这座房子位于喀拉拉邦帕拉卡德区的维拉图尔。它曾经是一个村庄环境中的小镇，现在是一个快速增长的贸易中心，甚至吸引了来自遥远地区的企业。该住宅区位于这个城市的中心地带，给建筑师们提出了一个独特的挑战，即创造一个吸引人的建筑，让公众欣赏，同时随时保护客户的隐私。
The house is located in Vilathur in Palakkad District of Kerala. Once a small town in a village setting, it is now a fast-growing center for trade, attracting businesses even from far-off areas. The Residential plot is located in the heart of this urban sprawl, setting the architects up with a unique challenge of creating an appealing architecture that is to be appreciated by the public while protecting the client’s privacy at all times.
客户的要求通过对建筑体量的精心布置在现场得到了体现，并利用由此产生的负空间作为元素来打造整体的建筑构成。天空中的内部庭院和游泳池隐藏在建筑体量中，使居住者能够不受干扰地享受这些区域的隐私。简单的设计元素，如圆形和线性线条，在建筑中可以看到不同程度的功能重复。
The client’s requirement brief is translated on-site through the careful placement of the building’s massing and utilizes the negative space thus created as elements to craft the overall architectural composition. A sky-lit internal courtyard and a swimming pool stay hidden inside the massing, allowing the occupants to enjoy the areas with uninterrupted privacy. Simple design elements such as circles and linear lines can be seen repeated in the building in varying degrees of functionality.
这种设计语言从前廊本身就可以看出。门廊的线性轮廓几乎覆盖了房子的整个跨度，一端通向一个卵石花园和绿墙。一面有质感的墙和一系列的圆形开窗将里面的院子和门廊隔开。这些圆孔平衡了门廊的线性形式，同时在不影响居住者隐私的情况下提供了对内部庭院的窥视。
The design language is evident from the front porch itself. The linear profile of the porch covers almost the entire span of the house with one end opening up into a pebble garden and a green wall. A textured wall with a series of circular fenestrations separates the courtyard inside from the porch. These circular holes balance the linear form of the porch while providing a peek at the internal courtyard without affecting the privacy of the occupants.
正式的生活空间和用餐空间是双层高度的空间，并以其体积从房屋的其他部分中脱颖而出。一扇可折叠的门将用餐区打开，进入内部庭院，这也是一个非正式的座位空间。内部庭院充满了典型的热带气候的郁郁葱葱的植被。柚木楼梯被墙上的一个大开口照亮，这个开口以天窗的形式延续到屋顶。
The formal living space and the dining spaces are double-height spaces and stand out from the rest of the house with their volume. A foldable door opens up the dining area into the internal courtyard which is also an informal seating space. The internal courtyard is filled with lush green vegetation typical to the tropical climate. The teakwood staircase is illuminated by a large opening on the wall which continues to the roof in the form of a skylight.
光线的强度是通过天窗前的激光切割木屏控制的，这也在墙上创造了有趣的阴影游戏。游泳池的位置是这样的：从房子的三个不同的卧室可以直接看到它，但从任何公共区域都看不到。热带植物装饰着游泳池的外围，它由一堵亮黄色的墙来标记，与天蓝色的游泳池形成鲜明的对比。
The intensity of light is controlled via a laser-cut wooden screen in front of the skylight, which also creates an interesting play of shadows on the wall. The swimming pool is positioned in such a way that it has direct views from three different bedrooms in the house, but is not visible from any public areas. Tropical plants adorn the periphery of the pool which is marked by a bright yellow wall offering a stark contrast to the sky blue swimming pool.
Architects : Cognition Design Studio
Area : 5200 ft²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Turtlearts Photography
Manufacturers : Jaquar, Saint-Gobain, Finiche, Häffelle, Nippon Paints
Lead Architects : Mohammed Fazil, Muhammed Faris
Architects : Cognition Design Studio
City : Vilathoor
Country : India