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2016

The Stack House is an interesting residence they designed in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu for a young entrepreneur and jeweller. He had a site that was very small in size, sandwiched between a multi-storey building and an empty site on the other side. The buildings across the street were mid level apartment buildings as well. The size of the plot was about 1200 sq ft and they had to design a residence for him as a single user with additions for future family. With the site constraints, they decided to stack the programs of the space vertically, resulting in an interesting form and flow of spaces. The plan is stacked on top of each other, dividing and grouping the programs based on function and zoning of public to private.

The Stack House is a typology of residence that is unique to the Coimbatore residential landscape. Since they are generous and blessed with more landspace, the houses more often lean towards a horizontal planning and this posed an interesting challenge for them. The design evolved into a 4 storey plan with a semi-basement garage that could house upto four cars and they tucked away all the services and amenities into the garage. The remaining floors were divided into public, semi-public and private zones, from ground floor to the second floor.

Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu,India

Architects	:	Vishwakarma Design Studio
Area	:	5500 sq. ft.
Year	:	2016
Website	:	https://www.instagram.com/vishwakarmadesignstudio?igsh=eDcyMXU2ZTNwOXRq

Living room of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

TV Unit of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

Dining of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

The ground floor houses the verandah, kitchen, living area, dining, pooja and a guest bedroom for visitors. The ground floor is an open layout, with a flow of spaces that merges into one another. This floor, they layered the spaces as it welcomes the user into the space as client take in all the elements, setting the tone for the residence. At Vishwakarma, they lean towards higher ceilings to establish a sense of spaciousness in their design and that especially helps in a small site. The outcome, with an earthy, wooden palette and layered elements of handpainted doors, copper detailing and wooden panelling just completes the space. The first floor has the other guest bedrooms and the home theatre and they continued the palette here.

Dining of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

Kitchen of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

Staircase of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

Skylight and Chandelier of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

Bedroom of Stack House by Vishwakarma Design Studio

Their favourite floor is the second floor, which houses the master suite and they designed the entire floor like a studio for the client. This floor aces with its spacious, open feel and design, blending modern and contemporary styles, with handmade wooden furniture, all designed and made in their studio and furniture platform, and rustic tiles, with an bathroom that has an ocolus skylight, that brings a flood of sunlight that creates a marvel of textures and play. They also included a terrace that serves a hosting space for the client for dinners and get togethers for his friends and family, with the background of the sky really sets a beautiful tone for the space.

The Stack House is one of their favourite residences and is a wonderful space to live in the heart of the city with the spaciousness and vastness imbibed into creating a modern and thoughtful home for their client.