Residential
A concept study for a contemporary family residence that reimagines the traditional Indian veranda as a series of connected outdoor living spaces.
Unbuilt concept study · imagery is conceptual
The concept begins with a useful contradiction: a family home that feels open to gardens and sky on a 40×60 plot hemmed in by neighbouring properties in a dense Bengaluru neighbourhood. Privacy and expansiveness pull in opposite directions, so the plan turns inward and treats the boundary as the beginning of the architecture rather than its limit.
The traditional South Indian veranda — a shaded threshold between room and garden — is the organising idea. The proposed house unfolds as interconnected volumes, each opening onto a covered outdoor space. Inward-facing courtyards are staggered across levels so rooms can borrow private views of green.
A double-height living space with operable clerestory windows is intended to support stack ventilation by drawing courtyard air through the plan. Exposed concrete, reclaimed teak, and handmade terracotta form a palette selected for further testing against Bengaluru’s climate, maintenance needs, and project budget.
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Process
Sun-path, breeze, and neighbour sight-line mapping on the 40×60 plot
Inward-facing courtyards staggered across levels; veranda as threshold
Stack-ventilation sizing, clerestory studies, courtyard planting plan
Working drawings for exposed concrete, reclaimed teak, and terracotta
Passive-cooling and material targets identified for site-specific validation