PORCH HOUSE
DADA & Partners
ARCHITECTS
DADA & Partners
LOCATION
Nueva Delhi, India
CATEGORY
Houses
AREA
18000 ft²
YEAR
2018
PHOTOGRAPHS
Lightzone India
MANUFACTURERS
Alcoi Building Systems
LANDSCAPE
Oasis Design Group
INTERIORS
Habitat Architects
ARCHITECTS
Dada & Partners
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
SS Constructions
DESIGN TEAM
Mukul Arora, Samarth Sayal, Harsh Arora, Saurabh Sayal
STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT
P ARORA & ASSOCIATES PVT LTD
STEEL FABRICATION
Usmaan Steel Works
Text description provided by architect.
The porch house is set on 2-acre farmland designed with a generous court that faces the rising Sun.
As a design strategy all public rooms, Formal lounge, dining room, family lounge, and the bar all line the edge of this court in 'C' formation.
Beyond the built program, a large zinc-clad Porch holds a central position and looks out towards the landscaped court, as a 'third space' between the open and the built.
The entry into the house is also based on this similar idea of transitional spaces.
From a large frontcourt, one enters the house through a bridge through a tight gap between two large granite-clad walls.
A slim linear reflective water body defines this transitional space.
The upper floor holds 3 master bedrooms and 3 kid’s bedrooms because the lower one has one master bedroom guest bedroom.
The courtyard is a mix of water elements as well as hard-paved landscape spaces.
The large swimming pool and reflective water bodies toward the east are arranged in a classical alignment that enhances the visual geometry of the building.
