Typology
Hi-end independent residence
Client
Mr. Venkatakrishnan, Chairman of V7hotel, Chennai
Built-up Area
7,064 sq. ft.
Location
Defense colony, Chennai
A contemporary approach to exterior design, with slanting walls and cantilevers, was envisioned, in response to the wish for a well distinguished facade.Volumes erupt out of each other multi-directionally, to form a sculptural composition, which is dynamic in every sense.Being neither completely symmetric nor asymmetrical to full measure, a constant state of animated tension binds the edifices for eternity.This aspect of repelling elements, whose co-existence as a whole, while every singular constituent still beckons curiosity, vying individual attention, sets the tone for the concept of the house.
The dominance of modernist line elements, emboldened as lustrous lights and dark marble or wood, stuns at every space.These lines flow in rigid angles across planes of different texture, fostering connection between the flats and the uprights.Cordial Golden hues share the glowing lime-lite equally with the stark yet sublime whites.A dash of colours resonating to those in Nature, idyllic in each space, creates a charming vibrancy to the otherwise tri-chromatic palette.The entire ensemble, is an inspiration from the rocky cliffs of the Mediterranean coastline.Every texture and colour, thread and fibre and minute detailing are in a state of static opposition owing to strong, self-sustained, visual power, accentuated by the playful dialogue between the daylight and the man-made lights.Simplistic usage of these unparalleled beautiful elements creates a soothing yet cheerful experience, by their symbiotic relationship.
