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The Terracotta House

The Terracotta House
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THE TERRACOTTA HOUSE

Studio Archohm

ARCHITECTS
Studio Archohm

PHOTOGRAPHS
Studio Naughts And Crosses

HVAC
Abid Hussain

DESIGN TEAM
Sourabh Gupta, Varun Sood,Tarak Murari, Amit Das, Vineet Rao, Maulik Yagnik, Sanjana Suri, Ashish Varshney, Naveen Rawat, 

CLIENT
Abhay and Ajay Gupta

ELECTRICAL
Archohm Consults

MECHANICAL
Archohm Consults

PMC
Ten on Ten

PLUMBING
Techno Engineering Consultants

LANDSCAPE
Masjid Nursery

STRUCTURAL
Paresh and Associates

CIVIL
Ten on Ten

FAÇADE
Archohm Consults

ENGINEERING
Archohm Consults

AREA
2154 ft²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Agra, India

The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses
The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses

Text description provided by architect.

The terracotta house stands like a warm oasis in conversation with its neighbor- Gupta residence. The house exemplifies a relationship between neutral grey concrete and earthy terracotta.

The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses
The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses

Terracotta tiles wrap the façade to mystify the lives within, and create a harmonious world outside with a walkway and lush greens. The residents of this abode are a family of five across three generations.

A color palette carrying white and earthy tones, welcomes a visitor with a voluminous double height entrance lobby and a bridge on the top that defines the experience of the journey throughout the house.

The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses
The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses

A floor water-mist feature can be savored sitting on mound in the garden, from the outhouse and the informal living- all at once.

Technology equipped with audiovisual control, almost every function in the house is smart, automated for ease of use.

The Terracotta House
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The Terracotta House
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The architecture of terracotta house shares the story of a contemporary Indian household.

The flux and difference in lifestyles, activities and daily routines across three generations, brought together seamlessly by the design of the space they live in.

The Terracotta House
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The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses
The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses

The personal living rooms are accessible from individual floors, as well as interconnected internally via a small staircase. 

The ground floor further houses a master bedroom and a room for the elderly, connected to a double height temple completely carved out of stone.

The Terracotta House
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The Terracotta House
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The Terracotta House
© Studio Naughts and Crosses

The master bedroom is a seamless space with distinguished functions without visual barriers.

The ground floor also features a double height formal living area- challenging the traditional scale and proportions.

A series of five paintings on a concrete wall depict the city’s skyline - starting from Taj mahal, concluding at the residence itself.

The Terracotta House
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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan


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Terrace Floor Plan
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Isometric Plan View
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