‘ALTA’ Residence by Palak Shah Design Studio

Built on a plot of 3600 sq. ft, this bungalow stands tall right in a dense neighborhood of the Ahmedabad area and the busy road passing by. The client had a clear checklist of requirements to accommodate certain luxurious amenities like a top-class bar lounge, home theatre, pool table, and gym area along with basic necessities. Our inspiration was the client himself, who loved and was passionate about his dream to have a high-end, luxurious home for his family of parents and two children.

The ground floor comprises the drawing room – Double height living room, kitchen- dining, Puja, and parents' bedroom. Master bedroom with front facing balcony and daughter bedroom on first floor and son bedroom on second floor with bar and gym facilities.

The Structure has a unique design that stands tall with multi-level openings. Each plate of the house opens up to a beautiful garden. While the ground floor has a unique feature of the double-height glass facade that opens to the garden, the first floor has a balcony. The second floor has a terrace garden as the spill-out space. The terrace is in L shape which opens up to the terrace garden on the floor below making it a conversational place. 

The facade comprises of double height glass facade on the left wrapped in travertine marble on 2 sides and concrete on the other. The wooden screen on the front facade gives a sense of warmth in an overall concrete set-up. The right side of the facade is covered in concrete finish texture.

One of the entrances is designed as a series of steps covered with pebbles leading up to a grand brass and wooden doorway, large planters, and intricately inlaid brass flooring. Whereas the other is crossing the garden with outdoor seating while strolling your way through floating steps in a water body. The entire hard and soft landscape in front creates a classy but soothing ambiance, especially in the evening time.