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Nikhil Kant Agarwal A Courtyard House - Smart Techno Box (Delhi)
This house is designed for a businessman’s family in Delhi. It blends the colours of modernity and class into a canvas that is classical in emotion and contemporary in articulation. The house has all the elements of presentday living, with all the latest technologies supporting silently in the background. The family also looked for practicality in the overall functioning of the house. As a result, the house receives natural light, good ventilation and is reflective of a personal style of it’s dwellers. The client’s expectations, aspirations and simple lifestyle have been realized into a three floor dwelling where along with the formal, semi-formal and private areas as prescribed, exists a generous yet private puja room.
FIRM NAME eSpaces Architects PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT Nikhil Kant Agarwal EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS B.Arch., IIID, IIA, Fellow (Valuers) BUILT UP AREA 9600 sq.ft.
PRODUCTS/VENDORS Paint: Asian Paints, Dulux CP Fittings / Sanitaryware: Hansgrohe, Grohe, Toto Furniture: Louvre, Idus Furnishing: Hunter Douglas and custom designed (M/S Swani Innovations) Carpet: Obsession, Hands Flooring: Somany, Century, Greenlam Kitchen: Snaidro, Seimens Electrical: Philips, Legrand Air Conditioning: Daikin Arts and Artifacts: Ishatwam, Idus, Lladro
TEAM SIZE (Architect’s Office) 10 people CONSULTANTS/CONTRACTORS CONTACT B-6 / 109, Lower Ground Floor, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi - 29 INDIA T +91 011 26161044 E ar.nikhil@espaces-architects.com W www.espaces-architects.com
Structural: M/S Reliable Consultants Civil: M/S Scon Contracts Landscape: M/S eSpaces Architects HVAC: M/S Refcon Consultants PMC: M/S eSpaces Architects
intriguing Spaces are strategically placed resulting into a compact plan, except for the living room which is poised with long glass frames that lets the natural light enter the house and gives a sense of openness. There are areas that are liberally landscaped which are integrated with the interior spaces by forming an independent courtyard with extremely interesting pot set-up. A terrace sit-out is meant to reduce heat radiation of the roof slab, which is attached to the third floor ceiling – an attempt to regulate the temperature in the house. There is a lot of emphasis on the basic planning of the house. The independent central courtyard is the key area of the house that not only lights up the house naturally but also creates a lot of difference in overall planning.
Top Left: Second floor lobby showing courtyard transition, lift entrance and puja spaces Top Right: Stilt floor lobby as main entrance area of the house Bottom Left: View of family sitting showing main kitchen and family dining
“I believe in minimalistic when it comes to décor selection, and that’s what we did for this house.”
Top Left: View showing different floors including lift well from second floor courtyard double height balcony Top Centre: View of main dining hall with bar and courtyard partial view on either sides Top Right: View of first floor family sitting area with courtyard transition Bottom Left: View of courtyard floor level with main entrance ceiling at ground floor lobby area Bottom Centre: View of stilt powder toilet at main entrance area Bottom Right: View of master toilet at second floor level
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The attention has been given to architectural detailing in terms of openness, choices of overall materials used to create calm ans sophistication in living spaces characterised by luminosity and elegance. CNC Work throughout the house has embarked the spaces so well that actually where ever used has created a lot of interest and simply pleasing with richness overall.
STILT FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
TERRACE PLAN
STILT FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
TERRACE PLAN
1. SECURITY GUARD
1. FAMILY ROOM CUM
1. MASTER BEDROOM
1. MASTER BEDROOM
1. MASTER BEDROOM
1. STORE
2. DRESSING ROOM
2. SHAFT
2. DRIVEWAY
HOME THEATRE
2. DRESSING ROOM
HOME THEATRE
3. ENTRANCE LOBBY
2. SHAFT
3. SHAFT
2. CHANGING ROOM
3. SHAFT
3. WASHING AREA
4. POWDER ROOM
3. BAR AREA
4. TOILET
3. SHAFT
4. TOILET
4. AC UNITS
5. LIFT
4. PANTRY
5. BEDROOM
4. BATHROOM
5. SON’S ROOM
5. TOILET
6. LINEN ROOM CUM STORE
5. DINING ROOM
6. LIFT
5. DAUGHTER’S BEDROOM
6. LIFT
6. GENSET
7. BATHROOM
6. LIFE
7. FAMILY LOUNGE
6. BALCONY
7. GYM
7. SERVO
8. TOILET
7. COURTYARD
8. BALCONY
7. LIFT
8. BALCONY
8. LIFT
9. SERVANT ROOM
8. DECK AREA
9. BALCONY
8. BEDROOM
9. BEDROOM
9. GLASS ROOF
10. SHAFT
9. DRAWING ROOM
10. STORE
9. STUDY ROON
10. BAR
10. BALCONY
11. KITCHEN
10. POOJA ROOM
11. TERRACE GARDEN
11. POWDER ROOM
12. POWDER ROOM
the challenges The fundamental design challenge was to start with the basic planning of the house. The sole reason behind the hindered start was the location of the plot. The house is located in an extremely congested residential zone of North-west part of Delhi. It was certainly a challenge to amalgamate space in such a crammed place.
the influences “I was truly inspired by the client’s inquisitiveness about combining modernity with his simple personality.”
PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS Akhil Bakshi TEXT CREDITS Nikhil Kant Agarwal
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