阿什福德大厦位于班加罗尔（印度）市中心的一块12800平方英尺的祖传地产上，是为新一代而建的，6个家庭可以居住在这里，享受最好的集体生活，同时拥有自己的私人空间。现有结构的古老性必须在新的建筑形式中找到新的生命。这成为建造材料调色板和连接现有景观的动力因素。该建筑以南北方向为导向，每层规划有2个单元。为了减少阳光的照射，南面规划了凹陷的平台和垂直的鳍状物作为私人区域。通过仔细考虑玻璃的位置来控制开放性和隐私。Jaali/Mashrabiyas被用作一种象征性的姿态，反映了当时存在的对过去的记忆。这些屏风也作为视觉障碍，带来了阳光下的图案。
Located on an ancestral property of 12,800 sqft in central Bangalore (India), Ashford House is built for the new generation where 6 families could reside, enjoying the best of collective living while having their own private spaces. The antiquity of the existing structure had to find a new life with the new built form. This became the motivating factor for building the material palette and connecting with the existing landscape. The building is oriented in a north-south direction with 2 units planned per level. To cut down on the sun, the southern side was planned with recessed decks and vertical fins for the private areas. Openness and privacy are controlled through careful consideration of glazing positions. Jaali/Mashrabiyas were used as a symbolic gesture reflecting the memories of the past, which existed back then. These screens also act as visual barriers and bring in patterns highlighted by the sunlight.
外墙的北面是用鳍状物战略性地规划的，以获得北方的光线。在内部，该结构是由Porotherm空心粘土砖和印度当地的花岗岩和砂岩组成的，具有隔热性能。整个建筑形式，特别是砖块组件是高度手工制作的，其中垂直的鳍状物及其弯曲的边缘是用砖块建造的，每一个尺寸都必须经过测量和切割。外墙表现了其构成中固有的纹理和颜色的变化。 这种材料调色板的选择是为了在美学上相互补充，同时也是对过去时代的一种颂扬。
The northern side of the façade is planned with fins planned strategically to get in the northern light. Internally, the structure is built in Porotherm hollow clay blocks which have thermal insulation properties along with Local Indian Granites & Sandstones. The entire built form, especially the brick components is highly handcrafted, where the vertical fins with their curved edges are constructed using bricks where every size had to be measured and cut. The façade expresses the variations in texture and color inherent within its composition. This material palette was selected to complement each other aesthetically and also as an ode to the bygone era.
南侧形成了建筑的主入口，两边是现有的两棵树。这两棵树有着祖先的根，拱形的入口也是对它们的回应。拱门的抛物线形式被计划用来加强体量的连接。这种关系因其与拱门的锥形底座的互动而得到进一步加强。抛物线拱门被规划为一个入口天棚，在两侧的基座上支撑着拱门的渐变端，整个施工过程对现场条件来说是具有挑战性的。抛物线拱门的施工方法是先在当地工厂准备好骨架，然后现场组装。
The southern side formed the main entrance to the building which was flanked by 2 existing trees. The trees held ancestral roots and the arched portal responded to them. The parabolic form of the arch was planned to reinforce the connection of volumes. The relationship is further enhanced by the interaction it performs with the tapering base of the arch. The parabolic arch, planned as an entrance canopy rested on pedestals on either side supporting the tapering end of the arch with the entire construction process was challenging with respect to the site conditions. The construction methodology of the parabolic arch was planned with the skeleton first being readied in a local factory and assembled on-site.
之后，有两层砖，中间夹着75毫米厚的混凝土，用最少的钢筋，同时敏感地围绕两端现有的大树工作。整个组装是由现场的当地劳动力完成的，整个过程花了两个多月的时间。该建筑的所有工作都是作为一个有选择的环境过滤器，加强了班加罗尔地区气候的最佳成分，同时保持了当地的理念，精心制作的细节。拥抱新的生活方式，同时保留家族所珍视的根基，”阿什福德之家 “被规划为灵魂的灵性顿悟。
Post this, there were 2 Layers of Bricks, with a 75mm thick concrete sandwiched between them with minimum reinforcement, while sensitively working around 2 large existing trees on both ends. The entire assembly was done with local labor from the site and the process took a little more than 2 months to complete. The building, with all its workings, functions as a selective environmental filter, enhancing the best components of the regional climate of Bangalore while keeping the idea of the local, crafted details intact. Embracing the new lifestyle while preserving the roots that have been cherished by the family ‘The Ashford House’ is planned as a Spiritual epiphany for the soul.
Architects: The Purple Ink Studio
Area : 22800 ft²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Reshma Kamath
Manufacturers : Atlas Schindler, Kohler, Prashali Bricks, Wiernerberger India
Lead Architects : Akshay Heranjal
Structural Consultants : Design Ventures Pvt Ltd
MEP Consultants : Cratis Designers Pvt Ltd
Project Architect : Priyanka Bankapur
Project Engineer : Jaikumar
Landscape Design : Aditi Pai
Interiors : VIDYA
City : Bangalore
Country : India