Vahadivan Home / Design Work Group
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Textual content description supplied by the architects. What’s extra lovely than to be waking up by the sounds of birds, to have the ability to inhale the recent earthy scent and witness the rising solar? Situated roughly 10kms away from town of Surat, this farmhouse is a house to not simply its occupants, but additionally a peaceable place for numerous wildlife to develop. The staff designed a ‘house’ for the shoppers whose roots are from saurashtra. The transient was a weekend abode that mirrored their curiosity in spending high quality time along with household and associates, while integrating the pure surroundings.
In response to the property’s triangular-shaped setting, the location of areas turned out to be a chance to discover inside the difficult boundaries. The location entrance from the southwest greets the close to and pricey ones with the aroma of orchards located to their proper facet. A round chowk designed proper close to the primary entry reminds us of one of many essential components of previous occasions; a spot that facilitates social interplay. The rubble-masonry curved stone wall partially wraps up the house creating a way of curiosity and safety as one leads the best way inside.
The ten,400 sq. mt space of plot conceives a 2,420 sq. mt space of built-up, dedicating many of the portion to greens. The constructing structure references the life-style and tradition of Saurashtra. The veranda on the middle going through the east facet connects two major sections flanking a semi-open house, that includes non-public and semi-private areas reverse one another. One part accommodates the casual dwelling, eating space, and kitchen – an open plan. The fabricated, air-conditioned double-height front room with giant, glazed surfaces present uninterrupted views throughout circulation areas and out in the direction of the farm. Whereas on the different facet, is a double-story volume- extra non-public and has bedrooms and bogs.
The centralized household gathering areas create a way of continuity between the 2 models, which open extensive towards the garden space leading to an deliberately therapeutic surroundings for its residents. Numerous sorts of semi-open areas are designed over the positioning aside from the veranda; one in every of which is overlooking the garden and the opposite, named ‘ashok vatika’ a bit of far into the fruit tree jungle that rests in silence. On the finish of the farmhouse constructing, there’s a secondary dwelling house that consists of an amphitheater, a swimming pool and a dormitory which open to the panorama with a fully-glazed south-facing wall, shielded from the direct daylight.
The plinth is designed in such a method that it connects the areas like outside kitchen with the steps forming casual seating for giant gathering and hearth house for outside cooking. The panorama surrounding the built-up is designed to take a pause and have fun life by enhancing the expertise with our each sense utilizing totally different textures, colours, and considerate web site planning. The architects’ purpose of incorporating nature into the design can also be mirrored in tasks materials selections of making a palette of experiences. IPS and golden kotah stone flooring with the kotah stone chip texture on the outside partitions creates a way of simplicity. Even the furnishings is made out of reclaimed picket on-site.
Named VAHDIVAN; the place VAHDI means ‘keep for per week’ and VAN imply ‘forest’, led to the expression of pleasure and happiness when stated- “At first, this farmhouse was meant for use on weekdays solely, however it’s been so fruitfully formed that it would change into our everlasting home in future”, expressed by the shoppers.