The genesis of this project starts with a unique brief to build individual homes for four friends with a unified identity. In their own words, “design four homes within a large house”.
The client approached us with a set of five plots, each measuring 2400 sqft, within a gated community located on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The sites were sandwiched between two parallel roads with independent access, slightly contoured with minimal vegetation. The plot in the center, hinging the other four plots, had a beautiful well, grown tree around which the story of “Geleyara Goodu” unfolds, which literally translates to “ resting nest for friends.”
Editor’s Note: “Embracing the purity of white and the warmth of browns, this Bangalore abode stands as a testament to a serene living experience. With a seamless indoor-outdoor confluence, its clean, sleek lines and expansive windows merge harmoniously with the lush green landscape. The interiors echo this design language, enhancing the tranquil living aura.” ~Simran Khare
There Are Four Individual Homes Within A Large House Design | Avani Mudra Design
As a response to the context, to negotiate site levels, independent garages are placed in the lower level, with part fill, the ground plane is modulated so as to have a high podium.
The raised plinth eliminated a necessity for compound wall, also enhanced the visual appeal. The elevated datum ensures enough privacy with better visual connect to outside, along with holding all the built form together.
Common parking flanked by a narrow guarded entry to the entire development reiterates the notion of “oneness”. A non-ceremonial entry detached from road edge, modulated with the series of gradual steps, meandering through a dense landscape evokes a sense of suspense before landing on to the elevated common plaza.
At the site plan level, we layer the houses around the central common green, which acts as a unifying element. Public spaces on the inner ring and private on the periphery gave us a flexibility to dematerialize the inner envelope with extensive use of glass, so as to establish the seamless connect with the landscape and with other adjacent units. The outer ring of private zone, relatively non porous with minimal fenestration making it lot more secure.
As a unit, It’s a simple 2 bay plan with living, dining areas straddled across a private court overlooking a central green, kitchen, staircase core and guest bedroom in the other bay in ground floor.
As on climbs on the first floor lands on to a vestibule, doubles up as informal study with bay window seating overlooking the central court, leading on to two large bedrooms on either side with their own large open to sky private terraces.
The interiors are kept minimal and simple, using Kota and Jaisalmer stone as flooring. It is balanced with exposed cement surfaces with wood as an accent. The large wood finish UPVC windows, along with cement-plastered white walls and concrete under the soffit, constitute the exterior facade.
The landscape in the foreground blurs the boundaries and softens the overall massing. Large overhanging roofs work as shading elements. Thus enhancing the overall intent of dispersed habitable space under one large parasol, creating a “world within a world”, a cozy nest in a faraway tree.
Fact File
Designed by: Avani Mudra Design
Project Type: Residential Architecture Design
Project Name: Geleyara Goodu House
Location: Bangalore
Year Built: 2023
Built-up Area: 15000 Sq.ft
Principal Architects: Vijay B Upadhyay & Rajani M
Photograph Courtesy: Shamanth Patil J
Manufacturers: Anchor, Aparna UPVC, Asian Paints, Finolex, Greenlam, Kohler & Simpolo
Engineering: Manohar Consultants
Landscape Consultants: EcoInscape
IT: Wipro
Source: Archdaily
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