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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