The approach was to create a space for a newly wedded couple. The existing building structure provided us with a stair, a room and a courtyard in between. The concept was to create an overarching roof over the undulations of the existing structure therefore providing us with a unified space and a double height volume.

Plan

The structure is a simple prefabricated frame that is expressed on the facade and gave us the flexibility to sculpt the interior volume. The nature of construction was such that steel was the relevant choice in contrast to the conventional ways of brick and mortar.

In the interiors you can find how the stair creates a perch like condition, overlooking the larger space. The access to the perch is a piece of furniture that doubles up as a tv console and storage.

Section

Delhi presents itself as a low-rise, high density city with very few public green spaces, but the flat terraces provided us with an opportunity as a way of creating courts which are greening the city.

© Nakul Jain

• Architects

  Harsh Vardhan Jain Architect

• Location

  New Delhi, India

• Category

  Houses

• Principal Architect

  Harsh Vardhan Jain

• Lead Architect

  Anahita Fotedar

• Design Team

  Aanchal Sawhney, Audarya Bansal, Pratibha Singh

• Area

  1800.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Nakul Jain, Niveditaa Gupta