By Beverly Pereira
Photography: Courtesy
Collage Architecture Studio
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A
home in Bangalore relies on skylights, wall-free spaces, indoor landscaping and
a multi-purpose water feature to maximise interaction, natural light and
ventilation
Collage
Architecture Studio has conceived a single, introverted and multi-level volume in
response to a client’s request for a visually connected home with flexible spaces.
Each room, strategically placed to channelize ventilation,seamlessly flows into
the next across a wall-free volume that aids interaction.
The
free-flowing transition from a front garden to a living space, multifunctional
court, family room and, finally, a backyard parlays the layout of a traditional
Indian home. Pergolas in the front and rear creatively merge the home with the surrounding
greenery.
A
skylight, landscaped courtyard, also reminiscent of traditional Indian houses, is
reinterpreted with a water feature that physically segregates the living room
and family area without breaking the visual connection. Besides serving as a
cushioned seating area in the cool months, it can be transformed into a water
pond for a cooling effect during summers.
The
use of guy wires for staircase railings adds to this sense of vastness. A
bridge on the upper level links various levels while offering views of the
living space below. Here, wooden louvers encase a cantilevered prayer room that
appears as a solid cube by day. By night, this space of solitude transforms
into a semi-opaque glowing box that exudes an ethereal quality.
Prayer Room: by day & by night |
White
walls, rustic dholpur sandstone and granite flooring work in tandem with ample
sunlight to create a warm, earthy yet contemporary feel. Lesser-used areas,
like toilets and dressers, are strategically housed in the southern and western
sides to reduce internal heat gain, while the western façade is completely clad
to insulate the house.
Chiaroscuro features that result from the shifting natural light at different times throughout the day |
The
facade of the building plays host to a volley of vertical and horizontal
planes, projections and voids well in line with the wall-free stack effect
created inside.
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