A Minimalistic House with Vernacular Touch

This minimalistic house is located in Bangalore. The site is rectangular in shape with an area of 1250 sq. ft (29’7” X 42’2”). It is an East-facing site.

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About this Minimalistic House Project:

The client had a modest 30X40 property and requested that something distinctive with a courtyard be built within. He also had a four-year-old daughter, and he desired areas that would allow him to communicate with her while still keeping her secure.

Planning:

The residence is a G+2 structure with a terrace.

It’s a compact property that measures 30 feet by 40 feet. The client explicitly requested that we design something special inside with a courtyard. So, with a 30×40 site, we don’t usually give a courtyard, and even then, the courtyard is devoted from the first level, not the bottom floor. As a result, he required a skylight with a courtyard from the first level. So, in essence, we began our planning with that in mind. The ground level was built on stilts and had a parking space and one single bedroom. As a result, we began designing things on the first floor. We established the courtyard on the first level, then began constructing floor layouts based on Vaastu.

As a result, we planned the space such that it has a courtyard that connects not only to the living room but also to their daughter’s bedroom because they wanted to engage with her from the living room as well. Even though her bedroom is on the second story, they wanted to make sure she was secure and that she could communicate with them because she was only four years old. Then her bedroom needs to be linked to the master bedroom, where her parents live. As a result, the master bedroom was relocated to the second level.

The Courtyard runs throughout, thus that space is visually connected from living. We created one window from the daughter’s bedroom that visually connects to the courtyard. The windows are operable, allowing her to converse and engage. There is also a designated terrace with a landscaping area.

Elevation Features:

Double height jaali walls for facile.
A contemporary style multi facile wall.
Simple chajjas with trees surrounding it.
Different levels to make the 30×40 structure look less large.
Balcony on the second level whose roof is restricted to the chajja level.
Terrace above the bedroom to create different levels.
Semi-covered area on the terrace to rectify the height problem.
Compound wall with a planter box.

Conclusion:

They want a modern look that was infused with vernacular elements. They wanted a modern style with some classic elements, but they still wanted to feel at home. Because they wanted a courtyard, we took advantage of the situation and began developing Jali walls outside the courtyards. Because it’s double-height, we’re getting a lot of cladding work over there. So, in the front, we focused on jali works for facile.

Meanwhile, their daughter’s bedroom has a bay window. So, for that bay window, we built a multi-facile wall since he wanted something contemporary. So we used it on the bay window side and a very simple approach on the first level for the chajja elements. Because the window in the living room is so large, we designed the chajja to be as simple as possible.

We provided a terrace area only on the space above the bedroom to create levels, and then we provided a semi-covered area on the terrace to create another level so that the height problem could be easily rectified. That is how we created our elevation. We created the area as a planter box, which adds a nice touch to our compound and goes well along.