Sweeping Shadows
This project comprised a design intervention for a part of the client's existing property. While in one half of the land stood the client's residence, the other half was primarily bare save for a half-built 2-storey structure to one side and a central pond that the client had walled up. Although they wished to retain the existing structure, we were encouraged to update this extension to a leisure zone with a contemporary look.
Given the unremarkable nature of the existing building, we were prompted to encase the mass with a modern facade to create a bolder form. A self-supporting metal structure was devised with minimal anchoring on the building within. This in turn enabled the incorporation of a verandah on the upper level. Decks were added to increase floor area and wrapped with an MS screen. Owing to west facia punctures were added with deep shaded framing.
Manifested as a living space that transcends the boundaries of inside and outside, a structure was created that sweeps through the verdant natural greens, standing as an identity of its own, a landmark, without breaking away from the context of space and place. Designed as a curved, louvered surface, the crafted metal facade casts mesmerising shadows in the interior spaces.
The interiors are treated in simple lines with whitewashed walls and contemporary furniture over a daring red floor. the open louvers allow for the verandah to stay well ventilated while keeping the sharp south-western sunlight at bay by breaking it up into thin tendrils of light. The sunken sit-out is contrastingly rendered in pigmented concrete complemented with views of the pool, verdant plant-beds and the aviary.
The combination of masses of varied scales, bold metal facade with soft verdant landscape, and the dark hues complementing the open skies over the reflective water body make for a serene, modern extension to the client's residence. The exploration of a new-age look to a simplistic mass, the penetration of light amongst shadows, designed as a private residence, catered to individualistic aspirations of home and privacy merging with personalized aesthetics and social identity through architecture.
Given the unremarkable nature of the existing building, we were prompted to encase the mass with a modern facade to create a bolder form. A self-supporting metal structure was devised with minimal anchoring on the building within. This in turn enabled the incorporation of a verandah on the upper level. Decks were added to increase floor area and wrapped with an MS screen. Owing to west facia punctures were added with deep shaded framing.
Manifested as a living space that transcends the boundaries of inside and outside, a structure was created that sweeps through the verdant natural greens, standing as an identity of its own, a landmark, without breaking away from the context of space and place. Designed as a curved, louvered surface, the crafted metal facade casts mesmerising shadows in the interior spaces.
The interiors are treated in simple lines with whitewashed walls and contemporary furniture over a daring red floor. the open louvers allow for the verandah to stay well ventilated while keeping the sharp south-western sunlight at bay by breaking it up into thin tendrils of light. The sunken sit-out is contrastingly rendered in pigmented concrete complemented with views of the pool, verdant plant-beds and the aviary.
The combination of masses of varied scales, bold metal facade with soft verdant landscape, and the dark hues complementing the open skies over the reflective water body make for a serene, modern extension to the client's residence. The exploration of a new-age look to a simplistic mass, the penetration of light amongst shadows, designed as a private residence, catered to individualistic aspirations of home and privacy merging with personalized aesthetics and social identity through architecture.
Project Year: 2018
