"With breathtaking views of Pawna Lake and the Tikona and Tung forts, this house is designed to perform as backdrop architecture to the landscape, an arrangement of four compact structures that open up to - and showcase - the outdoors. The placement of the house on the site, right after the crest of the hill, under a landmark fig tree, ensures that the landscape comes first, the architecture second."
"Suleiman Merchant + 15 Team: Udayan Mazumdar, Blanca Bravo Reyes, Gayatri Khedkar Landscape Architecture: Hemali Landscape Studio (Hemali Samant, Mahek Malaviya) Structure Engineer: Rajeev Shah & Associates Mep Engineer: Hydrotech Consultants General Contractor: United Projects Landscape Contractor: Mahalaxmi Gardeners More SpecsLess Specs Suleiman Merchant Text description provided by the architects. The house reveals itself as a surprise, half hidden behind the trees, and yet captures the views, opening up towards the lake, where the house reveals its full height."
House sits immediately after the crest of a hill beneath a landmark fig tree to prioritize landscape over built form. The design consists of four compact volumes arranged to open toward and showcase the outdoors. Orientation and openings capture panoramic views of Pawna Lake and the Tikona and Tung forts while keeping much of the house partially hidden by trees to create surprise. The composition reveals its full height only from the lake side. Project delivery involves landscape architecture, structural and MEP engineering, and dedicated general and landscape contractors to realize the site-sensitive placement and view capture.
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