Indian architecture office AKDA has completed an apartment building in New Delhi featuring a three-storey brick screen punctured by a circular opening that directly references the work of architect Louis Kahn.
The studio headed by architect Amit Khanna designed the Safdarjang Residence for a site on a quiet residential street in India's capital city.
Top: The Safdarjang Residence has a perforated facade. Above: a large circle punctuates the facade
The building contains four apartments raised above a parking level that also accommodates utility spaces including the staff quarters.
On the elevation facing the street, a perforated screen made from brick tiles extends across the full height of the upper three storeys. The square screen inscribes a large circle that frames the full-width balconies. Its design was informed by Louis Khan
The bold design was informed by the work of American architect Louis Kahn, who was responsible for several important projects in India and Bangladesh in the early 1960s.
Kahn's architecture often featured monumental volumes that visibly expressed their construction. He favoured materials such as textured brick and bare concrete, which he used in innovative ways to create poetic and expressive buildings.
Four balconies are orientated at the front of the building
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