Set amidst lush greens of rural Bengal, Pool House is an extension to the ancestral home of Mr Das. Having procured some land on two sides of his existing bungalow, the client, a fitness enthusiast, required a swimming pool, gymnasium, open lawns and guest entertainment areas as an addition to his residence.

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Architects: Abin Design Studio

Location: Adisaptagram, Hooghly, West Bengal 712502, India

Architect In Charge: Abin Design Studio

Design Team: Abin Chaudhuri, Shahinur Rehman Dipu, Palash K Santra, Angshujit Mazumdar

Area: 3670.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Ravi Kanade

Landscape Consultant: Mahafuj Ali
Land Area: 18,965 sft.

Client: Mr. Kamal Das

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From the architect. Set amidst lush greens of rural Bengal, Pool House is an extension to the ancestral home of Mr Das. Having procured some land on two sides of his existing bungalow, the client, a fitness enthusiast, required a swimming pool, gymnasium, open lawns and guest entertainment areas as an addition to his residence.

© Ravi Kanade

Basic Vaastu guidelines dictated the pool to be located towards the East of the bungalow. The built mass of the extension was thus planned towards the North-East enabling unobstructed light and ventilation to...