Simple aesthetics, a minimal material palette and connections to nature are the main drivers of the design of the Skewed House, the architect?s debut through his firm Studio Lagom. The standalone 11,000-square-foot villa seeks to create an oasis of serenity in Surat?s typical urban milieu through a programme that departs from the typical planning of this typology.

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Architects: Studio Lagom

Location: Surat, India

Principal Architect: Hardik Shah

Design Team: Sweta Gajiwala Doriwala, Kruti Sheta-Patel (Interior Styling)

Area: 11000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2017

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Landscape Architects: Umesh & Prachi Wakaley (Roots Designs)

Structure: Jayesh Dalal
Contractor: Parsottam Gajjar & Kalpesh Patel

Plumbing: Burhanali Shaikh (Bhai bhai Contractor)

Electrical: Satish Patel

Carpenter: Surjit Suthar

Flooring: Jyoti Marble Art

Color: Bhupendra Thakur (Surat Painter)

Artists: Kruti Sheta-Patel, Satyadip Vadnere & Hemant Saho (Artitude) and Grishma Verma

Home Theater & Acoustics: Jignesh Khatiwala (Absolute Sound) & Rolins Roy

Area Of Plot: 14,000 sq ft

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From the architect. Simple aesthetics, a minimal material palette and connections to nature are the main drivers of the design of the Skewed House, the architect?s debut through his firm Studio ...