The brief was to design a house for a father son duo, who had recently lost the lady of the house.

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Architects: Charged Voids

Location: Karnal, India

Architect In Charge: Aman Aggarwal

Design Team: Rahul Vig, Nikita Kakkar

Area: 370.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Nakul Jain

3 D Visualizer: Haneet Khanna

Client Name: Mr. Abhayjeet Saini

Structure Consultant: Pankaj Chopra

Water Body: Madhhu irritech; Uttam Singh

M S Fabricator: Lohar creations; Anil Dhiman

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Text description provided by the architects. The brief was to design a house for a father son duo, who had recently lost the lady of the house.
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CONCEPTThe idea was to design a house that brings its occupants in close contact with elements of nature in order to lend a strong spiritual character. The overall concept was devised as the free plan with interconnecting volumes, that emphasize the sense of nothingness overlooking the courtyard & a blank stone wall painted in light.  Spaces like courtyard & verandah were reinterpreted to suit the urban context

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PLANNINGThe plan was organized around a northern courtyard & water body with the central space i.e., the living room looking into it. The entrance was conceived through a screened verandah overlooking the water body on one side...