Notes from the projects.
Five pieces of work, and what each one asked of the drawing: a house in Nalgonda, an apartment in Kokapet, Hyderabad, interiors at Fortune Sonthaliya, a layout at Komaripalem, and a school at Jangareddygudem.
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A house has to earn a small site
On 1,800 sq.ft, with ground and two upper floors, the elevation is doing the work of shade, privacy, and the street.
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Daylight first, then the excavation
The apartment is a stilt and five floors. The north and east openings are only half the story. The other half is in the ground.
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One plan, many rooms
A 4 BHK of about 7,300 sq.ft, from the living room and kitchen to the theatre, the bar, and the bedrooms.
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The master plan is the project
137 plots on 11.78 acres. Roads, a gate, a garden, a play area, and an amphitheatre are the work, not a border around it.
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A campus begins at the gate
On 7.2 acres, the school is a sequence: arrival, academic blocks, and a ground for sport.
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