The project is a purposeful house renovation design. The site is located in a residential area of central Hyderabad, surrounded by other houses. Two existing structures – a two-story house and a small clinic, both built in the 80s – were separated by a large garden, shaded by old mango trees. The brief was to build a home for the client’s family that would reflect their new space requirements and contemporary taste. In addition, a small office + production space and staff quarters were to be accommodated.
Editor’s Note: “Located in the heart of Hyderabad, this renovation project gives the home a renewed identity while preserving the spirit of the original structure. Through a thoughtful balance of addition and subtraction, the design extends the built form with a minimal footprint. The result is a seamless interplay of volumes, open layouts, and rich, tactile materials, a sensitive transformation rooted in conscious building.” ~Rajvi Dedakiya
This Hyderabad House Renovation Design Reflects Modern Elements | Biome Environmental Solutions
The clinic building was renovated to house the production space and staff quarters, with the addition of a parking space covered by a weatherproof clay tile paneled roof.
As the original buildings were frame structures in good condition, it was agreed to renovate and extend the existing house, rather than demolish it completely. This would be both economically and ecologically beneficial. Further, minimizing the generation of construction waste.
While the team largely retained the functional arrangement of the ground and first floors, they trimmed excess circulation areas and enlarged openings to add new rooms or enhance existing spaces.
The team demolished a small hall on the first floor to create a double-height space for the dining area on the lower level. A larger semi-circular concrete staircase made way for more compact stairs in metal and wood. Further, connects all floors through an open triple-height volume while making space for additional toilets. An elevator shaft was carved out of the existing foyer.
The team removed the old-style mouldings to maintain the natural, clean aesthetic of the main house and used drywall for internal divisions to minimise changes to the existing marble flooring.
The team screened the double and triple-height spaces, along with the open-to-sky yoga space, from neighbouring buildings by using fluted glass windows or glass bricks on the sides, and by repurposing a pergola salvaged from the original house for the top.
Beyond choosing appropriate materials and enhancing natural light and ventilation, the team ensured greater water security in the new buildings. They harvested all rainwater falling on the terraces and recycled greywater from the bath and wash areas through a reed bed system on the terrace, reusing it for flushing and gardening.
The designers oriented the building primarily outward to the east, towards the garden, and added cantilevered balconies and terraces as the only extensions to the lower floors.
The architects added an almost entirely new second floor to meet the clients’ current needs, designing a children’s bedroom, a home theatre-cum-den with a pantry for entertaining guests, and a yoga space, while also remodelling and expanding the existing master bedroom.
The designers emphasised the junction between old and new by separating the white plastered walls on the first floor from the exposed earth block walls above using a jigsaw-patterned strip of ribbon windows.
The team continued this strip into the louvred screen that conceals the toilet windows and plumbing lines on the south. Further, modifying the angle of the louvres to allow more light to enter where the windows sit behind.
The old structure thus serves as the base for accommodating new requirements, without sacrificing the ecological concerns that are a critical part of urban modernity.
Fact File
Designed by: Biome Environmental Solutions
Project Type: Residential Architecture Design
Project Name: Shruthi and Sunith’s House
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Year Built: 2022
Built-up Area: 4550 Sq.ft
Principal Architect: Sharath Nayak & Siddharath Achaya
Photograph Courtesy: Suryan // Dang
Technical Team: Mahendar.R
Engineering & Consulting > Structural: Studio RKC
General Constructing: Sia constructions
Landscape Architecture: Studio Confluence
Interior Design: Essajees atelier
Source: Archdaily
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