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House on a High Plinth by Newcleus

Architecture

2023

Photographer : Kalaative Productions

The site for this house is located in a dense neighborhood in East Ahmedabad. The client had an existing house on the plot which they wanted to demolish and construct a new one. The primary requirement of a new house came about because of rain water flooding the ground floor of the old house every monsoon during heavy rain spells. The site is in a low lying area of the City where the storm water drains take a long time to drain the water from the streets. This results in the rain water from the streets entering the houses with lower plinth levels. Over the years, most of the houses in the neighborhood have been re-built with higher plinths to prevent rainwater ingress. The first and default requirement therefore was of a high-plinth in the new house. 

The client family comprised of a septuagenarian mother and her young son & daughter in law. The spatial requirement was for a 3 bedroom house. The ground floor comprised of a living –dining space, a kitchen and the mother’s bedroom while the first floor comprised the son & daughter in law’s bedroom, a guest bedroom which would also be used by their daughter & son in law on their visits, a lounge space and a compact study space. The son and daughter in law are both working professionals and spend most of the daytime at their respective offices. The mother who spends most of her time at home, wanted an ‘otalo’ – a verandah type extension of the plinth which incorporates seating so that she could interact with the neighbors and spend time outdoors. 

Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India

Architects : Newcleus
Area : 2421.88 sq. ft.
Year : 2023
Website : https://www.instagram.com/newcleus_/

Exterior view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Exterior view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Exterior view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus

The neighborhood still has a community living aspect intact unlike newer gated communities of apartments and bungalows in the city. This aspect resulted in the house form emerging as one with visual connections from within to the street at various levels and physical connection through the ‘otalo’ on the ground floor and street facing balconies and openings on the first floor. The central double volume space is axially linear to the entrance and the staircase resulting in an active and connected central spine at the heart of the house.


Foyer of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus (2)


Foyer to living view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Living Area of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Dining Area of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Dining to Living Area view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus

The house is oriented with the street on the east, a community open space on the south and another house on the west. The north side has a common wall with the adjoining house – a twin house typology persistent in the neighborhood. To generate cross-ventilation, openings were provided on the West & South West side which would draw in air from the windward side flowing through the main spaces of the house and exit through the openings on the East & North East façade. A long verandah shades the south side which also opens out towards the common open space of the neighborhood. The west and east openings have deep overhangs or balconies for shading.

The material palette of the house comprises of limestone flooring from Kotah in the neighboring state of Rajasthan, Walls made from locally sourced debris bricks in plastered & textured finish and Exposed Concrete Slabs & Columns. The palette responds to the simplicity of the context and the clarity in the client’s brief. The palette also emerged from the way the spaces flow into each other and the volumetric composition of the built form. Overall the design addresses the contextual issues whilst continuing the lucidity of the existing fabric, at the same time forging a strong identity within the setting. 


Ceiling view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Staircase of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Staircase of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


View from upper floor of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


View from upper floor of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Family loung area of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Upper floor lobby of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Dusk light exterior view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Aerial view of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Ground floor plan of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


First floor plan of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus


Section AA of House on a High Plinth by Newcleus



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house
architecture
interior design
residential architecture
residential interiors
2023
2000 to 3000 sq.ft
india
gujarat
ahmedabad
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