तरुः RESIDENCE FOR SARPANCH

SEMESTER III | CHANDERIA, NETRANG, GJ

तरुः
ABOUT PROJECT:
Site area:500 SQ.M
Type: Residence Materials used
For the third semester of this course, we were asked to
design a residential unit for the sarpanch of the village,
Chanderia. The overall context of the site was filled with
green fields and a few huts.

The programme was a simple one to begin with -

family of six that required a 4 bedroom bungalow along
with cattle shed, granary, a parking for their tractor and
an office for the sarpanch.
brick stone wood concrete marble
The site had 2 trees to begin with, the challenge given
to us was to retain them. One of which had a 10m folli-
The materials were chosen to give a sense of ‘earthiness’. The client practiced farming that
age and a height of 6m and the other with a 4m folliage
suggested his connection to ‘mitti’. Thus, all the materials give some sense of earthiness. The brick
and a height of 3m.
walls, stone cladding and wooden deck add to the warmth of the house while the
marble flooring and aluminium give a modern as well as chic touch to the design. The
I decided to come up with a bungalow that could melt
building should be modern but must have the sense of progression for a less developed
in harmoniously with these two trees as well as use
village such as Chanderia.
them to be climate responsive.
APPROACH TO PROJECT

About the Sarpanch

The village head leads the decision making process in a village. This includes listerning to disputes between neighbours,
family members and administering punishments if required. The village head is elected by the villagers.

The Family and Requirements

The family consisted of the Sarpanch, his wife, his parents and his two children.
They required four bedrooms, one kitchen, living room, room for worship, parking for personal vehicles and tractors along
with a cattle shed, granary and equipment room.
ZONING SPACES ON SITE

E W

Wind direction during Summer: South West to North East

Wind direction during Winter : North East to South West N
Harsh sunlight: South Direction
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
The balcony attached to the first floor bedroom has perforations in order to attract small birds
to the house and provide a serene atmosphere to the end-user. The landscaping towards the
South side is visible from all the spaces in the house. The tree provides natural shade from the
South-sun. The water body brings a cooling effect to the summer breeze from the South-West.

Legend:
1. Otta
2. Foyer
3. Office
4. Living room
5. Temple
6. Kitchen
7. Deck
8. Bedrooms
9. Bath + Toilet
10. Closet
11. Water Body
12. Storage
13. Utility area
14. Kitchen garden
15. Cattle shed
16. Granary
17. Parking
18. Meeting space
19. Common WC