- Project: VILLA KD45
- DESIGN:AMIT GUPTA, BRITTA KNOBEL GUPTA
- PROJECT LEAD:KARTIK MISRA, NITISH TALMALE
- SITE AREA l BUILT UP AREA:1081 SQM | 1100 SQM
- STATUS:COMPLETED
- PROGRAM:PRIVATE RESIDENCE
- SCOPE:ARCHITECTURE | INTERIOR | LANDSCAPE
- TEAM:PROJECT ARCHITECT: GOVINDA DEY. TEAM: KRISHAN SHARMA, ANJAN MONDAL, ARUN MARIGOUDRA, ANKIT VERMA, SAKSHI RAGHAV, SAMIKSHA VERMA, VISHAKHA SHARMA, DHRITI SHARMA
- PHOTOGRAPHER:PHOTOGRAPHS & VIDEO: NIVEDITAA GUPTA
Kd 45 is a villa designed for a joint family consisting of 8
members, parents and their two sons with families. Surrounded with villas on 3
sides, the site offers views of the neighbourhood park on the shortest 4th
side.In urban settings, there is disconnect between the user and
nature. With this project we are looking at creating green urban living, to
rekindle the relationship of the residents with nature in their immediate
surroundings.
In urban setting, there is a growing disconnect between the
user and nature. With this project we are looking at creating green urban
living, to rekindle the relationship of the residents with nature in their
immediate surroundings. This villa emerges from the landscape, with the central
theme of creating maximum green cover on site and utilize the views of the park
facing the site.
The odd shape of the plot along with the views to the
neighbourhood park were used as design drivers. Thematically the design looks
at flowing the green of the neighbourhood park in the site, with streamlines
emerging from the park facing southern side and opening up towards the northern
edge of the site. This base grid has been used to define the built-form and
landscape zones such as water bodies, hard scape and soft scape.
The odd shape of the plot along with the views to the
neighbourhood park were used as design drivers. Thematically the design looks
at flowing the green of the neighbourhood park in the site, with streamlines
emerging from the park facing southern side and opening up towards the northern
edge of the site. This base grid has been used to define the built-form and
landscape zones such as water bodies, hard scape and soft scape. 
The built form is strategically placed on one edge of the
site, resulting in a generous landscaped garden on west side of the plot which
opens up to the double height family living & dining, thereby extending as
an outdoor living room. The built form emerges from the landscape and blend the
ground floor to the roof of the building, creating an outdoor
connective spine for the villa. This meandering stepped walkway has an
outdoor space on the first floor with outdoor shaded seating and connects
further to the terrace. This outdoor terrace space
created on the first floor acts as a balcony and at the same time as direct
entrance to the first floor apartment. Landscape garden on the terrace enjoys
the views of the neighbourhood park with a feeling of being nested with nature.
These three outdoor spaces have different usability based on time of day
and season of the year.
Design intent was to creating a dichotomy in façade with
lower façade being light in nature and a heavy volume floating on top of it.
Ground floor has glass façade to connect with outdoor green spaces, and first
floor has punched windows carved out of concrete to minimize heat gain as this
façade is directly exposed to sun.
Sustainable design strategies have been inculcated in the
design, to create ambient indoor and outdoor spaces. Ground floor has a deep
cantilever on south-west and east facing façade on ground floor to cut the
harsh summer sun. Water bodies are provided on ground floor and terrace to
promote evaporative cooling. The roof of the building is a landscaped terrace
with earth and grass, this helps further to cut down the direct heat gain of
the villa.
A double height living, dining and open kitchen space
combines the two family floors into one zone of family living and thereby
strengthening the family connectivity.
Given the hot
climatic conditions of Delhi-NCR this project has been designed for human
comfort both indoors and outdoors. Shallow water body on the ground floor has
been placed in the path of the wind direction, helping in evaporative cooling.
The main south-west facing facade on the ground is recessed to block the direct
sunlight during the day, yet maintaining a seamless visual connection to the
outside. In the early evening some rays of sunlight animate the interior. Upper
floor of the building is made of concrete with windows recessed back to cut the
south sun.
The three existing trees on site have been retained, creating
zones of shadow in the landscape and also help in reducing the sun exposure of
the villa. The green cover on the terrace as well as the meandering steps,
ensure a reduction of direct heat gain. Wind direction was taken into account
for cross ventilation in the house.
