” 树下之家 “是艾哈迈达巴德郊区一个古吉拉特家庭的聚会和静修场所，位于现有的楝树、奇古树和阿姆拉树之中。所给的简报是要有一个宽敞和开放的地方，同时解决安全问题。
The ‘House by the Trees’ is a gathering and retreat place for a Gujarati family on the outskirts of Ahmedabad set amidst the existing neem, chikoo and amla trees. The brief given was to have a spacious and open place yet addressing security concerns.
我们的主要关注点是将房子的布局与现有的树木交织在一起，导致一些树木在房子的庭院内，一些树木在其边缘，因此，现有树木的随机位置定义了房子的范围。
Our primary concern was to weave the house layout with the existing trees, resulting in some trees within the house courts and some trees along its edge and thus random location of existing trees defined the extents of the house.
这座房子是一个两湾的计划，前湾有半开放的入口门廊和前庭，并有一个毗邻的客人卧室。一个线性庭院将前湾和后湾隔离开来，增强了封闭空间的开放感。后窗台的一侧是起居室、餐厅和厨房，另一侧是主卧室，半开放式的休息室将后窗台的这些区域分开。一个12英尺的悬臂式阳台在北侧盘旋，作为客厅和主卧室的延伸，并沿着现有的楝树线。
The house is a two-bay plan with the front bay having the semi-open entry porch and vestibule and a guest bedroom adjoining it. A linear courtyard segregates the front bay from the rear one enhancing the sense of openness from the enclosed spaces. The rear bay has the living, dining and kitchen on one side and the master bedroom on the other side with a semi-open lounge that separates these zones in the rear bay. A 12’ cantilevered verandah hovers on the north side as an extension to the living and master bedroom and along the existing line of neem trees.
半开放的前庭和休息室将房子与院子和花园连接起来，使房子成为一个无缝的地方。这个连接的区域在晚上可以转变，当滑动的毫秒格栅将外部区域与内部空间断开，使其成为一个内敛的安全场所。
The semi-open vestibule and lounge connects the house with the courtyard and garden beyond making the house a seamless place. This connected area can transform at night when the sliding ms grill disconnects the outer area from the internal spaces making it an introverted secured place.
房子使用天然材料和饰面来唤起一个原始的非正式场所。地板在内部区域有粗糙的卡达帕，在半开放区域有河水冲洗的黑色花岗岩，而院子里有粗糙的棕色卡达石。所有的天花板都是裸露的混凝土装饰，门窗是由瓦尔萨迪木制成。定制的家具是由旧的回收的瓦尔萨迪木制成。
The house uses natural materials and finishes to evoke a raw informal place. The floor has rough kadappa in interior areas and river-washed black granite in semi-open areas while the courtyard has rough brown kotah stone. All ceilings are exposed concrete finished and door windows are made of valsadi wood. The customized furniture is made of old reclaimed valsadi wood.
Architects: Modo Designs
Area: 3600 ft²
Year: 2016
Photographs: Monika Sathe
Manufacturers: BTicino, Kohler, D Décor, Fab India
Interior Design: PVDRS
Architect In Charge:Arpan Shah
Project Team:Neel Patel, Ronak Sheth, Rajvi Prajapati
Structural Consultants:912 consultants
Contractor:Suketu Shah
City:Ahmedabad
Country:India