Matharoo Associates

Stripped Mobius House

Stripped Mobius House
© Bharat Aggarwal

STRIPPED MOBIUS HOUSE

Matharoo Associates

AREA
1280 m²

YEAR
2017

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Artemide, BONALDO, Cassina, Flos, Luceplan, Pianca, Tacchini, Arcedior, Hybec, Jaguar, Lexerus,

MANUFACTURERS
Savi Décor, Trimble Navigation, Venezia

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Vagish Naganur

LOCATION
Ahmedabad, India

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Komal Matharoo

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT
Rushabh Consultants

HVAC CONSULTANT
Pankaj Dharkar Associates

CLIENTS
Mr.YogeshBhavsar, Mr.TanmayBhavsar

PLUMBING CONSULTANTS
Aqua Designs

ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR
Gurjit Singh Matharoo

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT
JIT Engineering

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Vyapti Builders

TEXT
Krishna Mistry, Trisha Patel

CATEGORY
Houses, House Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

The house for a real estate developer situated in the western suburbs of Ahmedabad, is on a secured plot abutted by an embellished villa on the East and large villas towards the North and West.

Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner
Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner

The design is developed to screen this avoidable context of neighboring properties, while simultaneously negotiating Vaastu- the strict ancient guidelines that govern the shape and placement of spaces, water bodies and courts, down to the orientation of water closets and choice of colour.

The composition consists of a simple construct of two double storied rectangular blocks placed parallel to each other and oriented along the North-South axis.

East block functions as the guest wing with the public functions entrance, formal living, guest room and kitchen, while the West Block includes the private ones like master bedroom, parents' room and bedrooms for both children.

Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner
Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner

The void between the two blocks plays host to the family living and dining spaces, a temple and large shaded verandahs that open to gardens on the North and South.

The regularity of these cuppadah sand stone clad boxes is broken by a curved wall in bare concrete that extends along all three axes.

It begins at the entrance and encircles the kitchen to form a utility yard outside, before it meanders into the dining space, nestling the living area and temple along the way.

Stripped Mobius House
© Bharat Aggarwal
Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner
Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner

The intersecting also rises up from the verandah to enclose the lounge at the upper level, and turns into a floating curved slab that looms over the central volume.

The epitome of these embryo interior is in the basement, where the solid curves as rendered with light from above and reflected against transparent glass planes making a profound juxtaposition.

The play of this seemingly infinite loop of fluid planes in bare concrete simulates a mobius strip, and modulates the space to be one that is inside and yet outside, contained and yet spilled, lofty and yet intimate.

Stripped Mobius House
© Bharat Aggarwal
Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner
Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner


Stripped Mobius House
© Bharat Aggarwal
Stripped Mobius House
© Edmund Sumner


Stripped Mobius House
Ground Floor Plan
Stripped Mobius House
First Floor Plan


Stripped Mobius House
Section and Elevation

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