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Idylls of Time Anthill Design, Ahmedabad
Anthill Design is a partnership firm that aspires to work as a collaborative design studio. It was started in 2005 and its primary concerns that determine design process revolve around ‘site’, ‘typology’ and the possibilities of contemporary expressions. It is based in Ahmedabad and its principal partners are Roma Tayyibji and Riyaz Tayyibji.
Suspended in relationship to elements, layers of time and memory, the House for Mrs. Shahnaz Tayyibji in Alibaug unravels as a continuum of exploration and planning by Riyaz & Roma Tayyibji of Anthill Design, an Ahmedabad-based architectural practice. Text: Maanasi Hattangadi Images & drawings: courtesy Anthill Design
The house is thoughtfully placed; unintrusive in its natural surroundings - an oasis of simplicity.
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hafts of pale light break into a canopied edge of Alibaug. In the relaxed beach-side setting, clumps of forestry dot a small clearing. The light rolls unaffected to the portion amidst the coarse fringes of green where the House for Mrs. Shahnaz Tayyibji sits lightly becoming of the quiescent and soulful setting. “This is a project built in the old way, over time, incrementally, through a simultaneous process of design and being lived in,” say Riyaz & Roma Tayyibji of Anthill Design, an Ahmedabad-based architectural practice.
Indian Architect & Builder - July 2012
As mother and son, the client and architect interact and personify the space with movement, light and meaning. In 1953 Louis Kahn said: “I believe in frank architecture. A building is a struggle, not a miracle, and the architect should acknowledge this.” This stands true for this house. Its character emulates a set of experiences and interpersonal relationships layered over a time of 12 years and four phases of