DESIGN CONCEPT
The spatial layout of this residence revolves around reconciling the orientation of the plot in relation to the adjacent highway with the desire to create living quarters that are aligned to the cardinal directions in the quest for better vastu and light and air. The large void one encounters at the entrance funnels visitors through an entrance door and then down a winding corridor that finally terminates at the living quarters, far from the noise and dust of the highway. The main house is divided into 9 squares with the corners occupied generally by bedrooms and other living areas which are in turn separated by double height volumes of light and air. This creates an airy and transparent spatial layout. The junction between the two said grids is occupied by a walled courtyard that owes its configuration to the great disconnect between these two grids and is in many ways an extension of the interior living areas.
