Architecture Firm: PORTAL 92
Project Location: Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Category: Residential Architecture, Landscape and Interiors
Team: Sagar Goyal, Aanchal Sawhney, Astha Verma, Richa Malhotra, Praneet Singh, Varsha Rath, Akshit Sethi
Site: 107 sqm.
Project Completion Year: 2022
Photographs: Niveditaa Gupta
Video Link: https://vimeo.com/751119792
Videography & Art Direction: Niveditaa Gupta
Text: Shreya Parinam, Sagar Goyal, Aanchal Sawhney
Horticulture Consultants: Dia Landscape
Exterior Wood Vendor: Opulo India
Lighting: Halomax
Millworks: Mobel Grace
The Entertainment Area: All things Grey, No Black and Whites here
Sewn within the heart of the Hem House is the common Entertainment Area, a space that indulges and celebrates ‘living’, surrounded by muted textures and bold geometry.
Seamlessly woven into each other are the three realms that define the entertainment area; The first being a serene gaming lounge – a sit-out space enriched by the raw finish of grey chiseled stone cladded upon the walls as a backdrop, delicately complemented by the warmth of brass accents and dapples of sunlight that lend itself to the space.
The flooring plays a vital role in creating layers of perceived division inside the unencumbered space. The rough grain textures of the Indian Basalt Stone flooring meets and contrasts the Wooden flooring, flowing into the dining space from the terrace. A delicate and tactile screen, made using a woven metal mesh and wooden inlays, runs across a curvature, diffusing the junction while layering the volumes. Within the curvature lies a dine-in, furnished with black marble and brass accents, crafting a space that feels intimate, yet in abundance.
The Bar table emerges from a patch of gravel, meticulously crafting a mise-en-scene that rouses the senses and offers room for introspection as one pours a drink. The back unit provides a functional yet modest display, adorned with playful elements, optionally hidden by fluted-glass sliding shutters. A small lounge space designed using slender metal details and Danish weave loungers sits at the access to the bar. A gigantic circular opening punctuates the wall towards the dining, where one can peek through, communicate and even serve.
A raised indoor space with a glass skylight anchors the space together forming an informal space used for a breather, also doubling as the entrance to future units planned. Designed as a recreational den, the Entertainment area showcases informal spaces flowing into one another, each presenting itself as a niche of its own.
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