By Udita
Chaturvedi
Photography:
Courtesy Studio Symbiosis
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| Day View |
In the heart of
Lutyen’s, Delhi is proposed a modern and transformative design for an
aqua-themed villa, which emerges from and extends into the existing residential
building, while smoothly blending into its surrounding...
The design of the 680 sq.
m. villa proposed by Britta Knobel Gupta and Amit Gupta of Studio Symbiosis
firm is “inspired by a fuzzy boundary condition, which has been created by
introducing a swimming pool”. The pool sits amid the design as a neatly
interlocking centrepiece of a puzzle and creates a soft transition between the
proposed villa, the landscape and the existing house.
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| Concept Sketch |
Even the “flowing”
facade is designed such that it continues from the existing building as a
bridge and then begins to respond to the structure of the new building, all this
while the villa’s curves exude ingrained elegance.
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| Spatial Flow |
This curvature is
reflected in the movement patterns, as well, that comprise
a three-point access: the first through a covered walkway connecting the
existing house to the new; the second for guests coming in from the side walk;
and the third - a service entry for staff.
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| Interiors |
Inside, the ground floor
is designed as semi-private (drawing and dining rooms, gymnasium) while
the first floor is completely private (children’s room, master bedroom, family
room).
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| Night View |
Studio Symbiosis’ design
philosophy is to create integrated design solutions imbibing amalgamated,
efficient, robust and sustainable designs leading to performative architecture.
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| Sustainability Diagram |
Keeping this in mind,
solar studies help achieve ambient light and shadow conditions on the sundeck
and inside the villa. The balcony cantilevers protect from direct sunlight in
summers and let in the winter sun during the cold season. Large glazed windows
from floor to ceiling are conceptualized to allow natural light for most part
of the day, besides reflecting the green and blue from the outside and ensuring
a closer-to-nature approach inside. However, as artificial lighting cannot be
completely avoided, LEDs ensure energy efficiency. Additionally, the swimming
pool creates an evaporative cooling effect in summers.
Once ready, this design
could give birth to a state-of-the-art smart villa with sustainable solutions -
in the heart of the national capital.
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