CLEFT HOUSE
Residence | New Delhi
AREA 14500 SQFT LOCATION NEW DELHI PHOTOGRAPHY ANDRE J FANTHOME | SURYAN & DANG
Our clients for this northwest facing residence, in Delhi, are members of a 3 generation joint family. Built on a narrow 326 sqm. plot, their home faces a busy city road in a dense precinct. The design reconciles the acute lack of visual privacy on the site with their desire for an open, light-filled and convivial home that brings together their family and their friends.
The cross-ventilation of the atrium, controlled by operating the windows on the bridges, can be enhanced through thermal stacking in the summer months aided by an evaporative cooler for humidification and through a wind tunnel effect during the monsoons.
Conceived as a breached monolith, this residence with faceted stone facades mitigates heat gain and visual intrusion through a jagged naturally ventilated central void putting a vibrant social courtyard at its heart.
Faceted and insulated stone facades protect the house from the lack of privacy to the front, and similarly the service areas, en suites and closets are planned at the rear to mitigate southern heat gain.
It draws ample light, softened by white and wood surface renders and the rooftop glazing, deep into the basement.
