Monday, November 26, 2018

House in the Hills : The Concept

With all of the constraints and challenges, with everything that we wanted the design to be, the following is a small prose that puts together how we envision this House in the Hills...


' We think of the home like a gazebo placed within the garden that surrounds it. Conversely, the garden also becomes part of the built space. The ground floor acts like an open space public space - an entrance foyer for your home, a space where you could spend time with friends and family or just a space where you could enjoy the rains with a cup of coffee in your hand.
 It could have some hard paved areas where one could have seats, some areas covered with grass and fragrant flowers - adjoining this a staircase which leads you to the rest of your house. Occasionally, when you are entertaining a lot of guests, the staircase would also act as a small seating area.
As you come up these stairs, it leads up you up to your kitchen and dining area. With this being the only space that occupies this floor, you can have an open kitchen with a breakfast counter which would be attached to a cozy dining space for you and your family. Large windows could open up the space, making it seem more spacious.
As you move higher in the house, the spaces transition from public to private. The floor above the kitchen and dining would have your bedroom and above that, your studio space. - The bedroom could be oriented such that every morning would begin with the picture of the scenic beauty around.
Your studio space with large windows and an attached terrace would be a space where you could witness your surroundings as well as be a part of them. It would be a space, cut off from the activities of the rest of the house, while still being a part of it. The terrace this studio opens into would the perfect space for you to meditate or practice yoga. '









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