farm house
FARM HOUSE
Situated on the edge of a farmland near the Himayathsagar lake, this Farm House is a flat-roofed latitudinal volume whose windowed walls offer staggering views of the lake and the surrounding landscape.
For this residence, simplicity and restraint are the innovation. With an aim to give strong consideration to the environment, led by the desire for economy, sustainability & with limited materials, efforts were made to design it with minimized energy needs & material waste.
The house size is well below the allowable area on the 35-acre property and special attention was paid to the landscape during construction.It immediately re-vegetated with native wildflowers and grasses.
The home responds to this dramatic site through a simple form – juxtaposed to the landscape while inspired by the fragmented granite boulders. A simple bar hovers above the slope, angled at the ends to address distant views and accept entry from the road, and shifted to allow views and movement through a breezeway at one end.CONCEPTThe house’s modest form and palate of materials place it unpretentiously within its surroundings, allowing the natural environment to carry the day. The formal configuration of Farm House is described by simple, geometric, and additive forms which orient to the front and back yards with outdoor patio space intended to provide sun and shade as desired. The home flows to these exterior living spaces in all directions, maximizing the connection to the outdoors with the use of bi-fold doors. The layout is clean and simple, with an exterior palette of limestone masonry and cement finish. The form is supported on concrete columns and simple concrete shear walls, minimizing the impact of construction on the site while allowing the slope to flow under the house without interruption. In this way, the house preserves the landscape as it was found and intensifies the reading of the slope – allowing the boulders in the site to remain untouched.Concrete, Sandtone masonry and powder coated metal frames all reinforce how these materials find their way from the exterior to the space within. The interiors concept is envisioned as bright, simple, and functional family space described by natural materials and flooring that find their way from the exterior to within. Built Over the rocks to avoid the flow of water draining through the site and moisture, in a forest glade to receive the sunlight, all while taking in the best views towards the Himayathsagar Lake.
