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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. The BRICKHAUS in Kerala, India by Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTSDecember 5th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS Structural challenges Working with exposed brick in itself is a great challenge – a delicate balance between brick work and exposed concrete is important for the aesthetic balance and beauty of the house. The house had to be special everywhere – for example you don’t see a white color contrast lintel at lintel level in this house.  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios
 Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios Design challenges A very open plan- called for minimum support walls and pillars inside. The hierarchy of spaces was carefully handled. We tried to bring nature in while giving maximum importance to privacy by using jali work for good air flow too. The first impression that one would get from the house: The house design is in a way that it as fresh look and special look – not like many boring contemporary buildings that mostly lacks even composition and also not like the typical Kerala traditional that is imitated often elsewhere.  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios The clients wanted different bright colours in each room – this was a big challenge because we felt this would marr the whole charm of the house – so we took the essence of what they wished to have- namely bright and colorful interiors- so we told them the benefits and warmth and beauty of exposed brick. “The BRICKHAUS naturally evokes a feel of nostalgia- of quietly taking the occupants back to days past, and to idyllic memories.” – explaining this: The Brickhaus has a very homely feel. When we were children, when we went to our ancestral house, we used to see there cement plastered floors, sloping roofed houses which were more connected to nature, which had value in their design when compared to many contemporary buildings of today. The Brickhaus has an intrinsic value in design, in the materials used. Nature also brought in + uncluttered exterior yard and landscape etc.- thus we are reminded of the old good days when we were children when most houses somewhat looked similar and traditional & aesthetically pleasing too.  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios A word about the custom-built furniture, artwork on the wall in the bedroom, on the staircase, etc. : All Furniture were designed by us and we gave detailed drawings, we selected fabric, cushion, and our team executed the work. Since the lady of the house is a trained dancer, we wanted to bring in the house something related to dance – so we used her dancing pose photo itself on the stair wall as a big picture printed on canvas. In the dining room we converted her photo into a black and white sketch and printed on canvas. In the Ground floor Master bedroom, above the back rest we use CNC cutting of different poses of dance on teak wood. The trophies you seen in the living room shelf were won by the lady of the house for dance and those received by kids for abacus Olympiad, lawn tennis and various other competitions.  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios The most vibrant space in the house : The most vibrant space in the house is the combined space of dining room+ the double height courtyard with brick flooring and swing + the living room. Managing the storage: The wardrobes in Ground floor are from floor to ceiling in master bedroom- in ground floor master bedroom there are two wardrobes, one in the dressing room and one in the bedroom space. The clients wanted plenty of storage space. The inverter and play equipment are placed below the stair in an inconspicuously designed shelf having air passage.  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios  Image Courtesy © Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS
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