Lakehouse / CollectiveProject

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Hyderabad, India
  • Architects: CollectiveProject
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3800 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Benjamin Hosking
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  iGuzzini, Delta Light, Hunter Douglas, Inarchi, Kohler, Schüco
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© Benjamin Hosking

Text description provided by the architects. The Lakehouse is a private retreat designed as a space for entertaining, and as a respite from urban life. Located on a steeply sloped and rocky site overlooking the DurgamCheruvu Lake in Hyderabad, the property is embedded in the heart of the city while still feeling completely removed. Due to its topography, the site has prime views across the water to a nature preserve and the contrasting density of the distant HiTec City – a 150-acre tech park that has become a prominent part of the urban landscape.

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© Benjamin Hosking
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Ground Floor Plan
Lakehouse / CollectiveProject - Interior Photography, Facade, Windows
© Benjamin Hosking

Contrary to the standard architectural response in Hyderabad to fill, level and clear the site, the Lakehouse hovers above the ground, allowing the natural terrain to become a celebrated focus of the architectural experience. Facing the lake, the building opens with a massing parti of three large teakwood portals that rotate and shift to frame unique views. Along the road and sides, the lightweight steel structure is clad with slabs and thin ribs of local grey granite to create a subtle play of shadow while maintaining privacy from the neighbors.

Lakehouse / CollectiveProject - Interior Photography, Windows
© Benjamin Hosking

A tension between heavy and light was used to establish a strong material and spatial logic, with floating stone-clad volumes that showcase the skill and precision of the masons who executed the stonework. The wood cladding continues along the interior to create continuity between inside and out, accented by full-height wooden screens that allow for immediate, filtered views to the small gardens and city beyond.

Lakehouse / CollectiveProject - Interior Photography, Chair
© Benjamin Hosking

The Landscaping highlights the transition between wet and dry as an integral part of the experiential narrative. From the road, the building appears solid and heavy, concealing the panoramic view, with a lush landscape that is foreign to the hot and dry climate of the city. As one passes through the building, the verdant planting falls behind, and the dry and rocky landscape of Hyderabad reveals itself along with the extraordinary panoramic view.

Lakehouse / CollectiveProject - Exterior Photography, Waterfront
© Benjamin Hosking
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First Floor Plan
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© Benjamin Hosking

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Cite: "Lakehouse / CollectiveProject" 30 Sep 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/925592/lakehouse-collectiveproject> ISSN 0719-8884

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