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Backyard Pad / Dev & Kaushik Architects
Text description provided by the architect. Designing a space that includes a small gathering courtyard, an office space and a gym, integrated with staff quarters housing a small family. The idea was to use the backyard of the property to build the structure and make more appropriate use of the backyard. Additionally, to functionally correct the existing experience of entering the home, keep the design in line with Feng Shui standards and bring more privacy to the home’s front balcony, which would otherwise face directly towards the main door. There is also pleasant landscaping, ticket gates and neat parking spaces for multiple vehicles.
Initial observations – The property has a large backyard with beautiful tall trees that serve as a backdrop to everything on the property. The view of the busy temple immediately adjacent to the backyard created a visual and auditory distraction for the owners.
Design solutions and space planning – Due to simple spatial requirements for a living space with a bar, the envisioned space had to extend out onto an open lawn to allow guests to spread out while maintaining an intimate experience. The structure had to blend in with the surrounding vegetation tones and elegantly complement the existing house. The water body was transformed with hand-hewn stone nozzles that were repurposed from earlier water bodies. The interior of the water body is covered with Sukabumi stones from Bali. Small office spaces and staff quarters are planned in a way that disguises their presence to create privacy, with a gymnasium located on the upper floor.
Material Palette – Locally sourced granite, exposed brick, and finished concrete panels and walls make up the structure’s primary color palette. The metal elements in the structure are a prefabricated metal roof with insulation, the exterior is lined with wood and the stairs. The metal pieces are painted with hints of green to contrast with the palette of natural materials. The floors are black granite for easy maintenance.
Renovation of entrance structure – A new structure was constructed in finished RCC and granite to define the wicket into the property. Tall doors designed with metal and composite jute rafters are also planned to accommodate cars. Hand-hewn granite slabs were repurposed from the previously existing old water body to create the new entrance steps at the ticket gate entrance.
Landscape and lighting design – Local varieties of flowering and non-flowering plants and shrubs were added to create a tropical atmosphere. All existing trees on the property were retained to address the surrounding design requirements and challenges. For a property set within beautiful landscapes and spaces designed to provide an intimate nighttime experience for the owners and their guests, the lighting design is minimalist and introverted.
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