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Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects

Architecture

2023

Photographer : Umang shah photography

This is a unique project that realizes itself as a negotiation between outward views and introverted planning. Located within a gated compound, the project houses a multigenerational family and staff. The test was to have each living, sleeping and entertainment space open to the outdoors without privacy loss. The principal big idea was to encircle the otherwise fragmented layout with a clean box like veil of vertical brick jaali.

The center of the home is a three floor tall courtyard void. This courtyard has a mesh pavilion atop to release the heat stack, hanging plants, misting system and pergola to shade from the searing Ahmedabad sun. The brick veil being a jaali allows air flow through hence facilitating convectional cross ventilation, keeping the home breathing. Local stones, salvaged wood and indigenous plants, come together with retractable sliding shutters to allow the house to be operated like a living machine, protecting the living spaces from dust, rain, and arid hot winds. This home allows for diagonal flow of filtered daylight through the year, and movement which is interwoven between indoor, outdoor and in-between experiences.

Though the lot is rather tight and the home compact, it affords a rather pleasurable life in close connect with nature, making it an endearing success. A sense of domesticity and privacy is achieved much like the erstwhile Jaisalmeri havelis.


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Architects : SPASM Design Architects
Area : 15,078 sq. ft.
Year : 2023
Website : https://www.instagram.com/spasm.design/

Sitout of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Exterior view of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Entrance of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Entrance of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Sunken Courtyard of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Living room of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Staircase of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


First floor lobby of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


First floor lobby of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Courtyard at first floor of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Bathroom of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Washroom of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Dusk light exterior view of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Dusk light exterior view of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Detailed shot of exterior wall of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Detailed shot of brick wall of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


South Elevation of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


East Elevation of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Basement Floor Plan of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Ground Floor Plan of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


First Floor Plan of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Roof floor plan of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Section E of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects


Section J of Ishtika House by SPASM Design Architects



Tags
house
architecture
interior design
residential architecture
residential interiors
2023
10000 to 20000 sq.ft
india
gujarat
Gujarat Architecture
Gujarat Interiors
ahmedabad
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