House in Moira 2021

A Courtyard House

The site in Moira, Goa was a large site divided in three, leaving the client with a corner plot facing two roads. The brief was to design a yoga studio for the client who is an instructor along with a private residence for the family. Using a grid as a base, the possible massing options of the residence were explored. The challenge was to allocate the private and public programmes of the house, allowing access to the yoga pavilion while still separating the rooms of the house.

 

INFORMATION

Project Type: Residential
Client: Nirav Gandhi and Tasneem Nirav Gandhi
Structural Engineer: Yogesh Bhobe
Year of Initiation: 2021
Location: Moira, Goa
Design Team: Stuthi Mehta, Aashka Vala, Bindu Maringanti, Nishank Jain, Radhika Jhamaria, Aliptha Govindu
Site Area: 772 sqm
Built-Up Area: 380 sqm
Status: Under Construction
Drawings: Studio Matter

Owing to the found landscape of trees of site, an idea of gardens with varying levels of privacy is executed. The massing arrived at encompasses a controlled central courtyard garden, while also spilling out onto the sprawling site. The ground floor contains the one storeyed yoga pavilion. The house is spread over two floors, with the ground floor accommodating the living room, dining room, kitchen and a guest bedroom; and the first floor having a family lounge and two more bedrooms with terraces. The courtyard facilitates a break in the circulation while retaining access to both sets of users. The form of the building is articulated with a protective chajja that runs across the perimeter and two sloping roofs cap the building.