01 Shukla Villa
2012
Ahmedabad
Shukla residence, about an hour’s drive from city, is one such paradoxical programmatic combination to design a living environments where fancies of land based living are to be met with daily conveniences and yet within compact built form. The experiential journey begins right at the gate. Entrance space is baffled by long, freestanding, man height, exposed brick feature wall with water, vegetation and cut outs.
Building orientation with south west for night time versus north-east for daytime living activity zoning, its massing with taller south west and terraced northeast for mutual shading, interspersed multiple courtyards for light and air, water feature enveloping the living spaces along with landscaping for ...
Shukla residence, about an hour’s drive from city, is one such paradoxical programmatic combination to design a living environments where fancies of land based living are to be met with daily conveniences and yet within compact built form. The experiential journey begins right at the gate. Entrance space is baffled by long, freestanding, man height, exposed brick feature wall with water, vegetation and cut outs.
Building orientation with south west for night time versus north-east for daytime living activity zoning, its massing with taller south west and terraced northeast for mutual shading, interspersed multiple courtyards for light and air, water feature enveloping the living spaces along with landscaping for micro-climate comfort, self ventilated cavity wall construction, Roof level skylights and ventilators for cross ventilation and evacuation of hot air, all complement to create climate friendly conditions through fundamental principles of design.
Shukla residence, about an hour’s drive from city, is one such paradoxical programmatic combination to design a living environments where fancies of land based living are to be met with daily conveniences and yet within compact built form. The experiential journey begins right at the gate. Entrance space is baffled by long, freestanding, man height, exposed brick feature wall with water, vegetation and cut outs.
Building orientation with south west for night time versus north-east for daytime living activity zoning, its massing with taller south west and terraced northeast for mutual shading, interspersed multiple courtyards for light and air, water feature enveloping the living spaces along with landscaping for micro-climate comfort, self ventilated cavity wall construction, Roof level skylights and ventilators for cross ventilation and evacuation of hot air, all complement to create climate friendly conditions through fundamental principles of design.