ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Specifications
Project Name: The Shaded House Architecture Firm: Shayona Consultant Principal & Founder: Ar. Prashant Parmar Completion Year: 2021 Gross Built Area: 5200 sq. ft. Picture Credit: INCLINED STUDIO Design Team: Ar. Harikrushna Pattani, Ar. Hemang Mistry, Ar. Ashish Rathod, Ms. Pooja Solanki & Ar. Vasavi Mehta
THE SHADED HOUSE:
A Powerplay of Nature & Royalness Designed in a modified, mid-century modern style, this architecture in Ahmedabad has distinct elements that infuse a sense of drama into every space.
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multitude of massive frames at various levels, spacious semi-covered green terraces at all floor levels getting animated with the play of light as it permeates through the geometrically patterned MS trellis at the top of the largest frame and a unique experience of varying volumes right from the entry. All this sums up very briefly the spatial experience of ‘The Shaded House’ by Ar. Prashant Parmar.
Ar. Prashant Parmar Shayona Consultant
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Before Shayona Consultant, the client had put a requirement of a 4BHK bungalow, along with
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a garden space that permits interaction with nature through the air, natural light, and even rainfall. The 45’ x 90’ site was surrounded by 2-4 stores building on three sides in the Paldi area of Ahmedabad city. The sole permissible frontage - the only means for natural light, aeration, and establishing visual connections with nature and outdoors was merely 27’. Both these factors were challenging for the architect. The facade is expressive, creating a self-shading structure. The elevated gardens on the southeast are created out of grey cubes-cladded with
