Family Home
Residential Architecture I Nagpur, Maharashtra
Area 16,500 Sq.ft
Status Ongoing
Team Shimul Javeri Kadri, Vaishali Mangalvedhekar, Payal Jain, Palak Jain, Nikita Shahdadpuri, Vaishali Panchal
The aesthetic that emerges is both contemporary as well as seeped in tradition and aptly represents this family, navigating 21st century India with much celebration of 3 generations living together.
The Nagpur house reinterprets the idea of a ‘haveli’ to adapt to an urban, contemporary family house architectural design. Designed for a traditional Indian, close-knit joint family that loves spending time with each other, the emphasis is to ensure a variety of semi-open and enclosed common spaces that encourage a sense of togetherness and community, spaces that can help hold a large family together.
Available ground area coverage led to a G+4 storied structure, at the physical and symbolic heart of which is a ‘chowk’ that brings in light and connects different levels and spaces. The skylight above the ‘chowk’ is a ‘jali’ – crafted in wood with traditional motifs, it will help diffuse the harsh Nagpur sun in the summer months; the motifs forming ever-changing shadow patterns on the walls and floor of the ‘chowk’ with the movement of the sun. The jalis protect the verandahs and jharokha’s of the bedrooms.
Chowk at its focal point
The aesthetic that emerges is both contemporary as well as seeped in tradition and aptly represents this family, navigating 21st century India with much celebration of 3 generations living together.
