Dube which is a family of 6 and is into business of manufacturing of testing machines catering to various segments like Aeronautical, Automobiles etc has approached enso Architects to build a weekend home on the piece of land they had at Shantiniketan on Hessarghatta road to spend weekends away from city limits and to entertain their family friends there.
| At a Glance | |
| Project Name: | Dube Weekend Home |
| Location: | Bangalore |
| Architect: | enso Architects |
Concept: The fact to design a weekend home forced the architectural firm to think differently in the sense like what they would love to do during weekends or when they are away from the work on holiday. This helped enso Architects in coming out with the layout.
This structure is laid along north and south axis. With every room opening to north or south sides to use the diffused light, this structure is divided into two sections. First one consisting of a living room with two bedrooms and the other section consists of a family room with a bedroom and kitchen and dining.The first section could be used only when one family (smaller group) wants to stay there with access from outside to the kitchen.
The whole idea was to give them spaces where outdoors became part of indoors. This was achieved by placing private courts adjoining every room. This allowed them to walk out to courts straight from their room. The scale of these courts is smaller so that they give the occupants the required private space in the outdoors. Apart from the various smaller courts, there is also a central larger court (gathering space).This would help them in case of a larger gathering to host some activities.
Since the requirement was only for a ground floor structure, enso Architects had come up with an interesting form that gives the clients a sense of larger volume. The architects did not want it to look like a single level flat but it should give a feeling of a home. This was achieved by working with sloped roofs stretching out to give a view of the green outside and the sky above.
The architectural firm has given a kind of dynamism to this structure, which was not possible to achieve by just treating it in a regular ground floor like structure.
