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Abin Design Studio - West Bengal

Abin Design Studio is an architecture firm located in Kolkata, India, founded in 2005 by Abin Chaudhuri. The firm designed a pool house extension for a client in Adisaptagram, adding a swimming pool, gym, and guest areas while respecting Vaastu guidelines. The 3670 square foot structure uses bridges, decks, and staircases to connect to the main house while maintaining privacy. Landscaping with lawns, shrubbery and sculptures complement the minimalist design. Abin Design Studio also designed the B99 House Project, a 350 square meter live-work space for an architect couple, organized around a central courtyard and incorporating natural ventilation strategies and solar energy collection.

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Abin Design Studio - West Bengal

Abin Design Studio is an architecture firm located in Kolkata, India, founded in 2005 by Abin Chaudhuri. The firm designed a pool house extension for a client in Adisaptagram, adding a swimming pool, gym, and guest areas while respecting Vaastu guidelines. The 3670 square foot structure uses bridges, decks, and staircases to connect to the main house while maintaining privacy. Landscaping with lawns, shrubbery and sculptures complement the minimalist design. Abin Design Studio also designed the B99 House Project, a 350 square meter live-work space for an architect couple, organized around a central courtyard and incorporating natural ventilation strategies and solar energy collection.

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ABIN DESIGN STUDIO - WEST

BENGAL
Abin

Design Studio is located in Kolkata and was founded in


October 2005
Abin Chaudhuri was the principal architect and founder of the
organization.
Abin Design Studio gyrates among the few young
enthusiastic design studios that aim to create a
universal dialect of responsible architecture.
He won 5 National Awards in the past 10 years.

POOL HOUSE

Architects
- Abin Design Studio
Location
- Adisaptagram, Hooghly, West Bengal 712502, India
Design Team
-Abin Chaudhuri, Shahinur Rehman Dipu, Palash K
Santra, Angshujit Mazumdar
Area
- 3670.0 ft2
Project Year
- 2015
Land Area
- 18,965 sft.
Client
- Mr. Kamal Das
Pool House is an extension to the ancestral home Having procured some land
on two sides of his existing bungalow, the client, a fitness enthusiast, required a
swimming pool, gymnasium, open lawns and guest entertainment areas as an
addition to his residence.

G+1 STRUCTURE

Basic Vaastu guidelines dictated the pool to be located towards the East of the
bungalow.
The built mass of the extension was thus planned towards the North-East enabling
unobstructed light and ventilation to both the existing residence and the newly planned
gymnasium and guest block.
This moreover facilitated open views of the swimming pool and the northern lawns
from both structures.

Two accesses from the first floor of the bungalow to the pool complex were
designed as architectural features.
The entry from the South-East corner of the house makes its way across a small
bridge turning into a cantilevered staircase.
The bridge mass itself proves to act as a visual barrier from the South-lying
road.
The fenestration for this gangway has been crafted with sleek wooden louvers
to provide privacy while still enabling ventilation.
The entry towards the North-East corner of the bungalow is designed as a
modern deck cantilevering out on two sides.
This minimalistic structure complements the existing old archetypal residence.
A crafted granite staircase leads one down to the extension.

The gym and guest block itself is designed in a simple, sleek language with
overhanging frame balconies and a statement external staircase.
Louvred fenestration allows filtered light in to the indoors creating a soft play
of light and shade.
This block enjoys a panoramic view of the swimming pool against a vast
backdrop of rural greens.

Custom made sculptures add value to the landscaping and treatment of this
residence.
The client comes from an agricultural background and wished for the lawns to
be more than a grassy field.
They were thus designed with verdant shrubbery, gentle mounds and integrated
lighting.
A gazebo was added to the open area so one could enjoy the landscaped garden
up close.
Designed as a minimalist frame, this pavilion showcases the flourishing greens
amongst which it sits rather than stand out from them.

B99 HOUSE PROJECT

It has been featured as a moditional house which means


(modern+traditional).
Designed around the courtyard, this live-work house incorporates
hierarchy of zones with formal living spaces in front and private areas at
the back; while the central court which serves as a climate modifier and as
a social gathering space.
The courtyard that forms centre of the house faces south and is overlooked
by living and bedroom areas on the ground and first floors.

This new family house with three


independent floors is such an example
spread over 350 Sq.mt. plot of land.
While the upper floors are living areas
for architect couples, the basement
houses their studio.
The architectural design, with series
of inter-connected voids, facilitates
natural ventilation generated during
summers by using stack effect, thus
resulting in cooler habitable spaces.

G+1 STRUCTURE

The architectural design, with series of inter-connected voids, facilitates natural


ventilation generated during summers by using stack effect, thus resulting in cooler
habitable spaces.
South facing solar collectors have been installed to heat water in winters to be used in
bathrooms and kitchens.
Also , large window openings allow abundant natural light inside the spaces reducing
the use of artificial light sources during the day.
The west wall of the study, overlooking the street, faces the fierce afternoon western sun,
which prompted the use motorized louvers that could be adjusted to block off the
undesired glare into the room.

Adjacent to the courtyard is an open steel staircase connecting the upper


floors.
Multiple green strategies are integrated with the architecture design to
make the house sustainable.

The architectural design, with series of inter-connected voids, facilitates natural ventilation
generated during summers by using stack effect, thus resulting in cooler habitable spaces.
South facing solar collectors have been installed to heat water in winters to be used in
bathrooms and kitchens.
Also , large window openings allow abundant natural light inside the spaces reducing the
use of artificial light sources during the day.
The west wall of the study, overlooking the street, faces the fierce afternoon western sun,
which prompted the use motorized louvers that could be adjusted to block off the undesired
glare into the room.

Main design idea for this sub- urban house was to serve as an exemplar of fusion
between traditional and modern architecture.
The house is organized around a central courtyard that allows for indoor spaces to
engage and enjoy the diurnal as well as seasonal rituals of sun and wind.
Series of smaller courts act as breathing spaces and light wells for linearly arranged
areas.

The use of elements such as mechanical


louvers and aluminum sunshades help in low
heat absorption through glass surfaces and at
the same time enhance the modern and
contemporary character of the house.

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