Designed by Dipen Gada & Associates, this modern house is composed of patterned concrete and exposed brick. Situated on a much loved 4010 square foot green plot in Vadodara, India, the ambitious goal of a 5350 square feet home was achieved by designing the dwelling as a 3 floor structure. The architect also satisfied a […]

Designed by Dipen Gada & Associates, this modern house is composed of patterned concrete and exposed brick. Situated on a much loved 4010 square foot green plot in Vadodara, India, the ambitious goal of a 5350 square feet home was achieved by designing the dwelling as a 3 floor structure. The architect also satisfied a list of requirements which simply included 6 bedrooms, a home-theatre, living room, dining room, kitchen with store and utility area, lift, garden area, terrace garden and servant quarters. Exposed concrete is a strong visual inside the Patel?s residence too, utilised not just as a building material but as a substance of art to evoke atmosphere.
By extending the structure to three stories high to achieve the desired square footage, the architect was able to sensitively accommode established trees on the plot.

The cold look of concrete is jaxtaposed by rich wooden doors and colour dense glossy floors.

Pre-existing trees have even been granted growth space through the very structure itself, by piercing great holes in concrete volumes. 17 out of 20 trees were saved on the plot.

Much emphasis has been placed on the beauty o...