OF SOLIDS AND VOIDS

The union and subtraction of geometries creates an interesting play of light and shadows in this home in Coimbatore

- Seema Sreedharan

The client envisioned a space that was in constant dialogue with the outdoors— a space that constantly interacted with verandahs, sprawling terraces and lush courtyards. All this without compromising on their privacy. The brief in that sense veered a bit towards being paradoxical. “We responded to this brief by creating a space that embodies a hierarchy of privacy with a public facade that seeks not to attract undue attention and shelter their occupants while opening out to courtyards and terraces. It acts as a screen and provides a recourse from the frantic pace of the city,” says architect Roopashree Parvatikar, Co-founder, Cubism Architects.