A Home by the Park

4site Architects

Project description

A HOME BY THE PARK is a beautiful house with an infinite visual connection to the Park (neighborhood Park outside the Plot). Nature-loving Clients asked us to design a house that resonates with nature and expresses nature throughout the home. We have taken the advantage of a Public Park in front of the site to extend nature beyond their plot. The inclusion of a Public Park into our design made the house as staying inside nature physically and visually. We connected inhabitants physically with a series of themed Gardens – Front Serene Garden, Central Rain Court, and Private Back Garden, whereas the Public park connected visually and seamlessly. The Front Garden welcomes the guests with a sense of tranquility and peacefulness. To forge a connection between the park and the garden, it has been raised to a level where the Park and the Garden form one vast Visual Greenscape. Though these spaces are separated, they are connected visually. The visual connection is carried along to the Central Rain Court which is strategically placed at the center of the house. This double-height Lung space provides a good connection with the front garden to the public park. The collection of diverse plants and the freshwater aquarium along with diffused light from the court forms its own Microclimate. The aquarium is constantly engaged by a sheet waterfall that burbles, setting a serene mood through the house. All bedrooms open to either the front garden or view of the Park, yet they are designed as private enclosures. The Parents Master Suite opens to the rear garden on the southwest as per the principles of Vaastu. The upper balcony bridged to the family room opens out to the view of the Park.