这座房子位于喀拉拉邦首府一个非常拥挤的半城市地区的222平方米的小地块上，被邻近教育机构的三层教室所俯瞰。客户–一个由工程师、医生和他们的儿子组成的小家庭，希望他们的家能成为繁忙地区拥挤喧嚣中的一片私人和家庭绿洲。这给设计带来了严峻的挑战，但在密集的城市环境中，这也是典型的住宅设计要求。最终的设计方案选择了长方体围护结构，前立面采用了砖块格子立面。这种方法有助于最大限度地扩大建筑面积，同时允许空气流通而不影响居住者的隐私。

The house sited on a small 222m2 plot in a very crowded semi urban locality in Kerala’s capital city is overlooked by three floors of classrooms of an adjacent educational institution. The Clients – a small family comprising of an engineer, a doctor & their son, wanted their home to be a private and homely oasis amidst the crowded bustle of their busy locality. This presented an acute design challenge, but nonetheless was also typical for residential briefs in dense urban contexts. The design solution that evolved opted for a cuboid envelope, perforated with a brick lattice façade for the front elevation. This approach helped maximize built-up area, whilst allowing for air circulation without sacrificing privacy for the occupants.

底层有一个有盖的双车门廊，有独立的起居室和餐厅，两间卧室，有更衣室和厕所，一个开放式厨房，相邻的工作区和杂物区。一楼的起居室和客卧都通过大窗户通向前面的草坪，从而受益于扩展空间的感觉。一楼有两间套间卧室，有穿衣区，以及家庭图书馆、书房和健身房的 “组合空间”。

The ground floor has a covered double-car porch, sit out, separate living and dining rooms, two bedrooms with dress rooms and toilets, an open kitchen, adjacent work and utility areas. Both the Living Room and Guest Bedroom on the ground floor opens out to the front lawn via large windows, thereby benefiting from a perception of extended space. The first floor has two ensuite bedrooms with walk-through dress area, as well as ‘combo spaces’ for a home library, study and gym.

在垂直方向上，内部空间通过双层高的裸露砖块完成的采光井联系在一起，明显地将餐厅向上扩展，并在体验上使其成为家庭的锚点。通过一个狭窄的内部庭院，将景观带入建筑围护结构中，使其更加突出，庭院中的植物从上方沐浴着阳光，从而创造出一种变化但令人愉悦的效果。开放式的厨房规划沿着一条轴线进一步延伸出相邻的餐厅，然后也向后方的景观平台开放。

Vertically the internal spaces are tied together by means of the double-height exposed brick finished light well visibly expanding the dining room upwards, and experientially making it the anchor point of the home. This is accentuated by bringing in landscaping into the building envelope via a narrow internal courtyard decked with planting bathed with sunlight from above -thus creating a changing but pleasing effect across the day. Open kitchen plan further extends out the adjacent dining room along one axis, and then also opens out to a landscaped deck towards the rear.

设计理念的简约性在整个房子使用的定制家具中得到了进一步的体现。这种方法也体现在室内设计中–从厨柜的颜色，到衣柜，软装饰等–与砖和石膏的诱人颜色很好地融合在一起。同样，开放式厨房和其精心的内部细节设计给人以美妙的审美感觉，并与功能相吻合。

The minimalist nature of the design philosophy deployed finds further expression in the custom-built furniture used throughout the house. This approach also finds expression in the interior design- from colour of kitchen cabinets, to wardrobes, the soft furnishing et al – to blend well with the inviting colour of brick and plaster finish. Similarly open kitchen and its careful interior detailing gives a wonderful aesthetic feel dovetailed with functionality.

裸露的砖块与交替的石膏表面的并列，给内部和外部的立面都带来了微妙的触感。这所房子是一个例子，说明裸露的砖头房子可以非常现代，而不一定是乡村风格。房子的整体形式一直保持简单–柏拉图式的长方体，前面有一个轻微的倾斜，这是由场地决定的。这与正面的砖格处理相辅相成，为上层的生活和睡眠空间提供了亟需的隐私，同时允许凉风畅通无阻地进入，促进空气循环。

The juxtaposition of exposed brickwork with alternating plastered surfaces endows a subtle touch to both internal and external facades. This house is an example of how an exposed brick house can be very modern and not necessarily rustic. Overall form of the house has been kept simple- platonic cuboid with a slight slant in front, as dictated by the site. This is complemented by use of brick lattice treatment on the front façade to engender much needed privacy for living and sleeping spaces on upper floor, whilst allowing unhindered entry of cooling breezes for air circulation.

所采用的规划方案允许空间相互流动，同时保持流通和生活空间的明确。房子里的每一个地方都平静地散发着魅力和视觉美感，并优雅地满足了最初的设计理念，即使在密集的城市环境中，也能获得隐蔽的家庭式庇护。

The planning scheme employed allows spaces to flow into one other, whilst keeping circulation and living spaces well defined. Every place in the house calmly radiates charm and visual beauty and has elegantly addressed original design brief for secluded, homely sanctuary even in the crowded setting of its dense urban milieu.

Architects: Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS
Area : 220 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Justin Sebastian
Manufacturers : Ikea, Jaquar, Changi Lighting, Decowood, Electrodynamic, Geosam, Prisha, Trojan, Tulip & Hybec
Lead Architect : Srijit Srinivas
Design Team : Remya Raveendran, Sriya S., Deepika
Project Coordinator : Kumaraswami A.
Civil Contractor : Judeson Antony
Landscape Contractor : Jacob Klavara
Electrical Contractor : Anilkumar B.
Clients : Mr. Rajnath R. & Dr. Preetha B.
Text Author : J. George
City : Thiruvananthapuram
Country : India