Living room of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Living room of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Living room of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
The living room is a large cuboidal space. The extensions to this cuboid turn into bar, entrance and a large balcony. To control the scale of this cuboid the ceiling has been sub divided into quadrants and the vaulted ceiling cuts through these quadrants on the length side. Vaults are mainly an architectural element used in the constructions of buildings throughout history. By utilizing these throughout the apartment, it renders the intent more authentic and realistic. Projector screenings happen at one end of this space while a service unit for the dining sits on the other end of this cuboid. The wall cabinets have sandwiched metal mesh used for the sliding glass shutters.
The extended portion of living room seating faces towards the dining in an attempt towards establishing a dialogue between the two, in with the intention of making dining a less isolated activity. This setup has more protentional to become a social space with guests spilling over towards dining, in accordance with the clients requirements. Also the Moon, lighting pendant designed by Davide Groppi, being central to the space holds the entire space together. In fact the very sight of the Moon from main entrance sets up the visitor with that bit of curiosity about the space.
The seating square of the living room has Ceppo De Gre marble across floor. The dining & the rest of the area has light Gre Ceppo on the floors too. Ceppo De Gre is used widely in the facades of the buildings in Europe but in contrast rarely used in India. The personality of the stone is rugged and of architectural nature. By specifying it for the floors and wall they wanted to give the house a bit of masculine feel and also incorporate the uniqueness factor.
The material palate of living and rest of the apartment has been rendered in Grey scale. To create interest in this scheme they encouraged the clients use a lot of plant greens in the space. This infuses life into spaces.
Dining & Living room of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Dining of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Dining of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Bar Area of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Bar Area of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Passage of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
The long hallway connects to the guest room first in the sequence. It’s a simple clean space with headboard done in Cubo granite from RK marble. The vaults here are of narrower widths. One of the walls has a cutout cladded in same Cubo stone housing the temple space. This cutout is covered by a double leaf sliding shutters to cover the temple.
Next in the line of hallway you come across study and son’s room. Study has a warm palate with the introduction of Oak veneer as Clients wanted a space that was cosy and bright. The study table is placed flanking the window and on either side of it there is ample storage for books, a mini fridge and printer etc. The study itself is a long slab of wood spanning from end to end without any intermittent supports. There is an L shaped sofa close to the entrance for the purpose of entertaining guests.
Son's Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Son's Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Opposite the study entrance sits Son’s bedroom space. The room has a comfortable bedspace along with study and an armchair for lounging. The mood of the room is cosy with predominantly monochrome material palate. This grayscale is broken by the introduction of green color in the form of study table and tapestry of the arm chair. The headboard wall is made unequal vertical slats of a rugged finished granite stone. Ceiling of each individual room comes in form of a large trough that contains the vaults within them. This move detaches the ceiling from the wall.
Next in line is the master and Daughters bedroom at the end of the hallway. Master bedroom starts with its own passage which lead first to the entrance of walk-in wardrobe + toilet and then to the bedroom itself. The bedroom has a large four postered bed along with Eames loungers on its side. The headboard wall is a combination of frosted glass bricks at the bottom and strips of grey veneer on the top. The glass bricks can be backlit lending the ambient light to the space. The vaults in the ceiling are up lit by a long tensioned rope light between two ends of the ceiling. As mentioned earlier, a series of three sliding doors create an interesting permutation combination of scenarios wrt use of the room.
Master Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Master Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Master Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Daughter's Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Daughters’ bedroom is a bit of breakaway WRT the material palate used in the house in general. Mood of the room is light and bright with the use of white for the shell predominantly. There's a large soft padded bed in the centre with the head board wall cladded in a rugged finished granite. Study table in suspended between two verticals with no intermittent supports in between. The peripheral duct spaces are used for miscellaneous storages hidden by large sliding door making them look like moving walls.
In continuation to the architectural theme, the bar was imagined as part of this huge black scoop that started at the main entrance of the house and stretched till the entrance to the kitchen. The materiality of this scoop was black ceramic floor, black PU coated walls and ceiling. The bar itself was conceptualised a part of Gabion wall for it facia wall. This was made possible by trapping randomly sized stones in the metal wire meshes. In addition to that this arrangement can be backlit by a series of LED lights mounted on an acrylic partition supporting this very vertical mass of stones. Flanking this bar, opposite the main entrance, there is a partition of frosted glass bricks. This partition creates this interplay between the bar and main entrance. The refractive quality of this glass lightens up this otherwise intense space.
Daughter's Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Daughter's Bedroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Study Area of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Bathroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Bathroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Bathroom of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Entrance foyer of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
Plan of Vaulted BW Haus by DIG Architects
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