Stepped house at Coonor
By: Studio Lotus, New Delhi
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Publisher: New Delhi Burda Media India Private Limited 2019Edition: Vol.36(4), April.Description: 64-71p.Subject(s): URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN (AR-UPD)Online resources: Click here
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Architecture+DesignSummary: Located at an altitude of 1850m above sea level, Coonoor lies in the blue mountains of the Niligiris and is embedded with lush green estates of tea and coffee, fruit orchards and botanical gardens. And the house is a part of this picturesque environ.
The brief was simple: to build a house in the hills, which would be a retreat for now and an eventual permanent home for a couple and their children and respected families. With a built-up area of nearly 10,000sq ft, the design programme was required to include large living spaces, a master bedroom and two additional bedrooms to accommodate the families of their visiting children, library, kitchen and utility room and other ancillaries along with an organic garden and landscaped outdoors to provide for ample spill-outs.
The concept evolves from its context, integrating site and weather conditions and the ubiquitous beauty of its surroundings with indigenous building vocabularies and materials. The slope of the site allowed for the house to step down, while the south and east faces opened it up to the stunning vistas of the coffee plantations around the valley. The residence thus, followed a south-west orientation, which maximised both views and the southern sun intake; again that was crucial given Coonoor’s largely cool climate. The house is also tucked in close to the site’s northern boundary to shield it from the adjoining property.
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Located at an altitude of 1850m above sea level, Coonoor lies in the blue mountains of the Niligiris and is embedded with lush green estates of tea and coffee, fruit orchards and botanical gardens. And the house is a part of this picturesque environ.
The brief was simple: to build a house in the hills, which would be a retreat for now and an eventual permanent home for a couple and their children and respected families. With a built-up area of nearly 10,000sq ft, the design programme was required to include large living spaces, a master bedroom and two additional bedrooms to accommodate the families of their visiting children, library, kitchen and utility room and other ancillaries along with an organic garden and landscaped outdoors to provide for ample spill-outs.
The concept evolves from its context, integrating site and weather conditions and the ubiquitous beauty of its surroundings with indigenous building vocabularies and materials. The slope of the site allowed for the house to step down, while the south and east faces opened it up to the stunning vistas of the coffee plantations around the valley. The residence thus, followed a south-west orientation, which maximised both views and the southern sun intake; again that was crucial given Coonoor’s largely cool climate. The house is also tucked in close to the site’s northern boundary to shield it from the adjoining property.
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