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.
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
