CRITIQUE ON A BUILDING

The Bee House

Kalpna Chawla Marg, Athwa, Surat

Research Thesis – June 2020

Aishwarya Sukhadia-37 (B.Arch-V, Sem-IX)
VIDYAMANDIR COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
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Introduction:
Design Team: Ar. Snehal Shah, Ar. Nirav shah
Ar. Abhay Vaghela
Art installation: Oblique
Client: Mr. Nitin Shah-
a well-known cement Businessmen
Location:38,Narmad Nagar Society,
Athwa, Surat
Plot Area: 3690 sq. ft /343 sq. m
Construction Area: 5160 sq ft / 480 sq. m
Year of C0mpletion: 2016
(Image 1 – site location)

Observation:
While designing the house main
concept was to design a spaces which
facilitated with a vast opening towards the
garden and the quiet street. All main
activities are connected with the garden.
The triple height dining area with full glass
brings in abundant natural light
throughout the day and adds grandness.

(Image 2 – front elevation shows the Beehive theme jali)

Two cube extruded outside the room. which is full cover with glass. The
unique and huge “Bee” themed art installation gives the house an identity and presence in
the context.

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(Image 3 –zoom view of jali ) extruded cube

To enhance the magnificence of travertine

stone and give individuality to the house and the garden,
a two layer hexagonal jaali with metal bees is installed.
The client’s concern about security of the house derived
the idea of jaali as a security grill. The soul of the house is
triple height dining area with full height glass, which gave
a garden view. The central core lights complete the house
with filtered day light. It adds to grandness of house and
also functions as a central interactive space. They used
BEIGE TRAVENTINO, BEIGE ITALIAN MARBLE ,WALNUT
STAINED TEAK WOOD, TEXTURED PAINT , LEATHER
AND FABRIC , FORM FINISHED CONCRETE in the
building. “TRAVENTINO” stone gave the best
compliment to the garden and the house.

(Image 4 –show the design detail )

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The plot is a tight site with a lot of requirements. To meet them, two walls are
constructed holding the house together connecting different spaces with the central court
acting as an interaction threshold.

(Image 5 –form the configuration)

The dinning area is most important part of the house. It

is the main core of the house. Dinning area connected with
the all other areas. Dinning area is viewed from all the
bedrooms. At the 1st floor dinning area divided house in the
two part public area and privet area. Triple heighted
dinning area with full heighted glass gives a royal look to
the house. From the dinning we also see the garden view
threw jali. We enter in the house and directly connected
with dinning , they use only partition to define difference.

(Image 6 –connection with the central core )

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Partition
(Image 7 –shows partition between dinning and entrance from the staircase )

If we see dinning area and entrance, at the privacy purpose it doesn’t work that much. No
full partition or solid wall between the dinning and entrance. If we enter in the house we
direct get the view of dinning.

(Image 8 –shows the triple heighted glass from dinning)

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(Image 9 –ground & 1st floor plan)

At the ground floor they give a servant room, staircase , multipurpose room
and other services. At the ground floor there are garden at the one side.at the 1 st floor
different area divide into two parts public and privet .dinning area is the central core of the
house. Garden area accessible from living room.

(Image 10 –2nd & 3rd floor plan)

At the 3rd floor there are master bedroom and parent’s room are there. Both
rooms are connected with dinning threw the window. Same as on the 4th floor daughter’s
room are there. As we see in the plan bedrooms design are so luxurious.

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Wooden fall
ceiling and
yellow light
give a
complement
to each other.

(Image 11 –shows connection between living room & garden area)

We see in image 12 the colours

are Vibrant and energetic .

(Image 12 –shows connection between multipurpose room & garden)

Pleasing
combination of
wooden and
yellow light.
From all window
they get a view
threw full
highted glass.

(Image 13–shows richness of the light and wooden combination)

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(Image 14–shows the view from cross road)

Conclusion:
They used wood in door and dinning
area also. Wood and ambient light enhance the
glow of area.

At the conclusion ,To my way of

thinking the triple highted dinning like shining
star in the house. Without it house is nothing.
That hexagonal jali and metal bee also a unique
part of the house. Public and privet space divide
in a good way . and the green space and that jali
complement each other very well.

(Image 15–shows the triple highted dinning view)

Reference:
www.essteam.in

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