URBAN HOUSE

AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

Plot Area: 25,100 sq ft

Built Up Area: 7,375 sq ft
Project Timeline: 2014 – 2016
Project Cost: INR 6,000 – 8,000 per sq ft

SPACE DYNAMIX, MUMBAI

Principal Architects: Manjunath Hathwar, Ashutosh Wad
Project Team: Hunny Panchal, Purti Agarwal

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The traditional concept of Indian Haveli represents royalty, cultural,

values, and beliefs. Thoughtful space planning, placement of

openings like windows and jharokhas, give individual spaces and

the overall structure, more meaning. Set in Ahmedabad city, this

residence speaks a fluent urban design language yet it’s design

foundation is inspired from the concept of the havelis.

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The richness of the landscape and greens, allows the natural experiences and
peaceful environment to prevail across the property. The house consists of a
central communal courtyard surrounded by a verandah on all sides branching out
into individual rooms. This concept is but radically reinterpreted and adapted to a
contemporary context in the design of this house.
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The façade defines a cluster of blocks with glazed windows and conveys the idea
of openness through the house. This gives an extroverted character to the house
that communicates with landscapes and it also eases of communication across
the internal spaces and levels. This creates an ongoing dialogue also allowing for
effective daylight dispersion throughout the house.

The initial design of the house was considered on a single plot of around 12,000 sq
ft with the brief to maximize the garden area. This was achieved by arranging the
house towards the periphery in an L shape and keeping the rest of the plot vacant.
The adjoining plot was purchased during construction.
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Above: Entrance Porch

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Top: Entrance Foyer

Above: Entrance foyer looking into the living room
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Above: Private living area on ground floor

Above: Views of the formal living room

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Above: Family room

There are five bedrooms, five bathrooms a formal living room, family room, a study,
and a powder room. The formal living room gets a panoramic view of the garden.
It juts into a vacant space on one side thus forming a virtual courtyard enclosed
on three sides. The central courtyard opens out onto a large garden space subtly
making the house a part of it.
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Above: Views of the courtyard overlooking the lawn

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Above: Kitchen Island

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Above: Views of the bedroom on ground floor

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Above: Views of the bathroom attached to ground floor bedroom

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The staircase is designed as a sculptural element composed of staggered alternate

blocks of statuario marble and wood. A slit of skylight that allows daylight to filter
through the entire staircase space. Installation of custom fabricated in lights in
aluminum adorns the ceiling above.
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Above: View from the frist floor corridor

The spatial arrangement respects the privacy of the rooms. The extensions of
the rooms comes in form of the attached outdoor spaces like terraces, decks and
balconies. This also encourages the connection with nature. Additionally, the South
facade has minimum fenestrations to minimize heat gain.
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Above: Master bedroom lounge on first floor

The bedrooms are crafted to give a luxury experience to the user. This is made
possible by integrating elegant ensuites and closet areas. These seamlessly merge
into each other but can be visually partitioned when required. Every bathroom also
has a naturally lit, green landscaped space providing a visual relief and a feeling of
well-being every time one enters. A conscious attempt is made to avoid creating
dead spaces that do not contribute to the overall feel and flow.
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Above: Views of the Master bedroom bathroom

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Above: Views of the bedroom 3, bathroom and basin detail

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Above: Views of the bedroom 4

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Above: Views of the bathroom of bedroom 4

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Above: Views of the study

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Above: Vestibule leading to study

The interior spaces are bathed in luxury. The concept of interiors is influenced by
modern planning principles of continuity throughout the house in the form of a
homogeneous material palette of grey and brown. The striking grey marble, paired
with bog oak veneer is enhanced by accents of wallpaper, feature marbles, bespoke
installations to add character to individual areas. Spaces flow into each other and
walls dissolve into screens or glazed partitions that allow interaction between
spaces as well as with the user.
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W.C.
waterbody STORE
ROOM
900MM
WIDE
utility ELEC.
PLANTER
fire place dn PANEL
CLOSET
SHOWER TOILET
DECK SERVANT
MANDIR
ROOM

water body powder

toilet
KITCHEN TOILET

DECK
BEDROOM 2
FAMILY ROOM
DINING

DECK

UP

lawn

DECK
SHOWER
PARTY LAWN CLOSET
TOILET
W.C.

FORMAL
LIVING BEDROOM 1

FOYER

ENTRANCE parking parking

UP

Site Plan
N

SITE LAYOUT
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W.C.
waterbody STORE
ROOM
utility ELEC.
PANEL
CLOSET
SHOWER TOILET
DECK SERVANT
MANDIR
ROOM

powder
toilet
KITCHEN TOILET

BEDROOM 2
FAMILY ROOM
DINING

DECK

UP

lawn

DECK
SHOWER

CLOSET
TOILET
W.C.

FORMAL
LIVING BEDROOM 1

FOYER

ENTRANCE parking parking

UP

Ground Floor Plan

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SHOWER
TERRACE COURT

CLOSET

W.C.

BEDROOM 3
BEDROOM 4 STUDY
ROOM

SHOWER
TERRACE
CLOSET

W.C.
TERRACE

UP

DN

SHOWER

CLOSET

W.C.

MASTER
TERRACE BEDROOM

First Floor Plan

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TERRACE FLOOR LVL

+ 8.50M LVL

FIRST FLOOR LVL

+ 4.70M LVL

GROUND FLOOR LVL

+ 0.90M LVL
+ 0.00M LVL

east side elevation

TERRACE FLOOR LVL

+ 8.50M LVL

FIRST FLOOR LVL

+ 4.70M LVL

GROUND FLOOR LVL

+ 0.90M LVL
+ 0.00M LVL
north side elevation
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TERRACE FLOOR LVL

+ 8.50M LVL

FIRST FLOOR LVL

+ 4.70M LVL

GROUND FLOOR LVL

+ 0.90M LVL
+ 0.00M LVL

south side elevation

TERRACE FLOOR LVL

+ 8.50M LVL

FIRST FLOOR LVL

+ 4.70M LVL

GROUND FLOOR LVL

+ 0.90M LVL
+ 0.00M LVL

west side elevation

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TOILET DETAILS - SAURIN'S ROOM

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SON'S TOILET DETAILS

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x
front elevation 'b' side elevation 'a'

UP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

27 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
DNb
a a

key plan
STAIRCASE DETAILS

proposed interior layout of bungalow for PROJECT: Mr.Patel

DATE: 29.04.2014
mr.patel at ahmedabad
102,1ST FLOOR,MAHIM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,OFF MORI ROAD,NEAR KHILNANI SCHOOL,MAHIM(W),MUMBAI-400 016
TEL: +91 22 24444300 TELEFAX: +91 22 24444306 spacedynamix@gmail.com

SCALE: N.T.S. TITLE: STAIRCASE DETAILS

Staircase Details
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elevation b elevation c

elevation a elevation d elevation e

DETAIL X

e d c
table base
dimension

plan STUDY TABLE DETAIL

Study Table Details

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PRODUCT & MATERIAL APPLICATIONS

Windows: Shailja Aluminium Stone: Coffee Brown, Steel Grey Riverwash
Tiles / Furniture / Carpet / Rugs: Various Finish
from Turquoise Security: Yale
Lighting: Maroo Lights Air Conditioning: Mitsubishi
Colour: Asian Paints Home Automation: Berker
Sanitaryware: Duravit from Turquoise Marble: Astramoz, Matrix, Monte Pulciano,
Bath Fittings: Grohe from FCML Bronze Statuario from Classic Marble
Furnishing: Various from Bharat Company
Furnishings
Wallpaper: Khroma, Tapetex, Innovations KEY CONTRIBUTORS
from Magnus Corp Structural: Dipesh Mewada 
Hardware: Hafele, Dorma Landscape: Space Dynamix
Kitchen Sink: Nirali
Ply / Laminates: Greenlam PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS
Veneer: From Space One Radhika Pandit

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