The clients had always lived in metropolitan city apartments. Being in senior leadership positions, they had always lived a fast life which involved frequent travel.
Project Name: Vishram
Studio Name: Studio AVP
Location: Nora at Life Republic, Hinjewadi, Pune
Plot Area: 4050 sq.ft.
Project Area: 3800 sq.ft.
They had decided to settle down in a quieter location which they found in the suburbs of Pune. They bought a 4000 ft.² plot in a gated community. They approached us to design a house which would now serve as their primary home. They aspired to have a home which was built to suit their specific requirements with a serene environment while being Vastu Shastra compliant with luxurious room sizes.
Concept
The client’s requirements, the site location, and the context were important starting points for our design process. The site, being a part of a gated community, was surrounded by bungalow plots on the north and west sides. The south and east sides were farmlands which would later be developed into tall housing societies. These potential obstructions in the present views let us start thinking inward.
The shape of the plot helped us with a squarish footprint for the building. We derived the nine squares of Vastu purush as our base grid for the design. The client’s requirements were fulfilled in a ground + 2 structure. This led us to another design intervention of visualising these nine squares in section as well.
The resultant cube formed was a playground for a volumetric design. We carved out double-height and triple-height volumes to bring in light and ventilation in the entire house. This also brought about visual interaction between all the levels. This was a key factor as we believe that the house should be connected visually as well as audibly, thereby seamlessly connecting all the spaces.
