26/05/2024
Project name - The Mantle
Area - 2400 sft ( North facing )
Built up area - 8000 sft
Location - Banashankari , Blore.
Completion - 2022
SPACE - The STILT level space accommodated the car parks, home office and the staff quarters whereas on the GROUND level it accommodated the common facilities; therefore, it posed a challenge for us in terms of how to introduce massing and induce the interplay of volumes to create a provocative exterior.
The FIRST and the SECOND-FLOOR levels housed the private bedrooms and the home theatre.
CONCEPT - Owing to the design brief and in response to the tight site context, the intuitive thought process which also felt like the most obvious one, was to let nature be the guide in designing the spaces and to let it pe*****te the built environment. We tried to bring in green wherever we could, create green amidst buildings wherever the space demanded.
STORY - Upon approaching the NORTH entrance of the house through a narrow street, one is greeted by a generous arrival port surrounded by a water body which is pushed into the line of the building. The stairs lead to a foyer and a voluminous living space that at first glimpse would
make one wonder whether they are indoors or outdoors as it sits cradled in the lap of a large courtyard that lets a gush of light in while maintaining privacy. The living space is the centre of the house where most energies reside, overlooking the dining and the kitchen spaces.
The master and the kids’ bedrooms have been placed along the South wall. The central spine houses the stairs which terminate in a skylight bringing in fresh natural light through the day. The
sequencing of spaces was derived from the functional patterns of the household activities. A secondary access point has been given to the service zone to avoid disruption from the staffquarters.
The terrace floor is completely for entertainment with an attached BAR counter and landscape spaces which the client uses and entertains frequently.
