Farmers Den Office by The Grid Architects |
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| DESIGN NAME: Farmers Den PRIMARY FUNCTION: Office INSPIRATION: The conceptual approach was to maintain the ethos of traditional to contemporary and to visually retain the light and shadow of the surrounding trees back to roots and keynote was connections transcending convention the innovative workspace resonating with energy and designed to foster collaboration and conversation the design reflects the philosophy of honesty embodied through earthy materials, textures, and colors and a strong belief in principles of modernism inspired by tradition and socialism UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Local yellow sandstone for its color and texture with the changing sunlight, local species of trees amalgamated with aqua and fish and turtles developing its own ecosystem, and insect repellent plants have been incorporated, materials locally sourced and crafted, southwest has been integrated into the design with raised mounds and tall trees to protect from the harsh heat and sunlight of, the private cabins are adjoined by a waterbody and one wall of the breakout space as protection, led light. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: the spatial planning emerged as a direct result of an intent to have an open plan office format personifying transparency, the architectural layout was based on a simple grid plan the building is slightly raised on a platform flowing into the surrounding vernacular landscape and channels accentuating the overall openness and the sloping roof subtly cues architecture and interior, the Spaces congregated to provide maximum visibility to the garden the infusion of native local species of trees were strategically selected integrating aesthetics and usability corridors serve to link different spaces PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: 4 months Start date 20 06 2018 End date 20 10 2018 Gandhinagar Gujarat India |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: the south west side of the office has raised landscaped mounds and is surrounded by tall trees so the interior of that part of the office which is , the arrival space and the private cabins are shaded from the fierce heat, the spaces are orchestrated such that they get maximum visibility to the garden, the punctures on the breakout wall allow the breeze to come in through the surface of the aqua to create a cool atmosphere in the cabins SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: the spatial planning emerged as a direct result of an intent to have an open plan office format, personifying transparency. The entrance arrival space is an open area flanked by landscape and waterbodies creating a warm vibe right at the outset, a mini deckwood bridges take you to the garden, situated on the east the private consultation room is fully glazed to incorporate the greenness outside into the internal environment, on the south west of the office the private office/cabins are adjoined by a aqua and one wall of the breakout space as protection from harsh sunlight TAGS: #architecture, #architects, #thegridarchitects, #thegrid, #retail, #indiandesign, #indianarchitect, #farmersden #stonecladding, #design, #stone, #naturalstone, #urbanliving, #light, #landscape, #green, #workspace, #officegoals, #roof, #openspaces, #modern, #contemporary, #farmlife, #sustainable, #stonewall, #designsolutions, #archdaily, #ahmedabad, #dezeen, #landscapedesign RESEARCH ABSTRACT: the design reflects the philosophy of honesty and use of natural materials, customized in local yellow stones and resulting in the play of the self-textures and colours casting self-shadows from the natural light the ambience different during the day and night depending on the sun path and the artificial light is the predominant attribute, the natural stone walls say their own story aiding the ideology, the architects endeavoured to bring in nature as part of design, with spaces orchestrated to have a strong coherence to the garden, native local species of trees were strategically selected integrating aesthetics and usability. CHALLENGE: use of natural material, sunlight with stone, south west raised landscaped mound, protection from the harsh sunlight and heat, shingles on roof but after first rain the fishes die after research, we realize the chemical to stick was the reason so we took care of this, the private office are adjoined by a water body and a breakout space wall to protect from harsh sunlight of the south west creating beautiful shadows and daylight shimmering adding vibrancy to the space there are punctures in the breakout wall to guide the breeze which cools as it flows through the it before entering the cabin ADDED DATE: 2020-02-25 16:48:04 TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Mr. Snehal Suthar and Ms. Bhadri Suthar IMAGE CREDITS: 1. image 1 photographix india 2018 2. image 2 photographix india 2018 3. image 3 photographix india 2018 4. image 4 photographix india 2018 5. image 5 photographix india 2018 |
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NAME: The Grid Architects PROFILE: The Grid Architects is a multidisciplinary design firm and deeply committed to excellence. As part of our contribution towards our profession we are visiting faculty and members of jury panel at various architectural institutes. Our endeavour has always been to satisfy the environmental and meaningful aesthetic needs simultaneously. For us designing is a spiritual journey. |
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Farmers Den Office by The Grid Architects is Winner in Landscape Planning and Garden Design Category, 2019 - 2020.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with The Grid Architects. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by The Grid Architects. |
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