Planted balconies encompass open residing areas at this home in Bangalore, designed by Indian studio 4site Architects for a nature-loving household.
Named Home of Greens, the four-bedroom house is knowledgeable by Bangalore’s historical past of inexperienced areas and parks, which have earned it the moniker of the “backyard metropolis” of India.
“As a tribute to Bangalore, the theme of the home is to replicate the backyard and abundance of inexperienced areas,” 4site Architect’s founder Chandrakant Kanthigavi instructed Dezeen.
“The idea of the home was rigorously conceived to supply a backyard expertise in each area,” he added.
The rectilinear quantity of Home of Greens is outlined by its outsized ground plates, which prolong outwards to supply area for big backyard terraces edged with trailing vegetation.
Coming into through a parking area and porch sheltered by one in every of these ground plates, a paved path leads into the house’s entrance space. Past it is a giant L-shaped residing, eating and kitchen area, which hugs the rear backyard.
On this residing area, a double-height area has been carved out and lined with folding, wood-framed glass doorways that open onto the rear backyard.
On the alternative facet of the house, a prayer room sits alongside a smaller, extra non-public backyard with a paved path main previous the primary bed room to a seating space on the entrance of the house.
Above, a extra non-public household lounge is flanked by two further bedrooms and a examine, and on the second ground, one other bed room sits alongside a health club that opens onto the Home of Greens’ giant rooftop terrace.
The house’s exterior finishes are pared again to create a plain backdrop for the in depth planting. On the primary ground and jap facade, a wall of textured, brown laterite stone is punctured by slender openings.
For the interiors, extra up to date finishes are mixed with the work of native artists and craftspeople, together with a butterfly chandelier in the lounge and chicken murals on the primary ground.
“We wished to create a ‘pavilion-like’ setting for all frequent areas, [and] now we have weaved a standard theme of a biophilic materials palette that enhances the outside ambiance,” mentioned Kanthigavi.
Different properties not too long ago accomplished in India embrace The Infinite Rise by Earthscape Studio and a skylit residence by A Threshold that gives a “seamless transition between indoor and outside residing”.
The images is by Ekansh Goel of Studio Recall.
