Shivaray Farms
shivaray farms
Studio Shunya
ARCHITECTS
Studio Shunya
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
STATUS
Built
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
YEAR
2022
LOCATION
Chittorgarh, India
TYPE
Residential › Private House, Landscape + Planning › Private Garden
A STEP TOWARDS LUXURY IN SUSTAINABILITY
With the growing number of people today willing to re-imbibe nature into architecture, studio shunya, through this project, not only helps in reviving some all-but-lost building traditions and craftsmanship of venerable india; it showcases how luxury and sustainability can go hand in hand, thereby inviting more people to the movement.
The architect focused on using only local materials and techniques for the project, even if it meant searching for months for local masons equipped with precise material knowledge to execute techniques such as araish finish (marble looking finish created using lime plaster) and thatch roof construction.
From building mud walls, constructing in-situ furniture and niches by local carpenters (using mud, brick and lime) and the use of local stones found around the region and carpentry which nostalgically to the olden forts, the architect kept the spirit of vernacular design at the core of the project.
Not only did the architectural and furniture designs promote local building techniques, the famous craftsmanship of rajasthan was utilised in the design of fenestration, hand-weaving burlap curtains made of jute and the dynamic flooring patterns used by the architect deliver an individualistic temperament to the interiors -the abundance of distinct natural stones in rajasthan setting the stage for it.
