J HOUSE

JAIN COLONY, NEW DELHI

Plot Area: 1,800 sq ft

Built Up Area: 5,000 sq ft
Project Timeline: 2016 – 2018
Project Cost: INR 5,000 per sq ft

SPACE ARCHITECTS @ KA, NEW DELHI

Principal Architects: Kapil Aggarwal
Project Team: Pawan Sharma (Sr. Engg.), Vaneet Kaundal ( Intern Architect)
Arvind Pal Singh (Site Head), Praveen Sharma (Site Engg)

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Designed to be used as a weekend residence for a client who wanted

a simple family house, the plan resulted in a contemporary style of

architecture.

The design of this three storey house was visualized as an expression of Indian
modern and contemporary architecture with a minimal material palette. The
residence is located in an urban context, having a strategically planned outward
looking interior space with required privacy. The front wall displays large glass
pane shades and wooden louvers.
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Ground Floor Plan

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Above: Patterned wall next

to the main door forms a
contrasting element

Left: View of the connected

living and dining space
washed in white

The overall planning allows several open spaces to ensure visual connectivity
and facilitates inflow of abundant natural light and air in the interiors. The house
responds well with internal connectivity and provides interactive spaces for the
family. All the walls are majorly planned in monochrome and splashes of colors
have been added with bright colors in artwork and furniture.
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Cosy living room with warm environment

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Above Left and Right: The small skylit courtyard kind of space by the dining brings in
hints of natural light

The client’s need of basic spaces of bedroom, kitchen, study, drawing and dining
are planned on the ground floor, interconnected from within by triple height spaces
allowing light to travel throughout the house. This triple height space is characterized
with a rough Indian Gwalior stone, placed in different sizes adding a very subtle
texture in the space.
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First Floor Plan

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Above: First floor Bedroom

Left: First floor Bedroom

opening into the terrace

The first floor has two bedrooms, a family lounge and a small terrace in the front
with a tree in the center. This terrace is a semi open space covered with wooden
louvers scaling up to the second floor creating a double height volume.
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Above: First floor passage with sitout that leads to the

terrace

Left: A spacious and well lit bathroom space

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Second Floor Plan

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Above: The conjoining terrace on second

floor ventilates and illuminates the spaces

Left: Mediums through which the natural

light flourishes inside the house

On the second floor the house opens up to a big terrace garden which is experienced
as an extended part of the lobby. This terrace interacts well with a visual connectivity
to the interiors and the terrace below.
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Above: The veil creates an interesting design feature in the terrace and play of light and
shadow on the deep court wall which touches the dining

The staircase forms to be a major element in the left part of the elevation and was
treated well to make it a distinctive feature.

The elevation is purely driven from the functions of the interiors. A few blocks have
been carved out from the elevation to accommodate multiple terraces which in turn
enhance the experience in the interiors.
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Front Elevation
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These terraces were covered up in a way to create cosy semi-private zones rather than
having a direct sight from the street. Wooden and metal elements are custom designed
to both create the privacy needed and also create the play of light and shadows in the
interiors. Usage of greenery both in the interiors as well as exteriors enhances the
quality of living and also adds to the minimal palette used throughout.
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PRODUCT & MATERIAL APPLICATIONS Air Conditioning: Daikin from A S Systems

Cladding: IPE Wood Home Automation: Crabtree from HOL
Tiles: Porcelanosa, Intersekt Automation
Lighting: Changi Lights, Sasco Marble: Dimartino from Stonex
Colour: Asian Paints
Sanitaryware & Bath Fittings: Jaquar from KEY CONTRIBUTORS
M L Sharma Structural Design: Reliable Consulting
Furniture: Idus, Iota, Sources Unlimited Engineers
Furnishing: D’Decor HVAC: A S Air Systems
Hardware: Hafele from J B Gupta
Modular Kitchen: Hafele from Golden PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS
Interior Bharat Aggarwal
Kitchen Sink: Hafele
Ply, Veneer & Laminates: Greenlam from
Shakti Timber
Wooden Flooring: Ego

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