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PATEL FARMHOUSE, THORAN



TRIKAYA RETREAT, 20 KM FROM KAMSHET



The project is situated amidst a serene forest, overlooking a small dam on the Govitri river. It is a farmhouse for the Patel family living in Pune, which doubles up as a weekend destination / homestay for tourists wanting to spend quality time close to nature.

The house is partly load bearing and partly framed with timber beams and posts.

The house consists of a two floors, with a corner attic constituting another half a floor on top. It consists of a total of three rooms, a spacious hall that opens out to the veranda, an open kitchen and dining. The highlights of the house, though are the balcony on the first floor and the attic above it, each providing panaromic views to the water and the surrounding landscape. During monsoons, there is a 270 degree panaromic view of waterfalls from these spaces.

The structure is built using stone and mud that was obtained from site, and bricks, lime sourced from the local market. All labour was from a nearby village while specialised carpenters that worked on it hailed from Belgaum.



SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION



VIEW FROM THE ROAD



VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST



DINING AND HALL



HALL



bedroom ON FIRST FLOOR



ATTACHED TOILET WITH A PANAROMIC VIEW



ATTIC



COMMON TOILET



TIMBER FRAMED ROOF WITH DOUBLE CLAY ROOFING TILES WITH AN AIR GAP IN BETWEEN. THIS HELPS IN NOT ONLY SEALING OFF THE HOUSE TO INSECTS, BUT ALSO IN INCREASING THE THERMAL COMFORT INSIDE



VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST



built in wood fired boiler



FIRST FLOOR BALCONY



HALL ON THE FIRST FLOOR



ATTIC SPACE WITH A PANAROMIC VIEW



MASTER BEDROOM ON FIRST FLOOR



ATTIC WITH A PANAROMIC VIEW



THE ROOF OVERHANGS ARE DESIGNED TO BREAK THE VERTICALITY OF THE WALLS, SO THAT THE HEAVY RAINS DO NOT LASH ON THEM



PROCESS PHOTOS



FOUNDATION AND PLINTH IN STONE AND LIME MORTAR



VIEW FROM THE ROAD



EARLIER DESIGN HAD ARCHES IN THE HALL, WHICH EVENTUALLY CHANGED TO A MORE OPEN GLASS AND TIMBER FRAME



TIMBER ATTIC FLOOR



CONSTRUCTING A TIMBER FIRST FLOOR



ROOF TIMBER FRAME IN PROCESS



EXPLAINING THE STRUCTURE THROUGH STUDY MODELS



Architects dhruvang and priyanka



4Vrindavan society, near mhatre bridge, pune - 411030


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