KĀ House

KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company

KĀ HOUSE

Studio Sangath

ARCHITECTS
Studio Sangath

CLIENTS
Komal & Anand Sanchorawala

CONSTRUCTION
Japan Shah

ENGINEERING
Japan Shah

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Sönke Hoof

MANUFACTURERS
Graphisoft, Duravit, Greenply, Asian Paints, Corvi, Greenlam, Hybec, Kaff, Piccolo Mosaic, Samsung

DESIGN TEAM
Sonke Hoof, Namrata Sah, Vivek Gajjar, Dhruv Gusain, Niccolo Calabrese De Feo

YEAR
2019 

LOCATION
Ahmedabad, India

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architects.

KĀ House is a private residence for a family of four, located in a quiet neighborhood in the western outskirts of Ahmedabad.

The appearance from outside is a cluster of solid red blocks.

KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company
KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company
KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company

The blocks contain the private spaces, such as the bedrooms and the kitchen and are placed at the four corners of the building.

They are pushed apart to make space for the more public spaces such as living, dining and circulation.

The various parts of the building are spread over multiple levels, some just a few steps apart, increasing the spacial complexity of the house.

KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company
KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company

The openings are placed to cut direct sunlight, but natural daylight bounces and filters deep into all areas of the house.

The ground floor connects directly to the open spaces around the house. The rooms of the upper floor open up to private verandas or open courtyards.

KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company
KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company

The walls of KĀ House are finished with a local variant of Venetian plaster, where we have replaced marble dust with that of bricks.

The technique was developed with the local masons on site. The plaster is colored through and through and gives the residence its red color.

KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company


KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company
KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company
KĀ House
© Karan Gajjar / The Space Tracing Company


KĀ House
Ground Floor Plan
KĀ House
First Floor Plan


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