The Retreat Munus Primarium: Compositio Interior Domestica ab Keta Shah and Varun Shah

Opus The Retreat Munus Primarium: Compositio Interior Domestica a designatore Keta Shah and Varun Shah est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Categoria Certaminis Designatio Interior.

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The Retreat Munus Primarium: Compositio Interior Domestica

a Keta Shah and Varun Shah

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De The Retreat Munus Primarium: Compositio Interior Domestica

Textus Libri: Secessus est domus hebdomadalis in suburbiis Vadodarae, Indiae sita. Interior compositio notiones ex spatialitate monolithica domuum Indicarum vernacularium in contextu hodierno sumit. Parietes crassi onus ferentes in nidos excisi sunt et in lectos, mensas et repositoria formati, deinde textura cementi grisei tecti ut superficies homogenea efficeretur. Colores lenes caerulei et virides, elementa lignea et metallica spatium exornant. Fenestrae propriae, unico manubrio coniunctae, ventilationem transversam permittunt et agros exteriores circumscribunt. Ambitus tranquillus vitam simplicem et remissam sustinet.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

The Retreat Munus Primarium: Compositio Interior Domestica victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur The Retreat Munus Primarium: Compositio Interior Domestica rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. The Retreat Munus Primarium: Compositio Interior Domestica necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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Merita, sodales gregis et singula technica a designatore praebita.

Proprietates Singulares: The Retreat is a weekend home that takes cues from the monolithic spatiality of vernacular Indian houses, in a contemporary context. The monolithic shell creates surfaces to sit, sleep and incorporate other functions. The material palette plays with textures and soft colours to enliven a stark space, which focuses only on the essentials. It offers a homogenous space and a clutter-free environment that focuses on a simple, relaxed lifestyle and mental wellbeing.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: Built up Area: 205 sq mt.
Notulae: residence interiors, indian interiors, indian residence, weekend home, home, house interior, farmhouse
Technologia Productionis: The interiors are designed within an existing single-storied, load bearing structure with 18" thick walls. To create a homogenous environment, walls were carved in to create niches, and modulate the surfaces as beds, tables or storage, and enveloped with a cement texture. Repurposing an outdoor planter into the circular centre table and old brass glasses into light fixtures, the design delves into the uniquely Indian characteristic of "Jugaad" - non-conventional and frugal innovations that come about due to restrictions of cost and the availability of materials.
Provocatio Designandi: Most of the furniture is custom-made or built at site to blend with the surfaces. The challenge was also to develop a simple system for the fenestration that allows for maximum openings at a minimum budget. The design of a series of window panes connected by a single lever that also functions as the handle, was an exercise in simple mechanics. This system is used throughout the house and allows for cross ventilation to keep the house cool in its hot and dry weather.
Investigatio: Field Research
Objectives: To study the vernacular houses of the region to design a space that is rooted in the context
Methodology & Tools: Photographic and illustrative documentation during field visit. Analysis post visit.
Insights: Situated in a rural India, the mud houses respond to the hot & dry climatic conditions of the region. A single material, mud plaster, envelopes the floor and the walls to make the space cool, sustainable, and hygienic. Owing to economic limitations, furniture is bare minimum, and storage and ledges are created within the walls for various functions.
Inspiratio: Located outside the city of Vadodara, The Retreat is envisioned as an escape from the chaos, noise and the fast-paced life of the city. Inspired from the vernacular mud houses found in the surrounding vicinity, a subdued natural material palette is used to create a cocoon to recharge yourself from the daily grind. The premise was to use local knowledge and create a liveable space using that keeps you grounded and as close to nature as possible.
Duratio Operis: The project is Located in Vadodara, India. The project duration was 10 months and was completed in March 2019.
Cursus Operationis: The weekend home consists of two bedrooms and a fluid living space that incorporates the living areas, dining, kitchen, bar and lots of free space to lounge. Custom designed fenestrations allow for maximum openings, and frame the greens outside. The vaulted ceiling defines the central bay of the house and visually leads to the outdoor space that overlooks the fields beyond.
A grey cement texture envelopes the entire space to create a homogenous environment, accented by soft blue and green tones, wood and metal elements.
Membra Turmae: Architect: Keta Shah
Interior Designer: Varun Shah
Agnitiones Imaginum: Tejas Shah