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NR HOUSE
by NA Architects

made with love in India

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Project Location : Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana

Architectural Firm : NA Architects

Principal Architects : Niroop and Rupana Reddy

Plot Area : 9,000 sq. ft.

No. of Rooms :5
No. of Car Parks :4
Built-up Area : 10,200 sq. ft.
Timeline : Apr 2017 - Aug 2019
Cost of Project : INR 7,500 per sq. ft.
Vastu Compliance : Yes

“The vision was to create a dwelling space keeping three concepts in

mind - elegance, sophistication, and grandiose feel.”
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Design Strategies
The green strategies aim for maximum utilization and
conservation of natural resources while the design
strategies target the architectural elements. This was
achieved throughout the house by providing possible
architectural and design elements for the context of
each space. Various layers of glass sliders “curtain walls”
and bay windows create further protection for the
private rooms of the house.
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Site Context
The NR House is located in an established region
of Hyderabad city, Jubilee Hills neighborhood.
The principal objective of the project is to min-
imize the impact on the environment through
green practices. The superstructure was built
on existing geological levels retaining natural
contour thus creating multiple raised levels and
mezzanine floor resulting in a split level design
allowing the structure to sit in the landscape
and become an integrated part of its site.
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The Indoor-Outdoor Transition

Taking into consideration the current lifestyle, which is
trending to be more informal, this shift in informality has
been flawlessly justified in the design by flanking indoor
living spaces with tranquil outdoor regions.

Ground Floor Plan

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Formal Drawing Room and Informal Living Room
The formal living for the house was treated with a
combination of wood and glass intertwined with a
double-height scale of the entrance and projected
canopies in order to regulate views and exposure,
augment the interiors of the space with respect to
the warmth of the sunlight throughout the day. The
central part of the house where all the living spaces
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come together was enhanced with thin metal
structured elemental staircase which has been
treated with black paint to give the metal stairs
its thin structure a heavy feel. Simultaneously, it
compliments and highlights the warm tone of
wooden elements.
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The Staircase
The line of the plan form symbolizes a specific
start and a particular end with no visible barriers.
The access to the upper levels was juxtaposed at
the end of this circulation path with an elemental
staircase in a metal structure with a play of wooden
and metal risers which been staggered from its
central axis in upper floors resulting in grandeur
opening to the upper levels.
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Swimming Pool Deck

The external informal zones are branched to create a fluid-
like relationship between the outdoor and indoor activities
creating a more open plan form and maximizing the view
of the internal spaces. This junction of living spaces opens
to the swimming pool and deck area. Unifying these two
spaces, a concrete roof was molded extending from interior
to exterior.
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Material and Color Palette

A blend of a mid-modern century and contemporary
styles with rustic touch up at parts to emphasize feature
elements or backgrounds of space, with these as visible el-
ements, a warm color palette of was maintained through-
out the house that adds value thus enabling to weave the
spaces together to bring out the seamless nature of the
interiors.

First Floor Plan

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Master Bedroom
The master bedroom too is bathed in neutral
tones and is elegant with its minimalistic vibe.
The graffiti wall forms a backdrop for the bed.
But the pièce de résistance is the terrace replete
with a garden and outdoor jacuzzi and the views
of the city beyond.
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Displaying Luxury
In conjunction with these architectural features of the
house, the project inculcates uncompromised luxury
elements from interior artifacts to color tones provided
emphasize every zone in its contexts.

Second Floor Plan

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Son’s Bedroom
The son’s bedroom is divided into two levels - the first
floor houses the study area, whereas the second floor
has the sleeping area and the bathroom and wardrobe
spaces.
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Basement
There is a home theatre and a bar area in the
basement. The bar area is treated with an interesting
color scheme that sets the bar space apart from
the rest of the house. Keeping everything color
coordinated, the quaint bar bears a timeless finish. A
20-year-old scooter is restored to use as an artifact
for the bar area. The ceiling is designed with the
concept of water ripples.
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Bringing nature into the house
As one of the aspects of sustainability, various
natural and manmade elements were reused. This
called for the integration of existing boulders into
landscape features and interior elements as steps
that leaves the impression of nature complementing
the architecture by peeking into the house. They
convert open into closed spaces and play with the
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indoor-outdoor dynamic of tropical architecture. At
some areas in the upper levels, the indoor spaces
are provided with adjacent decks, patios, rooftop
vegetation, and green balconies to eliminate the
necessity for a person to go to the lower levels for
an outdoor environment.
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SECTION AA’
Section through the double-height drawing room
and foyer that shows the living room and bedroom
on the ground floor, pooja room and daughter’s
bedroom on the first floor, and the terrace and the
lawn on the second floor. In the basement, there
is a home theater and a bar with the staircase
positioned on a rock.
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Sustainability Measures
Sustainability is seamless throughout the project.
Passive ventilation and thermal insulation, concealed
solar panels on the roof, percolation pit under
landscape water feature, entire site treatment with
landscaping and vegetation to avoid erosion,re-usage
and retaining of existing site elements, and thermal
massing are all integrated, yet remain unseen.
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Cavity Wall Detail with Porothermal Brick

South walls that receive the most radiation were engineered
with thermal efficient porotherm bricks on the exterior. On
the internal side, it is concealed with regular brick masonry
leaving an air cavity in between the layers. The two built-in
layers of wall function as a filter to eliminate the adverse
aspects of the external environment.
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SECTION BB’
Section through the living area passes through
the kitchen and storeroom on the ground floor,
the daughter’s bedroom, lounge and the master
washroom on the first floor, and the terrace, son’s
bedroom, and the spa on the second floor.
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The Facade
The facade of the project was treated with a combination of wood
and glass combined with a double-height scale of the entrance
and projected canopies to regulate views and exposure, augment
or reduce air flows, as well as to increase privacy and security. The
grandness of the entrance, play of volumes at levels accentuates
light, spatial interaction, and the experience of the built environment.
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Unique Material Applications

Windows
Windows: Custom designed wooden windows
Lighting:
Lighting Delta, Occhio
Facade Finishes Color:
Color Limecoat
01 / Brick Wall with white
Limecoat plaster Sanitaryware:
Sanitaryware Noken, Bocci
02 / Portugal Sandstone
Cladding 01 02 Bath Fittings:
Fittings Almar
Furniture:
Furniture Metzli designs
Furnishings:
Furnishings Home Affairs
Home Affairs
Wallpaper:
Wallpaper Armani, Versace,
Armani, Versace, London
London Art
Art
Hardware:
Hardware Stellar Hardware
Stellar Hardware
Kitchen Sink:
Sink Hafele
Hafele
Ply:
Ply Treeply
Treeply
Veneer:
Veneer NaturalVeneer
Natural Veneer
Mosaic:
Mosaic Bisazza
Bisazza
Wooden Flooring:
Flooring TuscanyFloorings
Tuscany Floorings
Air Conditioning:
Conditioning Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
Home Automation:
Automation Lutron
Lutron
Flooring Materials Marble:
Marble Michealangelo
Michealangelo
03, 04 / Italian Marble
05 / Wood Flooring
06 / Vitrified Tiles 03 04 05 06

Key Contributors
Structural
Structural: Sri Designs
Civil and Facade:
Facade NA Architects
Landscape: Progress Landscape
Landscape

Photo Credits Sebastian Zachariah

Ceiling Finishes
07 / Exposed Concrete
08 / Stone Cladding 07 08
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