment one enters the house. The traditional conception of a jharokha has been designed with an ultramodern touch and placed in the foyer.
The trip overhead through both the staircase and the glass lift is an experience in itself. The subtle light rendered on the RCC walls of the lift produces a tranquil mood for the trip overhead. The glass in the lift and the indirect perforations in the wall allow formerly to enjoy the display of multitudinous artworks as one moves up. It leads to an entrance foyer on each floor.
QUICK FACTS:
- Project: Navgansinh Residence
- Location: Vadodara, Gujarat
- Architect: Dipen Gada & Associates (DGA)
- Façade Cladding: Red granite with CNC work
- Windows: High-Tech Aluminium
- Hardware: Hafele
- Start Year: 2019
- End Year: 2022
- Photography: Tejas Shah Photography
