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House of Greens

Dubbed as The Floating Frame, the home enveloped by the greens is designed and owned by Rushi Shah Architects and family, who are nature lovers and wildlife photographers.

Words: Vidisha Shah Images: Umang Shah

The Home: The Floating Frame House Location: Ahmedabad, India Area: 3500 sqft Firm Name: RSA + Tattva Lead Architects: Rushi Shah and Vidisha Shah Landscape Architect: Tattva Landscapes Structural Engineer: Bhoomi Consultants Located on the outskirts of glimpse of the farm house. Ahmedabad city, amidst the It leads to a small carved dense green rural area, the home xerophytic plant-island, which belongs to a structural engineer, embroiders the foreground. landscape architect, and an The verandah functions as a architect. The concept was to threshold to the built form which design a home that could delight sprawls to a living area with a the view of both - an undivided brick wall backdrop facing the garden and sky from major parts east sunlight. The semi-private of the house. The key aspect of zone with living area, dining the design process was to have a space and kitchen is aligned in material palate of exposed brick, one axis. These spaces are 12 ft exposed concrete, exposed steel high, which provides the vast structure, and lots of creepers view of the garden along with and plants covering the home creepers drooping from the steel structure. canopy through full-height glass The rustic brick screen covering shutters. dense bamboo clusters creates The perpendicular axis to a welcoming gesture with a semi-private zone consists of

private areas which comprises of all bedrooms designed with private courts that allow morning as well as evening sunlight through retained trees. The master bedroom opens up with a view of the garden in the east and a court in the west direction. The bedroom with filtered sunlight is the perfect location for morning and evening teas and reads. The shower court with banana plants and monsteras creates a tropical aura. The cantilevered slab and a steel canopy cuts off harsh summer light and allow the penetration in winters, which also acts as a climbing element for creepers. The central verandah space is a floating platform surrounded by a lotus pond, which is connected by a wooden bridge from the dining area. Here, the family spends most of the time overlooking the soothing flora and fauna. TIHG