HOUSE OF LINES >

Satara, Maharashtra

Plot Area: 5,427 sq ft

Built-up Area: 8,386 sq ft
Project Timeline: 2016 – 2017
Project Cost: 8,000 – 10,000 per sq ft

Located in the mixed-use area of the Satara city, the site is

nestled between tall buildings, abutting a busy road towards

East. Close proximity of structures around the site constraint

site views, while disturbing the privacy of the users.

The client brief was to design a lavish home for a busy

couple and their kids with a requirement of three master

bedrooms, two guest bedrooms along with living/

dining areas, kitchen, family room, home theatre and

a gymnasium. The design challenge is perceived as an

opportunity to abstract a volume that creates its own

views, and is enclosed within the landscape to retain

privacy.

SUNIL PATIL & ASSOCIATES, PUNE

Principal Architect:
Sunil Patil

Project Team:
Anuja Pandit, Sanjay Patil
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Above: Spill-out garden and deck space

Facing Page: Vertical strips are cladded on the façade, while wooden louvers are used to protect the structure
from the summer sun to maintain privacy and define the character

The design narrative is preceded with an elaborative zoning across. The material palette is derived from cultural, climatic
exercise. A large garden has been conceived on the northern and local relevance. Natural materials such as the Tandoor
side that connects to the various spaces of the house. This stone have been used. The conceptualization of a rustic
allows for the use of a large glazing on the north façade yet contemporary home is reflected in this combination of
without heat gain. Furthermore, the side road abutting the wooden louvers and Tandoor stone, and the verticality draws
site increases the visual distance to the high-rise structures the name, ‘House of Lines’.
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Above: Double height living room with a vertical garden and a

pneumatic elevator

The planning of this three-storey residence is conceptualized room, opening into the northern garden. A vertical garden

in a manner that each space is provided with a spill-out in the courtyard and a pneumatic elevator surrounding the

garden or deck space, strengthening the notion of exclusive living room highlights the double height. The dining room is
ELEVATION
views and vistas. One enters the house through a cozy designed in the same axis as that of the courtyard, availing

entrance that reveals the double height volume of the living ample sunlight and natural views of the landscape.
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Above: Bedroom on ground floor

The bedrooms are placed in the southwest corner, room. The guest bedrooms on the ground and first floor are

overlooking the garden. Another courtyard has been added oriented towards the frontage, opening on to a terrace. The

on the south, to open up the interior spaces to spill out areas. puja room has been conceived as a triple heighted space,
The ground floor comprises of the master bedroom that is with light trickling in from the skylight above, creating a

lined with veneer from the wall up to the ceiling. Abstract divine praying abode.

landscape paintings rest against the sober white walls of the

GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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Above: Kitchen and dining on ground floor

Facing Page: View of the double height living room on ground floor
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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SECTION AA SECTION BB
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Above: View of the family room & passage on first floor The children’s bedrooms on the first and second floor are library. The family room is vertically themed as well, with

designed to exude a vibrant theme for the young users. wooden louvers complimenting the concrete textured walls.

Facing Page: Library on first floor The first floor also houses a guest room, family room and a
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Children’s bedroom one on first floor Children’s bedroom two on first floor
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Luxuriant home theatre on first floor An eclectic gymnasium on the second floor

The luxuriant home theatre has been perceived in class second floor is designed to have an eclectic gymnasium with

and elegance. Supported by high definition projectors and a modern bathroom and a lavish Jacuzzi with a pool.

speakers, this room offers a lavish experience to its users. The

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Product & Material Applications

Windows & Doors > (Aluminium) from GFS Engineering,

Mumbai

Tiles > Kajaria from Sathe & Co., Pune, Fiandre

Flooring > Statuario marble from Bikshu Granimart Pune

Wooden Flooring > Homedecor

Furnishing > Raga Design Studio, Pune

Wall Texture > Asian Paints IDC Archi Concrete Texture,

Kajaria

Color > Jotun

Lighting > Flos from Thea Lights, Hybec from Glow World,
Pune

Furniture & Accessories > Spazio Pune, Ra Lifestyle, Oma,

Abaca; Outdoor Furniture - Type Wowen Bamboo and Stell

Kitchen > Nolte

Kitchen Appliances > Siemens

Sanitaryware > Artize, Vitra from Sathe & Co., Pune

Bath Fittings > Artize from Sathe & Co., Pune

Stone > Shahabad

Sound and Automation > Tech Innovance, Pune

Landscaping > Gajanan Horticulture

Key Contributors

Landscape Design > Sunil Patil & Associates

Structural Consultants > Estruct

MEP Consultant > Siddhivinayak Electrical Consultants

Plumbing Consultant > Swami Consulting Services

Civil Contractors > Model Developers & Builders

Interior Contractors > Tej Harsh Realty

PMC > Tej Harsh Realty

The home is crafted with intricate details and architectural residence over-compensates for the constraints offered by
Photography Credits
inquiries into function and aesthetics of each space by its packed context, by creating its own backdrop in a chaotic

providing the users with an extravagant experience. This setting. Subhash Patil