Khosla Associates

House by the Park

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau

HOUSE BY THE PARK

Khosla Associates

background-color: rgba(184, 176, 176, 1)LEAD ARCHITECTS
Sandeep Khosla, Amaresh Anand

PROJECT TEAM ARCHITECTURE
Nikhil Shetty

PROJECT TEAM INTERIOR
Anusha YS, Nisarg Shah

MANUFACTURERS
Bathroom fixtures, Kitchen and Wardrobes, Kota Stone Flooring, Ritikaa Woods, Wooden Flooring

CONTRACTOR
Hi-Tech Constructions

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fabien Charuau

AREA
93 m²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Bengaluru, India

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The ‘House by the Park’ is responsive to its environment, flanked by a building to its north, a shady street to its east and a triangulated park to its south with its resident old trees.

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau

The design response on the north cleverly shields the built-up views through a series of angled concrete fins that span 3 floors of the structure, bringing in a quality of soft and diffused east light into the interiors.

Contrastingly, the response to the park on the south is completely open and it is the dialogue between the built form and park that changes from space to space.

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau

The double height wooden decked south verandah opens up vertically to welcome the tall branches in, while the master bedroom frames another old tree trunk.

One of the most interesting elements is the folded plate Mild steel and wood staircase that flanks the concrete fins, and runs vertically on all 3 levels.

Its strategic location to the north was necessary in order to open up the living spaces and bedrooms at each level to unobstructed south views of the Park, while intelligently shielding views to the north.

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau

While moving through this spine there are views of the park through square cutouts on each level. Conversely from the living areas the square cutouts frame the staircase and fins like a graphic artwork, almost negating the need of a painting.

The materials used outside were a response to the dense natural vegetation surrounding the house. We wanted to use tactile materials that would be in harmony with nature.

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau

The concrete, corten steel, ribbed wood and polished cement all have a textural quality to them, and feel warm when juxtaposed with the surrounding green.

The interior shell has large swathes of polished kota stone, ribbed timber on the ceiling and sustainable wood door and window frames through the house.

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau

The carpet area of 8000 sft is spatially organized as follows. The ground floor comprises public spaces like the foyer, informal and formal living rooms, the dining room , Kitchen, a guest bedroom and a generous South Verandah overlooking the park.

The first floor has an open family room, the master bedroom and 2 children’s rooms.

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau

Finally the second floor has the third children’s room, an entertainment lounge leading to a large open terrace.

The plinth of the house which sits 8ft above the road due to its contoured site is negotiated gently via steps flanked by a series of layered concrete and corten steel walls.

The 5-bedroom house on 3 levels orients itself and takes advantage of the views on east and south, and is always in conversation with the surrounding green.

House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau


House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau
House by the Park
© Fabien Charuau


House by the Park
Plan - Ground Floor
House by the Park
Plan - First Floor
House by the Park
Plan - 2nd Floor
House by the Park
Cross Section

Khosla Associates
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Khosla Associates
No 18, 17th Main Rd, HAL 2nd Stage, A Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008, India