01. SHOYAL KARKI RESIDENCE

PROJECT DETAILS:

Location: Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu

Site area: 6038.55 sq. ft.

Client: Mr. Shoyal Karki

The project is to make a residence having grandeur spaces both inside and out. The client wants to built his residence along with a swimming pool and an out house at his backyard. The exterior of the house is designed in a modern style. The concept for this project is providing pocket garden at different levels of the house where the residents can enjoy the green spaces and also connects them. As the building lies in the contour, the different levels are managed like wise.

MY INVOLVEMENT:

I was involved in this project from the intial phase which included research, conceptual development, conceptual planning, conceptual 3D modelling, conceptual presentation and illustrations. I learned about the conceptual phase, which begins with understanding the client’s requirements, site settings, and project theme. Then, during the research phase, I looked up information about the site and themes that would be appropriate for it and considered the challenges that came up in the project. And brainstorming was done to locate the residence’s spaces with the idea of providing pocket gardens inside the house. Once the form and functions were determined, we moved on to the illustration and render phase, where I illustrated the project’s concept. Finally, a conceptual presentation was created to illustrate how the building would look and the spaces that would be included.

The requirement of the project was to create a house for the client’s family that could be as open and with the feel of nature as possbile. The family wants privacy among themselves so they wanted to have big bedrooms.

PROGRAMS

• Grand entrance

• Swimming pool at backside

• Out house at back of the house

• 2 Living rooms

• 2 Kitchens

• Grand dining hall

• 2 suites bedrooms

• 4 bedrooms with attached bath rooms

• Outdoor garden as sunspace for winter

• Servents quarter

• Open terrace

WHAT I LEARNT?

• The conceptual phase; how to start the process, what to look for, addressing the site constraints, clients requirements and challenges of the project and designing a meaningful space.

• Studying Byelaws beforehand.

• Designing on contours.

• Different planning strategies.

• To deliver the client what they want.

• Design is not a linear process, it is a back and forth process.

• Site constraints are inevitable so they should be cleared beforehand designing.

• To make an effective presentation.