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This Veranda House in Pune was Built in Separate Phases | Malik Architecture

The Lateral Veranda House is, in many ways, a natural extension of the House of Three Streams. They are located on the same site and were designed concurrently but built in separate phases.

Editor’s Note: “The Veranda House crowns the hills, gazing over the serene waters of Pawna Dam, where nature’s rhythm meets architectural grace. Its contemporary design follows the land’s gentle curves, weaving seamlessly into the landscape. Rugged boulders stand in quiet strength, while the delicate shadows of ancient trees play upon the walls, creating a harmonious blend of raw beauty and modern elegance.” ~Simran Khare

This Veranda House in Pune was Built in Separate Phases | Malik Architecture

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This home is further down the slope of this densely forested and steep land. The ravines intersected and informed the house.

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veranda house

The House of Three Streams has, at this point, exited the site boundaries and the slopes here are slightly shallower.

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veranda house

veranda house

Experience of The Space

The memory of ‘Place’ here is significant; Tung Fort sits in close proximity to the East; the topography of the land is particular; the forestation is dense and the climate is distinct, especially considering the eddying wind currents due to the large expanse of Pawna dam towards the North/East and the low lying hills to the South/South-West. The monsoon is violent but beautiful and rain rarely falls vertically due to the accompanying wind.

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veranda house

veranda house

The house is over two primary levels, the upper one sheltering the communal spaces, and the lower one holding the sleeping and mechanical areas. The roof follows the stepping plinth as it adapts to the gradual shift in levels.

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veranda house

veranda house

Undulating Terrain

It undulates, shifts, sidesteps, hovers, and allows the passage of the hill and of the existing trees as it provides shade and frames the near and distant views. Its structural morphology of flitched rafters intertwining with the structural ‘Trees’ situates it in the landscape as a natural pause point in the journey down the hill.

Raw basalt walls anchor the proposal to the ground. The familiarity and historical application of this stone in every type of shelter, from the village home to the forts, turns these heavy elements into a built landscape.

The expected sense of witnessing a House is supplanted by something less recognizable yet familiar, something more ephemeral, yet it is visceral.

Allusions of the Past

Everywhere, there are allusions to the surroundings and to the past. As you approach the House, the rising cylinder echoes the form of ancient fort bastions.

The organizational structure of the House precludes a discernible entry point or fixed boundaries, the ‘made’ and ‘found’ merge, and space and movement flow unhindered, much like an organism that has found its equilibrium in Nature; a special Homeostasis.

Fact File

Designed by: Malik Architecture

Project Type: Residential Architecture Design

Project Name: Lateral Verandah House

Location: Pune

Year Built: 2022

Project Size: 12883 Sq.ft

Principal Architects: Kamal Malik, Arjun Malik, Meghana Tipnis, Netramohan Changmai & Sundeep Sarangi

Photograph Courtesy: Bharath Ramamrutham & Edmund Sumner

Structure Engineers: STURDCOM/ Global Engineering Services

General Contractor: Unique Concrete Technologies

Landscape Architects: Studio Humane

Interior Contractor: Rajesh Parmar, Manoj Suthaar

Plumbing Contractor: Raju Bhai

Roofing: Epopsi Strumat

Firm’s Website Link: Malik Architecture

The Firm’s Instagram Link: Malik Architecture

Firm’s Facebook Link: Malik Architecture

Source: Archdaily

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