BHUVANESH AND SURESH RESIDENCE AT KARUMATHAMPATTI
A simple house tucked away from the urban buzz , located in Karumathampatti is iconic in representing the vernacular design features. It was designed as a contemporary reinterpretation of vernacular courtyard house featuring a series of living areas and bedrooms arranged around the central courtyard. It was designed in response to the local climate and architectural heritage, the design was based on the traditional Chettinad house features. It seeks to reinterpret the courtyard house’s relationship between the internal and external spaces. The traditional axial order has also been reorganised to create experiences of free wandering and views between the landscape and living spaces. The design was a simple gesture to embed the building with the surroundings, in relation with the context of the site. The planning was such that it has uninterrupted flow of movement and views throughout the living areas. The house opens onto the views of the the beautiful green surroundings and the townscape with the temples in clear view from the house. The ground floor accommodates the living areas along with a yoga room for the family with full height glass windows which overlooks a lily pond just outside, connecting the interior with exterior. The view of the lily pond enhances the serenity of the living room and yoga room with a clear view. The absence of built up forms around the site further adds onto the uninterrupted views from the house. The central space has a large courtyard with a provision for puja room, surrounded by patches of lawn with stepping stones as entry access. A staircase extends along the central volume of the house with a huge cut out at the centre. These cutouts and green courts tend to become the common thread tying the spaces , as the user perceives them constantly creating an interesting alternating pattern of light and shade. The predominant white facades of the exterior are broken with selective walls being stone cladded. The views are framed by the large windows and overhanging slabs. Linear patterns of light and shadow are created by the pergola patterns. On the exterior, the house gradually melts away into a composition of vertical lines as one walks towards it. The exterior is treated in a minimalist style and it spreads across the site emphasizing the horizontality of the form with its cantilevered slab over large span which also equips the house as a shading device from the harsh sunlight. The implementation of the overhanging slabs tend to lay emphasis on the horizontal axis which expresses grandeur and stability.
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