- Project Name: Lakeshore
- Office Name: Atelier Landschaft
- Firm Location:Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- Completion Year: 2022
- Gross Built Area : 2400 ft2
- Project Location: Beze, Nashik
- Program / Use / Building Function: Holiday home
- Lead Architects: Shruti Dabir
- Photo Credits: Maulik Patel of Inclined studio
Lakeshore, a vacation
home, nestled on the edge of the backwater of a gated dam in Nashik, the wine
capital of India. This house seeks to prioritize the scenic views of the
Sahyadri mountains (a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the
eight biodiversity hotspots in the world) and the serene lake. The
challenge was to harness the views from all the rooms and spaces given the
condition of narrow site that tapers towards the west. To make the optimum use
of the site parameters, the volumes are derived in a linear format that
compliments the edge of the water. 
The bedrooms have been named
after the location and the view it opens to. The bedroom towards the west, the
sanctuary room, has been separated from the main volume of the house and
connected via a glass bridge with creates a scenic transition into a quaint
room with utmost privacy and the view of the vast expanse of the lake. 
The bridge room is the
one in the middle and the most connected to the public spaces of the house. The
secret garden room as the name suggests is at the far end and offers the view
of the lake and the food forest towards the east of the house. 
The deck and the swimming pool
are fairly large and the pool creates an infinity edge with the lake water. The
outdoor space provides a chance to enjoy the beautiful lake and mountains and
feel the nature at different times of the day, the changing landscape and the
unbeatable views of the environment.
In terms of morphological relationship, the
house is fragmented into three parts and the black slate roof gently slopes
towards the south. Thus, giving the house its main geometry, a solid volume
that sits on the landscape, framed by the vegetation and conditions of the
surroundings. The walls have a grid shaped cladding of black basalt stone which
is found locally. 