Design: Modo Designs

Location: Ahmedabad

Year: 2016

This is a close look at the main entrance of the house with a large wooden main door and a small decorative fish pond on the side.

This is a look at the side of the house with a glass wall, concrete walkway and shrubs near the wall.

This is a close look at the glass-walled interiors of the house adorned with shrubs on the side.

This is the dining area with a large round glass-top dining table surrounded by wooden chairs with cushions on its seats.

A few steps from the dining set is the large curved sectional sofa paired with a coffee table illuminated by the open wall.

Outside the open wall of the living room is this lush poolside area with grass lawns and wooden floor walkway on the side.

The glass walls slide open to lead to the side of the living room area with a couple of large curved sofas.

This is a close look at the round glass-top dining table topped with multiple decorative pendant lights hanging from the concrete ceiling.

This is the spacious bedroom with a bed that has red sheets to match the red tone of the wooden cabinetry on the side of the open bathroom.

This is a close look at the bathroom on the side of the bed with a large entryway made of wood with a built-in set of shelves.

This is a look at the bedroom from the large entryway with receding sliding doors. Here you can see the red bed at the far side.

This bedroom has a salmon pink vanity with freestanding sink next to the toilet illuminated by the glass doors on the far side.

This is a view of the back of the house showing the glass walls, the large concrete structures of the exterior and the pool area on the left side.

This is a miniature model of the house showing the front area with a car port and entrance.

This is the side of the miniature model of the house showing the glass walls.

This is a 3D representation of the house showing the front of the house with panels and a garden.

This is a 3D representation of the house showing the front of the house with panels and a garden by the entrance.

This is a 3D representation of the house showing the front of the house with panels as well as the exterior structures of the house.

This view of the 3D representation of the house shows more of the structures and walkways that allows access to the sections of the house.

This weekend house meant as a gathering and retreat place for a Gujarati family is located in the western locality of Ahmedabad. The design brief given was to develop the place more like a small resort. Keeping the essential brief in mind, the house is designed as two blocks separated by open to sky green space.

The idea was to allow natural elements into these blocks and engage the user with these elements. The front block has the living, dining, and verandah spaces which are more public in nature and are interpreted by a glass pavilion. The rear block houses the private bedroom spaces and kitchen and hence more stark and introverted in expression. A sense of openness and flow prevails towards the garden side.