The House of Volumes

The House of Volumes

Modo Designs

The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani

ARCHITECTS
Modo Designs

STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND MEP
Setu Infrastructure

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
Arpan Shah

INTERIOR DESIGN
Anarr Gunjaria

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Amit Modha

PMC
Taral Shah

CONTRACTOR
United Engineers

PHOTOGRAPHS
Vinay Panjwani

AREA
10850 Ft²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Ahmedabad, India

CATEGORY
Houses

The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani

This house for a Gujarati family in western Ahmedabad, is designed around a courtyard as the archetypal space allowing natural elements and connected spaces.

The ground floor is assembled around the central courtyard with 2 bedrooms on the south side, a formal guest area, a workspace and gymnasium on the east, living and dining towards the north garden, and a kitchen adjoining the dining area.

The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani

The upper floor has 3 bedrooms on the west side, a home theatre on the South, while a lounge space is on the east overlooking the north garden and extending into an east-side terrace. 

This terrace becomes an outdoor entertainment area.

The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani

The house form is starker on the south roadside while the site has an expansive green space on the north and the form opens up as a double-height space to let the expanse of this green space be visible from lower and upper spaces.

These volumes of the double-height space on the north and the central courtyard allow lower and upper spaces to connect.

The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani

The external structure is exposed RCC construction, with fragments of exposed RCC taken within while complemented with white painted walls and wood paneling.

The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani


The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani


The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani
The House of Volumes
© Vinay Panjwani