萨穆德拉位于阿卡莱，是金奈的一个沿海郊区，沿着东海岸路。随着住房的发展，这个城市一直在向南发展，通常作为第二居所。一些城市居民为了获得更好的生活质量而向沿海地区迁移。大流行病中，更多的人迁居，促进了周围社区的发展。这里的气氛是安静的，开放的，绿色的，邀请人们多在户外生活。
Samudra is located in Akkarai, a coastal suburb of Chennai along the East Coast Road. The city has been growing towards the south with the development of housing, commonly used as second homes. Some of the city residents moved towards the coast for a better quality of life. The pandemic saw a lot more people moving, contributing to the growth of the surrounding neighborhoods. The atmosphere is quiet, open, and green inviting people to live more outdoors.
住宅的建筑是由一个紧密的房间安排形成的，一个房间通向下一个房间。其目的是尽量减少走廊的使用，最初的目的是将服务空间和服务空间分开，以支持一个更加非正式和亲密的环境。房子坐落在地块的中间，两边都是花园。边缘是开放的，多孔的大玻璃门，在房子和花园之间创造了多种关系。
The architecture of the home was formed by a close arrangement of rooms where one room leads to the next. The intention was to minimize the use of corridors, originally intended to separate served and service spaces, in favor of a more informal & intimate environment. The house sits in the middle of the plot of land, with a garden on both sides. The edges are open and porous with large glass doors, creating a multiplicity of relationships between the house and the garden.
设计方案的一部分是建造一个有斜面屋顶的房子。单一的倾斜屋顶和砖块借鉴了我们记忆中的房子的联想。屋顶延伸到入口处的阳台上，在那里我们放置了一个秋千。砖块与框架结构相结合，在所有的房间里提供大的开口。我们在房子里以不同的形式探索了这种材料。员工宿舍有一堵承重的砖墙，碎砖被改造成用于其他结构的泥灰。
A part of the brief was to build a house with a sloped roof. The singular sloped roof and bricks draw on associations of a house from our memory. The roof extends over a verandah at the entrance where we placed a swing. The bricks were combined with a framed structure to provide large openings in all the rooms. We explored the material in different forms in the house. The staff block carries a load-bearing brick wall, broken bricks were transformed to create a mud plaster used on other structures.
客厅和书房有高高的天花板，砖墙，以及可以面对花园的大玻璃门。餐厅是一个深凹的空间，与此形成对比，我们引入了木板，以创造一种温暖的感觉。一个黑暗的通道连接着这两个空间，这就是沉默。你需要沉默来欣赏这些音符。我们用较柔和的灰泥墙处理卧室，以提供一种轻盈感。
The living room and study have high ceilings, brick walls, and large glass doors where you can face the garden. The dining room is a deeply recessed space in contrast and we introduced wood paneling to create a sense of warmth. A dark passage connects the two spaces that are the silence. You need silence to appreciate the notes. We treated the bedrooms with softer stucco walls to provide a sense of lightness.
木制的细节与砖的线性特征相协调。主门是由木条连接而成的。另一方面，黄铜栏杆的尺度保持较大，以抵消砖块的精细尺度。我们为大门和石墙及地板引入了科尔登钢等材料，以补充砖块和混凝土的特性，这些材料随着时间的推移而变得美丽。
The wooden detailing is harmonious with the linear character of the bricks. The main door is made of strips of wood joined together. On the other hand, the scale of the brass railing is kept larger to offset the fine scale of the bricks. We introduced materials like corten steel for the gate and stone walls & floors to complement the character of the brick and concrete that gain beauty with age.
Architects: Urban Workshop
Year : 2021
Photographs :Niveditaa Gupta
Structural Consultancy : Manjunath consultants, Manjunath & Co.
MEP Consultants : Arul Design
Landscape Consultancy : Ranjeet & Maria Jacob
Civil Contractor : R Venkatachalapathy
Landscaping Contractor : Eden Garden
Principal Architect : Solachi Ramanathan
Design Detailing : Vinodini Reena, Vijayaraj Ramalingam
Design, Design Development & Detailing : Ajay Dev
Ironmongery : Pristeel, Studio Made
Furniture : Souk, Aurorachana
City : Chennai
Country : India