CLOAKED

Location - Sanjay Nagar

Type- Residential

Cloaked is a residential building located in very calm neighborhood of Sanjay Nagar for a family of four members. The design was incorporated into a challenging site with Southern and Eastern edge facing the vehicular roads. And the other two edges facing the neighbouring houses. The client requirement were distinguished in two types of spaces- the private and intimate zones and the public zones. The client also wanted complete privacy from the surrounding context.

The design was focused on providing an axis which created a heirarchy of spaces by dividing them into the congregational zones and the private zones. The design also intends to bring about interaction in each level by creating double heighted spaces. The jali wall facade acts a strong fortification against the street giving complete sense of privacy from any outsiders. The facade conceals also the activities happening in and about the site.

The site is located in the residential neighborhood of Sanjaynagar. The site faces the streets on the Eastern and the Nothern side and houses on the either side.It was mainly a residential area with only few commercial places. It was a silent neighborhood with not very busy streets. The design focused on providing complete privacy and light from the outside and providing interaction within the house and also making sure to give privacy to everyone.

Key Concepts

The main concept of the cloaked is to create a single void in the structure to allow a casual interaction between the multiple levels. The structure also has a cenral main axis which divides the house in private and semi private zones and the jali wall masks the entire building from the street to provide complete privacy.