Houses | South City Residence
The issue of privacy and independence was tackled with a different approach to the modern Indian family; two identical houses were designed which were joined together through balconies and a common compound area.
​6450 SF
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2019
Traditionally, the Indian family system has been associated with that of a joint family; in recent times, that has changed with each unit that is a part of the joint setup developing a specific requirement of space and privacy. The client brief necessitated a house for two brothers, on two adjoining plots.
The problem was tackled with a different approach to the modern Indian family; two identical houses were designed which were joined together through balconies and a common compound area. This gave the two brothers independent houses to project their vision and maintain a connection between both spaces at the same time. With a unified facade, the two houses end up looking one. Open spaces and connection with nature has been incorporated at varied levels with two gardens in the front and back of the house. A take on modern Indian joint family living space, Twin house sets a precedent for Indian homes today.
Houses | South City Residence
Retail & Hospitality | USI, Rohini
The road is filled with commercial buildings on both sides. The site lies on the busy road with a peaceful and large DDA park on the backside. This disparity in the environments in front and backside of the site set the ground for spatial planning.​ While the average height is 3 stories in the locality atrium tower is a mammoth 7 story high tower. Standing out in the skyline of Moti Nagar the tower is visible from nearby localities making the structure a landmark.
Location: Najafgarh, New Delhi
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Typology: Commercial
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Principal Architect: Amit Khanna
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Completion Date: 2019
The spatial planning was done so that the core is aligned with the longer side of the site giving the building a clear vision of the park and the bustling road in the front. The core which faced north was covered with louvers along with glass making it naturally lit with glare-free light. All the other services have been aligned with this core giving us a clear linear usable space. Since the building is 7 stories a refuge area had to be planned which has been provided facing park, this also acts as an open space at 5th floor. Glass has been the obvious choice for the facade for tall commercial towers but the control the light and heat gain DGU panels have been used with an insulating board on the back of the panels along the floor slab and sill which makes the frame of the building invisible from the front and
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Atrium Tower is a landmark building which looks like a typical commercial building is an example of the intelligent planning scheme, material choice, and minute design elements make it different from the bunch.
