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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. QM House in Lagos, Nigeria by UCA – Urban & Contemporary ArchitectsJune 16th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Urban & Contemporary Architects This project possess a paradoxical challenge – the clients want a compact and not-so-big home, but they also want large spaces. In response to the brief, we started off by creating a simple compact box, the box was then gridded into nine smaller boxes with each box representing different spatial programme. The gridded box was later “defragmented” a little by repositioning two of the boxes. By moving the boxes, we maintained a compact form and sizeable interior spaces are made to appear larger as they open up onto the surroundings.  Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects
 Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects One of the major consideration in our design is how light comes into the building and starts to articulate the volume. The gentle morning light comes into the bedrooms to brighten up the moods. At lunch time, it comes into the pool area and refracts on the ceiling over the lounge and dining area in the dry kitchen. And in the evening, it comes into the formal lounge where you get the sunset. Large glazed areas and terraces on the first and pent floor afford residents gorgeous view of the creek.  Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects  Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects  Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects  Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects  Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects  Image Courtesy © UCA – Urban & Contemporary Architects
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