The Courtyard House by Modo Designs

The site is in a plotting scheme in outskirts of Ahmedabad on 45,000 sq ft land. The brief given by the owner was 4 bedroom house with living, study and entertainment area. Owner wanted an open house and hence conceptual layout started with layouts when courtyards and semi open verandah spaces. Since there were only owner and his father to be staying while daughter would be visiting at times, hence it was the openness that was preferred over closed secured spaces. The ground floor is organized around central courtyard which is interpretation of traditional typology of haveli houses of ahmedabad. However the contemporary expression is through series of peripheral courts that allows the central court to connect outside and have an extrovert character. The central court is surrounded by study area, kitchen and dining area, living area, owner’s bedroom, guest bedroom, father’s bedroom, while the upper floor is lighter with only the entertainment area and owner’s daughter’s room. The upper terraces overlooking the garden have sit out spaces in continuation to the entertainment area. The form is visually lighter from the north garden with upper level mass receding.

The central court and pool court has operable roof to open or close when desired while the peripheral courts are all open with dense plantations. The material palette is informal and cozy, with roughened black marquina marble flooring in most spaces and lava stone in central court. The walls comprise of rough wood patterned concrete, lime coat and wood paneling. The interior has mix of western contemporary furniture and customized Indian contemporary furniture.