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  • This 5 Storey Building Takes Inspiration From Haveli | SJK Architects 

    This 5 storey building takes inspiration from ancient haveli architecture. “Hailing from north India, the family held deep nostalgia for haveli, large residences with communal courtyards called chowks, projecting balconies called jharokhas and intricate brick or stone lattice screens called jaalis, vernacular to many western and northern regions of India,” said SJK Architects partner Vaishali Mangalvedhekar.

    This 5 Storey Building Takes Inspiration From Haveli |  SJK Architects

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    Crafting Oasis in Urban Fabric

    SJK Architects has completed The Light House, a home in Nagpur lined with openable wooden shutters. They evoke traditional perforated screens or jaalis. Located in a dense urban area in the city, the 5 storey building is designed to provide more space for a multi-generational family. Constructed on a plot adjacent to their previous home, which was demolished to make way for a garden.

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    Climate Responsive Design

    Responding to Maharashtra state’s warm climate and the family’s memories of traditional Indian architecture, Mumbai-based SJK Architects stacked the home around a central atrium. The team further added projecting balconies to its perimeter and sheltered them with openable wooden shutters.

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    Communal Living Space

    This communal living space’s position not only marks it as the heart of the home but also helps pull daylight deep into the plan. It also creates visual connections between the more private areas for each part of the family above.

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    Dining Spaces

    On The Light House’s ground floor, a shared living and dining space sits at the base of the full-height atrium. Overlooked from balconies on the upper floors.

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    The designers carried the dark Accoya pine wood used for these screens into the interiors through panelling. For the living areas, furniture and balustrades.

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    Upper Floor Functions

    On the uppermost floor, a slightly smaller glass volume contains a spa, gym and jacuzzi finished in dark stone, wrapped by an area of planting and wooden decking overlooking the surrounding city.

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    Grandmother’s House

    The grandmother of the family has a bedroom at the back of the ground floor to enjoy its easy access to the garden spaces via sliding glass doors, while her two sons and grandson each have a dedicated floor above with ensuite bedrooms.

    Positioned on the edges of the plan, each of the bedrooms extends onto a projecting balcony.

    These balconies are divided to offer both fully outdoor space and areas partially sheltered by wooden screens, which help ventilate and shade the rooms as well as enliven the home’s exterior.

    “The lattices are an essential climate control device that diffuses the region’s harsh sunlight and facilitates airflow, effectively cooling and ventilating the interiors,” explained Mangalvedhekar.

    “They are a single tool that satisfies climatic needs, creates an emotional connection with the family’s roots and addresses privacy concerns while contributing to the overall aesthetic of the house,” she added.

    “These climate-responsive dwellings, along with the timber-based ‘wada’ – residential architecture more predominant in Maharashtra – served as an inspiration for the design of the new house,” she told Dezeen.

    Fact File

    Designed by:  SJK Architects

    Project Type:  Residential Architecture Design

    Project Name: The Light House

    Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra

    Year Built: 2025

    Team Design Credits: Shimul Javeri, Vaishali, Roshni, Nikita Shahdadpuri, Palak Jain Singhal & Vaishali Panchal

    Photograph Courtesy: Niveditaa Gupta

    Source: Dezeen

    Firm’s Website Link: SJK Architects

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