Madhav by Dipen Gada & Associates

Taking the ground floor into the discussion, it includes functions like the living room- opening up into the garden, a pooja room, a kitchen, a double-height dining area, a mother’s room, and a guest bedroom. The living room is effervescent and bright in terms of color coding and artifacts. The flooring is laid with white marble. Pooja room is a double-height space standing right adjoining to the living area were on the eastern wall is a long vertical slit with stained glass in it. When the morning rays fall over it, the room turns into a peaceful place perfectly appropriate to meditate and pray. The flooring is white marble inlaid with mother of pearl and that adds to the royalty.  An open-to-sky courtyard housing a dense mango tree is an element of linkage between the living room and the dining area. This area has naturally been transformed into a second family room. It stays cool throughout the day even in the scorching afternoons of summer. The flooring is a fine combination of Jaisalmer and Kota stone with rounded seating around the trunk of the tree. There is a passage connecting the living room and pooja room to the rest of the ground floor functions. It is well illuminated with the daylight, captured from the open courtyard, whereas during the night time, there is a very dramatic play of lights by the articulated light fixtures. This passage leads to the double-height dining area which has a backdrop of the famous paintings by artist Krishna Mehta (India Circus), adorned in a very cultural manner, by combining wooden antique frames and diffused lighting. The adjoining wall acts as a function along with its high aesthetic value. It is an acoustic feature, showcased in a very thoughtful and designed way. Taking inspiration from the legendary painter S.H. Raza, we have utilized fabrics of vibrant colors to create a double-height vertical designer panel with geometric patterns, hiding the acoustical materials behind the colored fabric. The area is the most highlighted one, a magnanimous chandelier of “Spacio” with handmade glass and brass which has been imported from Denmark, holds its place in the center of the space, adding up to the elegance.

The area between the guest bedroom and the mother’s room is designed to be a dynamic feature. A customized swing is incorporated with the galicha tiles on the floor and a very artistic piece of wall clock in the backdrop. The complete frame of the swing along with the backdrop and flooring gives a very royal tinge.

Mother’s room was to be handled with the utmost sensitivity. Due to her age and its related issues, we had to specifically craft all the furniture and the sanitary wares. The color palette here is shades from the beige family and exposed concrete. Beautiful and intrinsic paintings add on to the grandeur.  The guest bedroom on the ground floor is also embellished extravagantly with bright shades of orange in the bed sets. Both the bathrooms are crafted artistically when it comes to the mirrors and dedo on the walls. Also, the corten steel grills cast an innate shadow inside the bathrooms to enhance their beauty. The lift floor is also customized with a tinge of inlay.

Climbing up to the first floor, it houses the home theatre which has multipurpose use and opens up to the terrace garden where we have given the shade of the existing trees. The east face of the home theatre has the corten steel jali with Sanskrit script carved out just to give the intricate sciagraphy. The exuberant terrace garden drags the attention of most of visitors. Home theatre also provides space for an in-house bar area. The interiors are clad with acoustic panels topped up with extravagant and rich fabric. The powder toilet is an additional feature on the first floor, which has galicha tiles in the flooring; self-tailored wash basin consoles and textured concrete on the wall, which acts as a mural. There is the younger son’s bedroom which has a mild color palette of Aegean and Prussian blue with a tinge of grey drapes and carpets. Well-crafted lamps and perfect wall paintings add to the elite mood of the space. On the same floor, we have the master bedroom and one more guest bedroom. The central square which connects the three rooms also have galicha tiles on the floor giving a royal touch. It also houses a set of antique finished chairs and a table which is perfect to suit the view of the double-height dining area from the first floor. We can also view the mango tree and its courtyard while traveling from the home theatre till the rooms. The master bedroom has a combination of tints of Teal and Sapphire blue with cream bed covers which complement the exposed surface of the concrete. The drapes are mild grey with the carpets complimenting the interiors with an onyx bed back. There are frames of kalamkari work installed to elevate the elegance level. The guest bedroom also revolves around the idea of minimal elements. This room lies in the color range of cream and golden yellow, retaining simplicity and a soft environment.

The top floor is resident to the main USP of the entire project and that is the fantasy bathroom. Adjoining to it is the family lounge, showing a way to the terrace garden. The lounge has a sloping roof with a skylight at top to capture the natural light. The elder son’s room is on this floor, right next to the lift shaft. It has a vibrant surrounding with a color range of yellow and dark grey with the wall behind the bed having the texture of exposed bricks. There is a customized bed-back installed with circular cut outs of varying diameter and because it is in the east with a window behind it, there is a complete sheet of circular shadows being casted in the interiors. Now is the time to discuss the USP: the fantasy bathroom, which contains the Jacuzzi, steam, sauna and the shower cubical. Here concrete is utilized with colour pigmentation of indigo blue as the floor surface and grey as the walls. Customised marble cut jali is used as partitions with utmost perfection. Glass bricks are used on the floor in one patch to provide diffused natural light in the function below it, which is dining area. We have a view to the mango tree and its courtyard from this bathroom as well. The shower panel above the Jacuzzi is customised along with light setting to soothe the person’s mood using it. 

 

On the second floor, right above the home theatre lays the Zen garden with bonsai plants of bougainvillea. The main idea was about giving an open terrace garden to all the floors which contain the shade of the trees. Not just ground floor, but all the floors should have the effect of opening up in the garden in presence of trees, which will also act as insulation for the spaces below. After completing the project, we can proudly say that we have been successful in achieving our goal of conservation. 

The success of this project holds true due to the high and unconditional support offered by the client, Mr. Amit Patel. It is because of his trust in us that we were able to perform with full proficiency and deliver the perfect result. We are glad to deepen the roots of the ancestral trees and gift Mr. Amit Patel, with an immortal asset. The challenge was completed when we could save 17 trees out of the 20. It is a very encouraging moment for us when we see ourselves contributing to the conservation of nature.