Houses | South City Residence
The issue of privacy and independence was tackled with a different approach to the modern Indian family; two identical houses were designed which were joined together through balconies and a common compound area.
​6450 SF
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2019
Traditionally, the Indian family system has been associated with that of a joint family; in recent times, that has changed with each unit that is a part of the joint setup developing a specific requirement of space and privacy. The client brief necessitated a house for two brothers, on two adjoining plots.
The problem was tackled with a different approach to the modern Indian family; two identical houses were designed which were joined together through balconies and a common compound area. This gave the two brothers independent houses to project their vision and maintain a connection between both spaces at the same time. With a unified facade, the two houses end up looking one. Open spaces and connection with nature has been incorporated at varied levels with two gardens in the front and back of the house. A take on modern Indian joint family living space, Twin house sets a precedent for Indian homes today.
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The long site with limited frontage ruled out the possibility of dividing the space in a linear fashion and so the strategy was to develop a common drive that culminated in a shared porch in the centre of the site.
22000 SF
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The site was an unusually large residential plot on one of the main arterial roads of Delhi. The brief was to create private residences for two siblings who wished to remain connected while maintaining individual houses that could be amicably divided at a later stage.
It was a priority to maintain the low scale of the original building and therefore a large deck was planned at the subterranean level, between the wings. This would act as a shared entertainment space for the two families and incorporated swimming pools that would be partially covered by the buildings. From here, one could step up to a garden that wrapped around the three sides of the two wings. A system of louvered screens shade the family lounges of either wing, treated as pavilions in the landscape.
