客户–Ruby Abraham博士是土木工程师,也是特里凡得琅一所著名工程学院的校长,她的丈夫Raju A.J.是一名律师,他们希望在特里凡得琅市一个拥挤的住宅区内的一块3分钱(即121平方米)的小土地上为他们的第二个家设计一个独特的外观。

The clients – Dr. Ruby Abraham a Civil Engineer and Principal of a leading Engineering College in Trivandrum, and her husband Mr. Raju A.J. an Advocate, desired a distinctive look for their second home on a small, three cent (i.e. 121 m2) plot of land in a crowded residential part of Trivandrum city.

最终的整体构图被命名为 “Ruby’s Cube”,采用了一个柏拉图立方体的形式,并在一个顶角处稍作截断。由于场地狭小,位于一个繁忙而杂乱的街区,缺乏良好的视野,设计选择了向内聚焦,在混乱的环境中创造一个隐蔽的 “宁静绿洲”。入口门厅、起居室、楼梯、餐厅和厨房采用了严格的规划方法,形成了一个无缝的设计流程,形成了一个几乎连续的空间,但又有细微的衔接。

The resultant overall composition eponymously titled ‘Ruby’s Cube’, took the form of a platonic cube augmented by a slight truncation of one top corner. Given the tightness of the site, set in a busy and cluttered neighbourhood with a paucity of good vistas, the design opted to rather focus inwards, and create a cloistered ‘oasis of tranquillity’ in the midst of chaotic surroundings. The tight programming methodology employed for the Entry Foyer, Living Room, Staircase, Dining, and Kitchen, expressed itself in a seamless design-flow forming a near contiguous space but with nuanced articulation.

起居室和楼梯上方的双高体量将整个建筑群进一步 “串联 “起来,给这个建筑的中心区域带来了广阔和升华的感觉。在外墙上使用了定制设计的百叶窗,以便在房屋内部实现连续的空气流动和交叉通风。餐厅–带有标志性的现代主义方型 “吊灯”,通向一个封闭的景观院落。规划的开放性、大的细木工制品开口的使用以及空间规划的谨慎,使室内区域有一种宽敞的感觉。楼梯采用了水泥石膏面层,扶手采用了简约的设计,使用了涂成黑色的GI管。楼梯下面创造了一个凹陷的空间,以容纳一个写作的角落。楼梯的中心有一个内部 “微型花园 “的空间。

The ensemble is further ‘tied together’ by the double-height volume above the Living Room and Staircase, enduing a sense of vastness and uplift to this central zone of the building. Custom designed sets of louvres are used on external walls to allow for continuous airflow and cross ventilation through the inside of the house. The Dining Room – with its signature modernist boxy ‘chandeliers’, opens out to an enclosed landscaped courtyard. The openness in planning, the use of big joinery openings and the care taken in spatial planning endows the interior areas with a spacious feel. The stairs were treated with cement plaster finish, with a minimalist design deployed for the handrails using simple in GI tubes painted black. A recessed alcove space was created underneath the stairs to house a writing nook. The centre of the stairs has space for an internal ‘micro garden’.

主卧室向后方的院子敞开,紧邻物业的边界墙,允许光线和微风的自由进入和通过。它采用了由钢筋制成的安全栅栏,为通常令人讨厌的安全功能提供了柔和的视觉效果。盥洗室的湿润区域也同样延伸到了一个封闭的景观庭院。位于一楼的客厅为楼下的起居室和中间的楼梯间提供了良好的视野。设计允许在后侧设置一个家庭影院室,以便在未来进行后续执行。位于一楼朝前的卧室有一个阳台,阳台上有百叶窗,在保证隐私的同时也能带来凉风。这些房间的视觉效果也是一个引人注目的特点。

The Master Bedroom opens out to a courtyard at the rear and abutting the property’s boundary wall, allowing for free entry and passage of light and breezes. It incorporates safety grills built from rebars, affording a soft visual touch to what is typically an obtrusive safety feature. The en-suite wet areas are also similarly extended out into an enclosed landscaped court. The Living Room located on the first floor offers good views downstairs to the Living Room on the ground floor living room and intervening stairwell. The design has allowed for a home theatre room at the rear side, for subsequent execution in the future. The Bed Room located on the first floor towards the front has a balcony has louvers which ensure privacy while bringing in cooling breezes. The visual effect in these rooms is also a striking feature.

房子的所有墙壁都采用了水泥饰面方案,而天花板则涂成白色。然后使用天然陶土地板砖,与墙壁和天花板形成一种温暖而微妙的对比。前面的立面以赤土砖为特色,由金属框架的玻璃支撑,以创造视觉上的趣味。总的来说,家具采用了简约的方案,有些是设计的,有些是外部采购的。

A cement finish scheme was used for all walls of the house, while the ceiling was painted white. Natural terracotta floor tiles were then used to give a warm yet subtle contrast to the walls and ceiling. The front façade features terracotta jali work under-girded by metal-framed glazing, to create visual interest. Overall a minimalist scheme was used for the furniture, with some being designed and others externally sourced.

Architects: Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS
Area : 153 m²
Year : 2020
Photographs :Prasanth Mohan, Running Studios
Manufacturers : Decowood, Kohler, Red Cotton by Geosam, Trojan, Tulip & Hybec
Design Team : Remya Raveendran, Sriya, Deepika, Remya Raveendran, Sriya, Deepika
Clients : Dr. Ruby Abraham & Adv. Raju A.J., Dr. Ruby Abraham, Adv. Raju A.J.
Site Execution Coordinator : Robin D.
Text : Jeevan George
City : Thiruvananthapuram
Country : India