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Arun Prasad Prakashan Tarah Residence (Coimbatore)
The client, Mr. R Balachandar is the Managing Director of Haribhavanam Hotels, the leading multicuisine non-vegetarian restaurant chain in the district. He wanted a beautiful house and a design that was efficient in utility. The house defines the varying contexts of the relationship of warmth and poise of the interiors to the playful expanse of the landscape that contain it. Also he was clear about the house being fully Vaastu and Manaiyadi Shastra compliant. The family residence for Mr. Balachandar was conceived to be surrounding the north-facing pool. Thereby, all the spaces in the public realm have an unhindered visual access to the pool and surrounding landscape, making the pool the central attraction.
FIRM NAME Arun and Associates PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS Arun Prasad Prakashan EDUCATION/AFFILIATION M.Plan (Housing) at School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, 1998 B.Arch at Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka, 1995
PRODUCTS/VENDORS Paint: ICI Dulux CP Fittings / Sanitaryware: Vitra, Kohler, Grohe Furniture: Warisan, Bespoke Furnishing: Future Blinds, Hush Studio, Simply Sofas Flooring: Kajaria, Merino Kitchen: Siemens Electrical: Legrand Air Conditioning: Toshiba CONSULTANTS/CONTRACTORS
BUILT UP AREA 10200 sq.ft. TEAM SIZE 20 people CONTACT 1289, Trichy Road Coimbatore - 641018 Tamil Nadu, INDIA T +91 422 2301387 E info@arunandassociates.in W www.arunandassociates.in
Left: View at dusk Right: East side view
Structural: M/s. Arun & Associates, Coimbatore Civil: M/s Subathra Constructions, Coimbatore Electrical: M/s. Arun & Associates, Coimbatore HVAC: M/s Khaayzen Equipments, Coimbatore Plumbing: M/s. Arun & Associates, Coimbatore
immersive Vertically, the spaces are punctured around the stairwell which is of a minimalist sculptural quality & material palette that the rest of the house compliments. Apart from the visual relief & lung space, the pool is also an important focal point - doubling up as family outdoor space, shielded by a towering north wall that also acts as a movie screen. This also ensures adequate privacy from the surroundings. The interiors are buffered from the harsh southern sun by a sculptural wall, with an internal court in the foreground. This ensures privacy and credibly cooler spaces within, during the summer months. The north-south axis can also be imagined as a lively, transparent core. Floor to ceiling sliding glass panels turns interior spaces into covered extensions of the outdoors.
Top Left: Entry view Top Right: Pool view Bottom Left: View of the water body
“The spatial progress into the house, though derived primarily on Vaastu principles, lends a contemporary realization of the client's lifestyle.�
Top Left: View from staircase Top Right: First floor - Living Room Bottom Left: Living Room Bottom Right: Ground floor - Bedroom
beauty in views and levels
Left: View from staircase Right: View of the Dining and Pooja areas
A harmonious and qualitative design approach resulted in this bright and lively space with unique built forms. The bedrooms open into a unifying view of the north pool and the vegetation beyond. All bathrooms borrow from nature and are provided with an internal court. The detached car-portico in the foreground of a serene water body, clearly demarcates the movement into the semi-public space of the house. The landscaped court resonates into the interiors via fenestrations based on cubic proportions. The dĂŠcor and furniture is modern combined with vibrant colours. The shell of the house simple and stark, the fabrics lively and the artwork installed with attention to the surrounding.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
1. CAR PARK
13. KITCHEN
25. MASSAGE ROOM
1. SERVICE AREA BELOW
13. SAFE
2. GENERATOR ROOM
14. UTILITY
26. SWIMMING POOL
2. CAR PARK BELOW
14. HOME THEATRE ROOM
3. SERVANT’S ROOM
15. WASHROOM
27. LIVING
3. COVERED TERRACE
15. SIT OUT
4. TOILET
16. GARDEN AREA
4. DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACE
16. POWDER ROOM
5. STORE
17. SIT OUT
5. LIVING
17. LUMBER ROOM
6. POWDER ROOM
18. BEDROOM
6. WATER BODY
7. DOG’S KENNEL
19. COURTYARD
7. GYM
8. WATER BODY
20. WALK-IN WARDROBE
8. POOL DECK
9. PATIO
21. PUJA ROOM
9. BEDROOM
10. DOUBLE HEIGHT FOYER
22. DRESS
10. COURTYARD
11. STUDY
23. BEDROOM
11. WALK-IN WARDROBE
12. DINING
24. TOILET
12. DRESS
the challenges There were two main aspects that were important - one to follow the Vastu and Manaiyadi Shastra, two keeping that in mind the rooms had to be designed with the pool as the focus. This was the major challenge that was faced by us.
the influences “As they wanted the pool as their main focus, the design had to be such that compliments the water. Hence, water became our inspiration while designing the house.� - Ar. Arun Prasad Prakashan
TEXT CREDITS Ar. Arun Prasad
PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS Mr. Thiyagarajan
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