Half is Additional – A Dwelling in Progress / Atelier Shantanu Autade + Studio Boxx
Textual content material description provided by the architects. The proposed house is throughout the village of Dhotre near Kopargaon, Maharashtra. This dwelling started with analysis on the agricultural monetary system of Maharashtra, the place analysis current an vital fall in rural monetary improvement for just a few years. Farmers don’t get an assurance of incomes after harvesting. This dwelling handles an issue of rural monetary system and residential. The proposed constructed sort is an experiment to find the idea of accelerating the house. This resembles with farmer’s perspective, the place he compromises on vital points as a consequence of uncertainty and tends to complete them partly.
The proposed dwelling consists of two constructed sorts linked by a lined passageway. Out of these two, one block is constructed using the cost-effective experimental technique to constructing which includes:
- RCC constructing till the plinth
- Load-bearing partitions with rat-trap bond
- Fabricated flooring rested on brickwork
- Shingle roofing to cowl the house (lightweight roof)
The House is a prototype capturing the realities of a lifestyle, on the intersection between typical and classy, neither rural nor metropolis. This problem proposes strategies for an accommodative, adaptive, and progressive constructed sort, following up evaluation on incremental approaches to setting up, to indicate an apt rural response. This dwelling appears intently on the lifetime of an agriculturalist and narrates his idea of dwelling life, “HALF IS MORE!!!!”
Talking a few proposed block reveals a transition from a numerous social space to a singular personal space which resembles the house sort of outdated Havelis from the north to Chettinad properties throughout the south of India. As this dwelling is meant for the agriculturalist, who seeks a pleural space that accommodates many points. Throughout the rural context, the sting/ verandah performs an obligatory operate the place it’s connecting with the floor world. Verandah is a key kinetic space of the house as a consequence of its plenty of makes use of all by means of the daytime.
The courtyard within the dwelling, permits the house to breathe and make strategy for daylight inside. It provides an extra room dimension in a cramped dwelling space, which is used for stacking grains, seating or talking with buddies, sleeping at evening time, and so forth. The opening of the courtyard from the best is roofed with recycled glass which traps the heat on the excessive, whereas the parallel wall on both sides is perforated which allows heated air to stream. A tree positioned throughout the courtroom docket provides shade and retains the world moist.
Previous the courtyard, on the upper flooring of the house have two bedrooms, which sit on excessive of the cooking, and sleeping space underneath. The bedrooms above extend to the terrace, which is open to the sky. This terrace sorts an obligatory plural space, notably for girls to conduct assorted actions like making assorted dried meals, pickles, and so forth. Terrace permits a cool breeze to enter the house in the middle of the evening time from the west. This dwelling discusses the idea of a progressive rural dwelling model with restricted belongings and passive strategies for native climate administration. The space-making practice tried to make a spot for all, realizing the life-style of the proprietor.
