Brick House / Architecture Paradigm

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Mysuru, India
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  325
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Anand Jaju
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Saint-Gobain, Fabindia, Jaquar
  • Lead Architects: Vimal Jain, Sandeep J., Manoj Ladhad, Senthil Kumar, Anirudh
Brick House / Architecture Paradigm - Windows, Facade, Patio, Courtyard
© Anand Jaju

Text description provided by the architects. Located in Mysore city in a municipal layout the site measures50 X 80 feet with the shorter side facing the road along the southern edge.

Brick House / Architecture Paradigm - Beam
© Anand Jaju

An L shaped plan form helps us organize the diverse programmatic concerns of a house for a family of four which is amalgamation of function and desires; individual vs collective, public vs private, formal vs informal, immediacy vs slowness, largeness vs intimate, openness vs security etc. The shorter arm along the east west direction houses the public spaces whereas the longer arm along the north south direction over two levels houses the more private needs of the house .The L shaped plan also  helped us appropriate the unbuilt into an identifiable private rear courtyard or the outdoor room and the transitional forecourt addressing the street. The private courtyard can be seen as an anchor around which the house works. These spaces extend out into the this outdoor room which is treated as a pleasure garden punctuated with water, trees and decks encouraging informal engagement with the natural. Open spaces along the west is integrated into the longer arm blurring the boundaries between inside and the outside.

Brick House / Architecture Paradigm - Brick
© Anand Jaju

This organizational relationship of the built with the open spaces signifies our design  intent of outdoors forming a integral and a crucial part of the living experience. Open spaces become counterpoints to the serial nature of the urban  subdivided neighborhood  where open spaces are usually about residues as a result of byelaws and the land is treated as an commodity to be exploited.

Section A
Section B

The house is designed to bring in a sense of intimacy and connection through subtle changes in the scales of the various spaces. We looked at the material of modernity, reinforced concrete forming the armature along with the traditional  brick forming walls, floors , screens  and vaults defining the spaces bringing in a sense of warmth. Privacy and security screens are  made with brick and mild steel flats ,here the slenderness of the steel flat and its tendency to bend over long lengths is addressed with brick spacers which stiffens and integrates the individual flats to create unique textural  surface. Fabricated steel stair over the skylight along the western wall leading to the terrace is detailed to enable maintenance of the  skylight glass below it, Here the tread is detailed to incorporate a swiveling mechanism to allow for the access to  the glass beneath it. All of this is complemented by harnessing natural light to create experiences and spaces the family can identify with and cherish.

* This article was originally published on 25 June, 2017

Brick House / Architecture Paradigm - Table, Sofa, Chair, Beam
© Anand Jaju

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Cite: "Brick House / Architecture Paradigm" 11 Jun 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/874305/brick-house-architecture-paradigm> ISSN 0719-8884

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