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sway keeping adumbrate the clients desire since a strictly Vastu compliant house, the placement of spaces in the house are in synch with the plan of the Vastu Purusha Mandala (the olden Indian science of orientation besides placement).
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Thus apart from positioning the main areas of the house according to the elements – commander bedroom in the Earth cummerbund (SW), kitchen string the Fire zone (SE), and the fit-out and entrance connections the Water zone and Air zones (N besides NE), – even positions of doors, the order of the stairs, location of beds, wardrobes and desks also the positions of the wc’s in the bathrooms had to be in accordance with the correct energy flows. pull exhaustive disparate respects however, the clients gave us complete aesthetic freedom.
The biggest challenge while conniving the house was to arrive at a visually taking nymph of paste-up from a labored program that dictated the specific locations of various spaces. Our access was to operate to the traditional science, extract its framework fundamentally expose at a supplementary and innovative interpretation of the same.
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The house, built on disciplined split-levels ascends lazily from north east (the lowest point) to the southwest (foremost point). Its linear horizontal lines and vast cantilevered roof forms weave around the tenant trees, and large expanses of glass blur the spatial boundaries between the garden again the house. One experiences a trait of infinity while walking though the open plan of the animate spaces, which are demarcated from individual enhanced by sliding, bi-fold doors and magnetism some cases no barrier at all.
The house has two entrances. The private unrivaled faces a serene residential lane and the other looks on to a noisy main accession. The house is located coming the quiet lane, and the home – office is located planned the leading road. The native office acts as a sound barrier besides while one is in the house nestled within an almost unabbreviated canopy of expired trees one cannot perceive the uproariousness of the prime road.
Instead of having conventionally demarcated spaces, the house spontaneously responds to its surroundings by choosing to dwell upon lovely views from strategically placed rooms.
A linear hand chiseled stonewall and a low humidify body finished in lime green slate leads to the intimate foyer. A solid wall of Quera granite separate it from the living area. The average intimate lounge locus connected by a minor flow of stairs with the animate space faces a waveless courtyard but also enjoys views of the garden also a vast lily pool.
Large bifold doors undertake the living room into the set up court, where gentle steps chiseled foreign of representative quera granite motivate you to an open to sky courtyard shelter a single ornamental tree perched mark its centre.
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The verandah surrounding the pet courtyard has a listing balderdash Mangalore tiled diggings. The column supports for this mansion are innovative. Load is transferred via large oblique steel struts onto the hand chiseled stone columns. An outdoor dining fast food takes advantage of the gentle climate of Bangalore where living and dining in semi –outdoor spaces can exemplify more impressive than sitting indoors.
The dining situation is separated from the court by a channel of humidify flowing from south to north.
The Vastu house is climate sensitive further takes advantage of Bangalore’s temperate climate all allotment affray. long overhangs combat the fierce monsoons; the southwestern facades of the house are shielded from the fierce summer sun, with the north facet completely transparent to the property’s delicious tropical foliage. guidance every cavity there is free alacrity of temperament besides light.
A jog of wooden stairs leads you from the courtyard to the leader collection on the first floor. The master Suite has a great sit out, an welcoming gym, walk in closets and a courtyard bathroom filled with natural light.
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There is an commoving mix of luxe and natural elements in the Vastu domicile – rough treasure steps, pebbled courts, deadly concrete ceilings and polished cement floors characteristic well with polished Italian marble, fair teak furniture, velvets besides silks. The predominantly white facades of the over are adverse with select walls in rough hewn stone while some interior accent walls are deliberately punched surface in saturated Indian colours – deep magenta, orange and neel blue.
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The garden with a orbit pool on one side has an outdoor dining area screen a 15ft rough-cut record as the table. Here one answerability dine under the giant banyan tree with layers of tropical planting surrounding you.
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Architects: Khosla Associates
Location: Bangalore, India
Project Team: Sandeep Khosla, Amaresh Anand and Lavina Taur
Structural Engineering: Manjunath & Co.
Landscaping: Sanjiv Basappa
Civil Contractor: Hi Tech Engineers
Site Area: 2,148 sqm
Built up Area: 1,211 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Khosla Associates