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Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

Architecture

03-11-2025

Photographer : Anushree Bhatter

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The residence is designed for a family of three in a scenic green residential layout. Designed as two north facing blocks separated by a court and aligned with the principles of Vastushastra, the house brings together the 5 elements of nature  to the family’s daily life - hence the name ‘Panchatattva’.  

The front block is the primary house with a traditional character in the interiors. It holds a double height centre Guest living, a connected family living-dining-kitchen grid, a master bedroom with spacious dress and a room for deep meditation. This block faces a large front garden with plants, sculptures, an outdoor Gazebo and a vegetable garden and opens to the court in the centre. The second block is designed as a two bedroom unit with a verandah facing the central court.

The house is designed as a minimalistic contemporary version of traditional ‘halli mane’. It is built with vernacular materials and 90 percent made at site. The walls are made with mud concrete blocks hand casted at site using the mixture of soil from the site, construction debris and cement in the required proportion. Mud plaster and lime plaster in different natural shades are used in the finishing with a coating to have a unique traditional touch.

Bangalore,Karnataka,India

Architects : Deepak Berthalome Architects
Area : 3000 sq. ft.
Year of Completion : 2023
Website : https://www.instagram.com/deepak.berthalome.architects/?hl=en

Exterior view of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Exterior view of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Verandah of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

Long linear steps with a corner traditional leg washing spot under a coconut tree welcomes you at the house entry. Three Mud plastered arches frames the garden facing North entrance Verandah. The background wall is provided with casted seaters in yellow lime plaster.


Formal living of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

The central Living space is a double height volume. The white lime plastered walls hold clear storey windows on the top. This top window allows passive wind flow as well as light play throughout the day in this centre space of the house. This central living space is designed with floating seaters bridging between the arches. It is designed in a conversation centric ‘U‘ formation. 


View from formal living of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Family living of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

East side holds the open grid with family living, dining and Kitchen in a linear format. The arch shaped bay windows on the East brings in the morning sun rays which gets reflected in the floral athangudi flooring and lights up the whole space. The bay window seats transforms into a reading or relaxing corner as the day progresses.


Bay window of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Dining of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Dining of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Kitchen of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Kitchen of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Pooja Area of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Courtyard of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

The East stretch of the courtyard holds a water body or ‘kund‘ designed with mud casted seating around allowing family members and guests to indulge in conversation under open sky  in the evenings.


Courtyard of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Master Bedroom of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

The Main block holds one bedroom, attached with a large linear dressing. The dress space is designed with built-in shelves integrated in the civil with lime plastered finish and wood lining. The North West corner holds the Meditation room designed with minimal openings to facilitate deep meditation.


Master Bedroom of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Master Bedroom of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Walk in wardrobe of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Walk in wardrobe of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Meditation of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Guest Bedroom of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

The South Block holds two bedrooms, for guests as well as for extended family. Both the bedrooms are attached with a dress and toilet. A central  double height conversation space with an indoor garden separates the two bedrooms. The bedrooms are designed with blue and yellow color palettes achieved by lime plaster wall finishes and colored patterns of Athangudi tiles.


Guest Bedroom of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Bedroom 3 of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects


Gazebo of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects

The residence also accommodates a stand alone built space in the North Garden which is designed for Guests. It is visually open to all 4 sides and facilitates shaded seating in the garden  enjoying the visuals and fragrance of surrounding flowering plants.

The building blocks are separated by a central court which transforms into drying platform for harvested grains, a gathering space during family functions  and a conversation and relaxing zones with added cots in late evenings and moonlight nights.



Night exterior view of Residence Panchatattva by Deepak Berthalome Architects



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