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Materials Watch
– a green building with highly articulated material transitions What is 53? 53 Silver Oak Avenue is a corporate residence with eleven rooms & suites. There is a lounge & a large dining space along with a professional kitchen. Everything one would require for a comfortable stay over any duration of time.
What are the inspirations of the design and what were the design requirements? Gurgaon is called the millennium city of india with Glassy buildings. However, none of these glass & steel towers are truly modern, they are essentially concrete structures that have been slapped over with alucobond & glass veneers. The modern image is a façade. Real views & vistas are missing in residential areas in Gurgaon. The lack of quality (non-hotel) accommodation in Gurgaon encouraged, this building for like-minded organizations & individuals. 53 is a truly modular steel structure. The glass envelope is part of the structure, the transparency has been engineered. The design is a self-contained block that overlooks an internal court or triple height space. One engages with the outside but this engagement is controlled so the occupier feels part of a cultured space & not a neighborhood. The Design is serviced by a super silent dual generator backup, silent airconditioners, silent flushes & hotel specification linen & mattresses. 53 may be termed a boutique property in the real sense of the word, built like a home away from home.
How has the brief from the client/concept of the design been converted into the design? A unique & iconic experience, programmed such that that space can be shared in many productive ways with friends & like-minded people. One that is modern but not in an over-composed, touch-me not sense.
What are the highlights of the design? The experience starts from the outside, the floral wall that is a visually permeable yet not, this will change over time as it grows out and ages. The big-box design is instantly recognizable. The perforated patterns are a hat-tip to traditional indian Jaalis but executed & experienced in a modern context. Experience the sharpness of the Delhi sun, but this sunlight is filtered so it doesn’t feel harsh. Every room gets natural light, can engage with the public space & allows the inhabitant to experience Delhi’s changing seasons.
What is the overall color palette and material board? The space is essentially grey & white with a few blue splashes. Each room is designed to a POP Colour theme, orange, yellow, green this in contrast with the grey & white backdrop. The parquet staircase is a contrast in composition, it may be likened to improvised jazz music. Indian stone, timber & plants have been juxtaposed against glass, steel & vinyl. Architectural Fabric from Germany has been used as an acoustic false ceiling, architectural fabric is also used for headboards. The Lights in each room are primarily diffused, they can be preset to the users liking.
What are the sustainable design elements of the project? Structural steel has been used as it is a long life span material, reducing dead load & thereby overall material consumption and most finishing materials are local thereby reducing transportation. The concrete consumed in this building is insignificant for this building type / size. Daylight ingress in the building is such that lights are not required during the day. Borrowed light from the atrium space reduces heat gain from direct solar impact. 12 | Roof & Facade Asia Asean Edition | August 2014
Materials Watch
The roof is made with a material that has a high solar reflective index, it’s a concept called cool roofs this insulates the building so effectively that one can walk on the rooftop in the peak summer, barefoot.
How has glass been used to maximise comfort? Glass is a good as it allows light into a building. It’s tricky because it traps heat. We’ve used multiple layers of glass to generate draughts of air and to filter sunlight. This creates Jaali patterns evocative of traditional Jaalis that incidentally are a device to allow light & air to create comfort.
What were the challenges faced in the design and how were they overcome? Dealing with design issues is a part of professional practice, it always has been. More significant & unpredictable are construction related issues, site management, timelines & quality of finished product.
How were the interiors merged with the architecture of the project? We were engaged as the Architects & Interior designers for the building. It was important to express the architectural concerns within space & not just leave them to the exterior massing & public spaces. The structural system & construction techniques are expressed clearly (this is in contrast to conventional practice wherein most internal surfaces are concealed by cladding, plaster etc.). The steel joists that hold up the deck slabs are visible within the guest rooms. The main load bearing columns are expressed through the public spaces as slender elements. The furniture is designed to reflect the environmental concerns of the property, it is made of solid Oak wood, stained in a Scandinavian fade.
53 Silver Oak Data Sheet • Site Area- 500 square yards • Covered Area- 10,750 square feet • Bedrooms– 7 with minibars, TV’s Safes, worktables, lounge chairs with chaise • Suites – 4 with Minibars, TV’s, safes, Worktables, lounge spaces, chaise lounge • Large Living & Dining space • Lounge Areas-2 • Powder Room- 1 • Staff Bathroom-1 • Large professional Kitchen equipped with Gas banks, Tandoor, fryer, 2 cooking stations, Microwave, oven, Deepfreeze & Refrigerator, high Capacity Extractors with grease filters. Grease traps in kitchen plumbing lines.
Power • Super Silent Double DG Backup: 126 Kva • Automatic Start • Hospital Grade Silencers • Servo Stabilizer • Main Panels with Phase Correction • Smoke Detection • Seimens Digital Epabx • Data wired • Voice wired • Multi Media wired • Digital TV Connections with HD
• Internalized views for privacy • Single Flight staircases with solid wood floors • Large Public spaces • Architectural Fabric false ceiling (zero Maintenance) • Full Headboards • Insulated Dry Wall construction for flexibility • Diffused Lighting with high power T5 Uplighters from ES Systems Italy (dimmable to preset levels) • Concealed LED Down lights • Green Screen boundary wall • Planted backyard • Solid Oak Furniture
53 Data Sheet Site Area- 500 square yards Covered Area- 10,750 square feet
Project Credits: Typology: Corporate Guest House Name of Project: 53 Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India Name of Client: Jitinder Piplani Name of Client’s Firm: Naji Aerotechnic Principal Architect: Akshat Bhatt Design Team: Nishant Malhotra / Nikhil Auluck
Air-Conditioning
Completion Date: April 2013
• Hideaway Commercial Air conditioners by Daikin • Heating & Cooling • Central exhaust for all bathrooms • Oil filters & inline exhausts for kitchen
Photographer: Jeetin Sharma
Plumbing
Structural: Isha Consultants Pvt. Ltd.: VP Aggarwal
• Water Softeners • Pressurized water supply • Solar Geyser : with hot water cycling pumps • Under ground water supply • Artize taps & Rain Showers • Roca washbasins • Roca low noise flush with concealed cisterns • Low Maintenance CPVC pipes • Rainwater Harvesting
Electrical: Lirio Lopez: Linus Lopez
DESIGN Team Architects: Architecture Discipline: Akshat Bhatt / Nishant Malhotra / Nikhil Auluck
Plumbing: Deepak Kumar & Associates HVAC: System Aircon: Yogesh Punjani Lighting: Decon Lighting & Regianni: Rahul Singh Furniture: Ahuja Furnishers pvt.Ltd.
Environment • Diffused light for all spaces reduces lighting requirement through the day • Reflective Roof Insulation using High Solar Reflective Index Organic Materials • Low Thermal Mass (the building cools down very quickly in summer evenings) • Aircraft grade Italian paint (no VOC) • Split Gensets to reduce running costs Solar Heater
DESIGN FEATURES • Iconic Design • Steel Structure • Frit Printed Glass Facades • Triple Height Entrance August 2014 | Roof & Facade Asia Asean Edition | 13