由Portal 92设计的The Hem House位于印度繁华的Muzaffarnagar镇，是一个占地3400平方米的住宅翻新和重建项目。以前的建筑是两个不对称的住宅结构，需要缝合起来创造一个整体的幻觉。设计意图是将这两座房子融合在一起，外立面被重新配置以达到同质化的外观。这是在一个固有的不对称系统中，通过追求实现模糊的对称感来实现的。
Located in the bustling town of Muzaffarnagar, India, The Hem House designed by Portal 92 is a residential refurbishment and redevelopment project sprawling across an area of 3400 sqm. The former establishment presented itself as two asymmetrical residential structures, that required stitching up to create an illusion of oneness. With a design intent to hem the two houses together, the façade was reconfigured to achieve a homogenous appearance. This was attempted by engaging in a pursuit to achieve a vague sense of symmetry in an inherently asymmetric system.
当走近Hem House时，人们会偶然发现一个比生命还重要的门廊，它帮助结构接地并将人们的注意力吸引到中央公共空间。这个体量被拉向前方，给房屋立面带来了一种独特的感觉，并巧妙地掩盖了每个房屋的两个独立的入口。一个水平的石头体量笼罩着第一层，有缝隙供植物穿过。这个由石头和绿色植物组成的帷幕也是一个延伸的阳台，可以通向广阔的景观前台。
On approaching the Hem House, one stumbles upon a larger-than-life portico, that helps ground the structure and draws one’s emphasis to the central common space. Tugged forward, the volume imposes a sense of singularity to the house façade and cleverly masks the two discrete entrances of each house. A horizontal stone volume envelops the first floor with slits for plants to droop through. This curtain veil of stone and greens also functions as an extended balcony that opens up to the vast landscaped front.
木制百叶窗的细节经过精心设计和制作，体现了无光和温暖，并创造了一种有组织的不对称感。木制细节的设计让人感觉很精致，它们被调整为执行各种功能。它们包含并吞噬着花盆，创造出悬挂在天花板上的支撑物的幻觉，并形成与建筑相交的栏杆细节。
Wooden louver details have been carefully designed and fabricated to imbibe lightlessness, and warmth and create a sense of organized asymmetry. Engineered to feel delicate, the wooden details have been adapted to perform various functions. They contain and engulf planters, create the illusion of supports suspended from the ceiling, and form railings details intersecting with the built.
景观草坪的两侧是一个休闲的休憩区，配有雕刻出来的体量，与场地轮廓并列。由天然的Thermo-Ash木材和柔软的石灰石装饰，这个空间提供了一个实用而平静的休息场所，使人免受刺眼阳光的影响。赫姆的房子是对它以前的自我进行了改头换面，重新塑造了住宅的结构和表面共存的方式–从外墙的巨大体量到其适度材料的雄心勃勃的细节，给它带来了新的生命。就像缝合的行为一样，The Hem House由相互缝合的空间组成–最终成为一个整体的织物。
The landscaped lawn is flanked by a recreational sit-out area, furnished with volumes carved out and juxtaposed against the site profile. Adorned by natural Thermo-Ash wood and soft limestone, the space provides a functional yet calming retreat offering restitute from the harsh sun. The Hem house serves as a face-lift of its former self with revived meaning, soulfully reshaping the way the structures and surfaces of the residence cohabitate – from the façade’s massive volumes to its ambitious details in modest materials, giving it a new lease of life. Much like the act of hemming, The Hem House comprises of spaces that are sewn and stitched into each other – to culminate into a fabric of oneness
Architects: Portal 92
Area : 3400 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Niveditaa Gupta
Lead Architects : Aanchal Sawhney, Sagar Goyal, Astha Verma, Richa Malhotra, Praneet Singh, Varsha Rath, Akshit Sethi
Lighting : Halomax
Millworks : Mobel Grace
City : Muzaffarnagar
Country : India