Villa at Lotus
Gokuldham, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Spacious, Cosy Home Woven with Greens & Immersed in
Daylight
Located within a premium gated community in the lush neighborhood of
Gokuldham, the Lotus Villa was vested with a well serviced plot with
ample greens. Furthermore, a palette of neutral or calming colours and
natural materials like stone and wood were also evidently suggested
and established by the surroundings. This was reaffirmed by the client’s
brief of a house with wide spaces, communion with nature,
contemporized styling and innate Indian-ness. The INI Team’s design
uses these drivers to create a home which blends into the resident
landscape not just visually through its natural material palette but by
weaving the building blocks in and around innumerable courts, decks,
gardens and verandahs which allow natural light and breezes to stream
in unhindered, while water features permeate cool-ness and calm.
Builtup Area : 8,000 SF
Services : Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Engineering, PMC, Turnkey – Design Build
Accolade : 10th Realty Plus Excellence Awards (GUJARAT) 2018 in Best Interior Design
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The ground plus one story structure has blocks built around a central courtyard and surrounded by green lawns and water
ponds. All three bedrooms have their own private verandahs that open out onto gardens or decks; the large attached rooms
too open into private green balconies/ open-to-sky courts. The exterior mass is broken up into smaller blocks clad in neutral
shades and natural stone which blend into the green surroundings.
Contemporised
Indian-ness & Minimalist
Luxury
Innate Indian-ness is maintained by planning the
major spaces around a light-filled central courtyard,
which has a water cascade landing into a fish-pond
and central lotus pond. Unembellished,
straight-lined geometry in planning and design with
expansive openings having views of verdant
outdoors define spacious luxury. This is underlined
by exquisite elements like a glass-house projecting
into the garden, an upper floor piano bar
overlooking the greens, curated art pieces on
display and premium minimalist furnishings.
Design, Materiality &
Strategies for a Green,
Sustainable Lifestyle
With all major rooms having access to sunlight and
natural breezes from more than one side, and
shading techniques factored in to cut excessive heat
and glare, the Lotus Villa residents have a
considerably reduced dependency on artificial
lighting and ventilation. Rain water harvesting and
grey water recycling & reuse have been incorporated
for water sustainability. Natural and locally sourced
materials used in surface finishes lend an extra edge
to the green measures adopted here.
“Design that Encourages Sustainable Lifestyle & Thinking.”