Ramkunj House
Duplex 5bhk

Nestled in the quiet lanes of the residential Prabhat Road area of Pune, the idea behind this Duplex was to bring in light and wind from the West and the South. The aim was to get similar feel of living in a bungalow with a skylight in this kind of an apartment setting.

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Light

The harsh south sun is filtered through landscape and the indirect north light is welcomed to liven up the internal stairs.

The arrangement of spaces is done in a way that one can truly feel the length and breadth of the space changing with time, with shade and shadow patterns, sunrise and sunsets. 

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Openness

The project is driven with the idea of openness. Spaces are planned with a focus on bringing in natural light and promote natural cross-ventilation enabling the building to breathe!

 

Flow
All the semi-private spaces flow along the central spine of the building in both directions. Attention to connectivity and flow of spaces creates a buffer between all semi-private and private spaces where each of the rooms enjoy a corner view and cross-ventilation.
 

Green
Landscape is embedded into the structure strategically in places to create a buffer from the street noise, protect from the harsh south sun and provide privacy from the main road.
 

Volume and Material
The form of the building is carefully carved from inside-out with boxes co-relating with one another in terms of their scale and proportions keeping the aesthetic values and human scale in mind. Box frames protect the openings and at the same time compose the form. The mass of the building steps down at the corner and simple symmetry is maintained on either sides. Stone, wood and metal come together to create the facade palette set in tones of brown and beige.

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