Spatial Planning
The design approach and material selection were carefully considered to align with a cost-effective budget while maintaining both functionality and aesthetics.
Challenge
The objective was to create a compact yet efficient layout that fulfilled the client’s requirements while ensuring a sense of openness.
Strategic planning balanced connectivity and privacy, enhancing the overall spatial experience.
Open Floor Plan & Key Elements
The home features an open floor plan that seamlessly integrates the living, dining, kitchen, puja, and three bedrooms across two levels. The semi-open puja, thoughtfully positioned beside the dining area, is designed with verticality to enhance the spatial experience.
Wooden Deck
The design embraces a rustic charm, maintaining simplicity and subtlety to reflect the client’s lifestyle and aesthetic preferences.
Living Area
The double-height living and dining spaces open up to a landscaped garden, fostering a seamless indoor-outdoor connection. Strategically placed glazed skylights introduce abundant natural light, further enhancing the openness and warmth of the space.
Goal
4. Interior Material Palette
The design blends contemporary functionality with the character of a suburban setting, resulting in a refined and timeless architectural expression.
Solid wall surfaces with minimal openings contribute to a clean and sophisticated aesthetic.
A harmonious combination of natural materials—including warm wooden finishes, neutral white plastered walls, and exposed concrete soffits—creates an inviting ambiance, adding depth and texture to the interiors.
Result
Inspiration from the artwork The client’s requirement of bringing simplicity and art together was fulfilled by introducing the famous art ist Sayed Haider Raza’s Painting Series called Bindu.
It is derived from the Indian concept of Shunya (mean ing zero in Hindi), which inspired the architects to create something from nothing (Shunya).
