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Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company

Architecture

2024

Photographer : Syam Sreesylam

Maison Rouge is rural vacation home located in a small hamlet on the west coast of India, abutting the Arabian Sea. Intended as an oasis, to withdraw to their roots, the house is built on the client's ancestral land that holds fond childhood memories of many summer school vacations spent in the old family house which lay abandoned since the early 90s . Desiring a slower pace of life the young entrepreneurial couple based in Mumbai hoped to recreate their childhood in the property of their grand-parents while generating new ones with their young daughter.

From its inception, the project was emotionally tied to the land it sits on today. The trees surrounding the original family house bore strong memories from the client’s childhood and were an important element we hoped to integrate into the design. The architecture aimed to ground itself in the house typologies and materiality that is native to the Konkan belt, while being contemporary in its details, functionality for a young family accustomed to the Mumbai way of life. The house is split in 3 components that are spread across the site. This was intentional and allowed for free passage of breeze through the building- a much needed respite in the humid climate of the region. The concept allowed to blur the stark boundaries between interiors and exterior spaces as one transitions through one to enter the other several times while moving across the house. Experiencing the breeze, moving shadows of the branches, smells of the ripened fruits, the sun and the sounds of the trees, birds / the occasional monkey while moving through the house connects the individual to their countryside roots. 

Dapoli,Maharashtra,India

Architects : The Architecture Company
Area : 5200 sq. ft.
Year : 2024
Website : https://www.instagram.com/tac.architecture.mumbai/?hl=en

Exterior view of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Exterior view of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Exterior view of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Exterior view of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Exterior view of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Verandah of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Lawn of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Lawn of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Living room of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company

Maison Rouge takes its name from the red Laterite stone used in its construction, which is indigenous to the region. The old dilapidated house was dismantled and its components absorbed into the new building as a symbol of its transformation into a new form. The stone from the walls filled the plinth, the wood from the joists was used in columns and the old terracotta roof tiles were laid alongside the newer ones. Laterite stone blocks from the neighboring quarries was used for the walls and thin slices of the same were used to clad the exterior walls to further cool and protect the structure. 


Living room of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Living room of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Dining of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Staircase of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Passage to bedroom of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Bedroom of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company

The house has been imagined as a collection of architectural and spatial moments connected through a variety of open and semi-open passages. The layout spreads across the site to accommodate the existing site trees, blurring boundaries between the building and its surroundings. The house block splits to create a covered veranda that visually connects the lawn to the paar (seating) under the chickoo tree while allowing the cool sea breeze to circulate through the site. The intention to create intimate spaces for each member of the family was the cornerstone in the planning of the house, which boasts 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a double height living space, verandas, terraces, kitchen with an outdoor dining area, a gym and staff quarters. As you wind your way across the large trees and enter the double height living space, you are greeted with a view of the field in front of you and a guest bedroom to your right. To the left, you enter a covered veranda with a swing facing the field on one side and the chickoo tree on the other, connected to the lower bedroom through a colonnade. As you climb the rounded staircase adjacent to this, you reach a cozy open to sky terrace that separates the two upper master bedrooms.


Bedroom of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Bedroom 2 of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Bathroom of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Sitout of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Ground Floor Plan of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


First Floor Plan of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Section 1 of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Section 2 of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Section 3 of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Sectional Perspective 1 of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company


Sectional Perspective 2 of Maison Rouge by The Architecture Company



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house
architecture
interior design
residential architecture
residential interiors
2024
5000 to 10000 sq.ft
india
maharashtra
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