The house is read as a hovering monolith differentiated by its mediation with internal and urban space ultimately forming a series of internal spatial shifts that binds the house with nature and light.
This proposal re-evaluates the typology of the building form as prescribed by the current guidelines and adapts it to re-establish the sensation of the pre-existing urban condition.The lower sections of the house are excised allowing the continuation of the street through the house creating a deep garden that propagates downwards into the basement and upwards through a series of fragmented court and fissures.
The central courtyard is a network of labyrinthine voids running laterally and vertically through the house working as a light catcher and thermal balancer and expressed as a combination of green spaces, deep fissures and skylights.
A gigantic structural pylon is the load bearing pivot for the cantilevered superstructure, creating shaded ground and resonating the language of Delhi’s monumental institutions.
- Rahul Bhandare, Manali Singhal
- South Extension II, New Delhi
- 5,400 sq.ft.
- 15,000 sq.ft.
- Completion 2019
- Arjun Malik, Ketan Chaudhary, Ekta Naidu, Amay Gurkar, Suchi Tanna, Taaran Singh, Kalpesh Pithwa.
- Bharath Ramamrutham
Consultants
- Mr. Vivek Garg – Global Engineering Services
- Suhas S. Gangan (Plumbing & FF)
- M/s. Imperial Electrical
- K. D. Singh (Aircon Engineers Pvt. Ltd.)
- Suhas S. Gangan
Contractors
- Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.
- Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.
- Naresh Meena (Palissandro Venate)
- Angira Interiors– Naresh Suthar
- MR. K. D. Singh (Aircon Engineers Pvt. Ltd.)
- Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.
- Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.
