MANDVI House / SPASM Design Architects
Being the birth place and sacred hometown of the family, in Kutch ? Gujarat, Mandvi holds a special place in the hearts of the clients.
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
Architects: SPASM Design Architects
Location: Mandvi Rural, Gujarat, India
Design Team: Sangeeta Merchant, Mansoor Kudalkar, Anish Shetty, Vishal Patel, Sanjeev Panjabi
Area: 240.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
Contractors : Mohammad Chaki
Engineers: Deepak Soni
Loose Furniture : Crafters
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
From the architect. Being the birth place and sacred hometown of the family, in Kutch ? Gujarat, Mandvi holds a special place in the hearts of the clients.
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
SPASM was already working on another project for the clients hence understanding the needs of the family was easy. Located in the inner city of Mandvi with very narrow streets, with hardly any view around, the house was visualised as an introverted object drawing light mainly from the sky.Â
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
Traditionally the houses in Mandvi have been built of load bearing walls and timber. The choice to build out of a concrete frame was made due to seismic reasons. The studio visited many homes in the neigh...
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
Architects: SPASM Design Architects
Location: Mandvi Rural, Gujarat, India
Design Team: Sangeeta Merchant, Mansoor Kudalkar, Anish Shetty, Vishal Patel, Sanjeev Panjabi
Area: 240.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
Contractors : Mohammad Chaki
Engineers: Deepak Soni
Loose Furniture : Crafters
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
From the architect. Being the birth place and sacred hometown of the family, in Kutch ? Gujarat, Mandvi holds a special place in the hearts of the clients.
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
SPASM was already working on another project for the clients hence understanding the needs of the family was easy. Located in the inner city of Mandvi with very narrow streets, with hardly any view around, the house was visualised as an introverted object drawing light mainly from the sky.Â
© Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia
Traditionally the houses in Mandvi have been built of load bearing walls and timber. The choice to build out of a concrete frame was made due to seismic reasons. The studio visited many homes in the neigh...
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