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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. AQUA VILLA in New Delhi, India by Studio SymbiosisJanuary 15th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Studio Symbiosis The Aqua Villa located in the heart of Lutyens Delhi has been designed as a sensitive building, sitting in harmony with its surroundings. The design is an outcome of overlap and interaction of the design parameters of movement patterns, solar studies, soft-subtle transition zones, interaction of built and landscape and of the old and the new.  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis
 Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis The design form emerges and flows out of the existing building. The lines of the first floor bridge connection to the existing house emanate and disperse on the site. INTERLOCKING SPACES Aqua villa has a swimming pool sitting amidst the design. It creates a soft transition zone between the proposed villa, the landscape and the existing house, modulating and amalgamating these varied elements into one interlocking system.  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis MOVEMENT PATTERNS The movement patterns lead to a three point access to the proposal. The first one is through a covered walkway connected connecting the existing house to the new with a water wall along the transition space. The second connection is for guests coming in evening from the side walkway which travels along the landscape and creates a more semi private entrance to the building. The third is a service entry for the staff and nanny from the north east boundary of the proposal, which ensures there is no cross movement of the staff through the villa.  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis ELEGANCE The façade is designed in a way that it continues from the existing building and then starts to respond to the program of the new building. A sense of elegance has been imbibed in the façade of the building with the lines moving effortlessly over the proposal. Grand glass doors have been integrated into the proposal. BUILT-LANDSCAPE The relationship of the built to landscape was very important in the design. The interior spaces flow out onto the landscape on the ground floor and on the upper floors deep luxurious sit out areas overlook the pool / green. FUNCTIONAL GRADIENT The space allocation has been done in a way that there is gradation from public to private. The ground floor has been designed as semi private while the first floor is completely private. TRANSFORMATIONAL SPACES In an event of a gathering the spaces on the ground floor open up and work in coherence with each other to create one grand experiential space. SUSTAINABILITY INTEGRATED Solar studies have been an integral part of the design process to achieve ambient light and shadow condition on the sundeck and inside the villa.The pool centered in the courtyard is creating evaporative cooling in summer. Balcony cantilever depth depending on summer sun angle to shade direct sun light and to let thewinter sun in during the cold winter season.  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis  Image Courtesy © Studio Symbiosis
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