6 Atriums That Inspire Calm, Breezy Living
This architectural element creates an indoor-outdoor connection from within the house, ensuring that the interiors stay bright and airy
Traditionally, an atrium was a room or courtyard that was open to the sky at the centre, creating an open-air, sky-lit space that would link the inside of the home to the outside, keeping the house ventilated and cool at all times. These spaces could be accentuated with fountains, plants or pools that aided in cooling down the interiors. In its modern adaptations, the atrium now can also be glazed on the the top to seal off the atrium from harsh weather or to maintain temperature control.
Here’s a look at some modern-day examples of beautiful atriums.
Here’s a look at some modern-day examples of beautiful atriums.
2. Spasm has designed a sky courtyard inside this Mandvi home, which cuts across three floors and has wooden louvres that cover the skylight and fill the three floors with fluid shadows all day long. To accentuate this space and to lend drama to the concrete staircase, a special light installation is made from Russian pole lamps and chains suspended at various heights.
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3. Spaces Architects@ka shows how an atrium can also be used for an indoor pool. See how the entire area has a calm, relaxed vibe to it, with the glass-enclosed tree, the cove lighting on the stone walls and wooden flooring on the right.
4. In a similar example, Spaces Architects@ka have aimed to create a Zen-like atrium with a lush vertical garden, a Buddha statue and the sound of flowing water filling the room.
5. This bathroom, envisioned as an atrium space by Khosla Associates, features a sunken bathtubr, a shower and a skylight above. The floor covered with small stones and the tall plant in a corner recreate a relaxed, outdoors, tropical look.
6. This centrally situated atrium with all the rooms arranged around it, designed by Manasaram Architects, ensures that all the internal spaces receive plenty of natural light. A green patch creates a small indoor garden on the ground floor and rolled-up jute blinds hang on the sides, ready to be lowered for protection when the sunshine becomes too bright to handle.
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Courtyards That Mesmerise
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