Luxury Home in Kolkata, West Bengal | Home Tour
Summary
TLDRThis interior design project transforms an 8,000 square foot house in Kolkata, India into a modern, stylish and functional home for a family of five. It features a double-height central living area with marble floors, wood paneling and concrete accents highlighting the textures. A key statement piece is the intricate wooden staircase with built-in seating. Other spaces include a veranda terrace, open plan kitchen/dining with mirrored wall to enlarge the space, formal and informal living rooms opening to the terrace, an upper level master suite and bedrooms for the three teens. Throughout the architects aimed to create understated luxury with subtle colors, interest through varied textures and forms, and an overall design promoting the lifestyle and views of the occupants.
Takeaways
- 😊 The house has a height of 22 feet below the false ceiling in the central living area, allowing an open and airy feel
- 👷♂️ The staircase demonstrates fine craftsmanship, with an MS frame clad in wood panels and other finishes
- 🚪 The layout includes a central core with kitchen, dining room, living area, bedrooms and veranda
- ☀️ The site faces east, allowing sunlight throughout the day, especially in the north-facing kitchen and dining
- 🏠 It's a 8,000 sq ft house for a family of 5 with 3 teenage children
- ⚖️ The brief focused on subtle, understated luxury with functionality
- 🖼️ Materials include wood, concrete and marble in a limited color palette, relying on textures
- 📐 The design aims to properly position site, rooms and furniture to address sustainability
- 😀 The clients and architects are happy with balancing aesthetics, technicals and function
- 🌇 It provides open views and connects internal spaces to the surrounding external areas
Q & A
What are some of the main design elements and materials used in the home?
-The main design elements and materials include wood paneling and flooring, marble floors, concrete accents, large windows and balconies, custom metalwork like the staircase, and strategic use of lighting.
What was the overall design brief and goal for the home?
-The brief was for an understated yet stylish home with subtle luxury that would enhance the lifestyle of the 5 family members, with a focus on functionality.
How does the home maximize natural light?
-It has an open floor plan oriented to the north and east to maximize sunlight throughout the day. Large windows, mirrors, and reflective surfaces also help reflect and distribute light.
What are some unique architectural details?
-Unique details include the 22-foot double height ceiling, the custom metalwork on the staircase, the large concrete architrave, and the way the second floor is designed around the central open space.
How was sustainability incorporated into the design?
-Factors like site orientation, room positioning, window placement, and material selection were optimized for sustainability regarding sunlight, ventilation, climate control etc.
What are the main areas and rooms of the home?
-The main areas include the entryway, central core with kitchen and dining, living areas, guest rooms, master suite, kids' bedrooms, outdoor balcony/terrace space.
What was the inspiration behind the staircase sculpture?
-The sculpture depicts a man singing with people gathered around listening, meant to represent people gathering on the stairs and evoke a feeling of community.
How does the design balance aesthetic, functional and technical considerations?
-The aesthetics were focused on materiality and revealing the textures, with selective color use. Functionality and layout were strategized based on the family's needs. Technical aspects like structure and lighting were also incorporated.
What are some of the views and sightlines created by the design?
-The open plan, balconies and strategic window placement frame views of the outdoors, surrounding area, sunlight and horizon that emphasize a connection to nature.
How large is the home and what are some of the stats?
-The home is around 8,000 square feet total over two floors. It has features like a 22-foot ceiling, extensive marble and wood finishes, and customized metalwork, stairs and lighting.
Outlines
😊 Overview of luxury apartment design and layout
The paragraph provides an overview of the design and layout of a luxurious 8,000 square feet apartment located in Kolkata, India. It describes the central living area with 22 feet high ceilings, the use of marble floors, teakwood panels and concrete walls, and the strategic placement of a mirror to double the visual space. An open and fluid floor plan is created using an L-shaped living room connected to a large outdoor terrace. Other spaces include a kitchen, dining room, bedrooms, guest rooms, powder rooms, and internal staircases.
👷🏽 Craftsmanship of the staircase and overall design elements
This paragraph focuses on the craftsmanship of the central staircase, which has musicians sculpted into the woodwork. It serves as a gathering area and connects the lower formal seating area to the upper master bedrooms. Other architectural details are highlighted like the architraves, textured walls, an overhead structure enclosing the stairs, and use of limited color palette with more emphasis on surface textures and materials.
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Keywords
💡interiors
💡lifestyle
💡light
💡views
💡materials
💡staircase
💡bedrooms
💡sustainability
💡functional
💡aesthetics
Highlights
The interior is designed for a 5-member family with 3 teenage children
The brief was for an understated yet stylish luxury space with functional value
The central living area has 22 feet ceiling height below the false ceiling
The site faces east with open northern and eastern sides for optimal sunlight
The total area is around 8,000 sq ft across both floors
Floors are clad in white marble, walls combine wood, concrete and pastel colors
Strategically placed mirror doubles the space and reflections from pendant lights
The staircase features intricate woodwork framed by an MS skeleton
Sculptures depicting a singer with gathered audience decorate the staircase
The seating areas open onto a large terrace, the main outdoor space
Minimal colors used, textures of natural materials emphasized
Careful positioning of rooms and furniture enhances sustainability
Technical, functional and aesthetic aspects combined for desired outcome
The design satisfies technical, functional and aesthetic requirements
Spending time on site informs sustainable and climatic design choices
Transcripts
since you're actually coming in from a
separate place you're actually coming in
here so the entire interiors the entire
the overall look of the place should
actually enhance the overall lifestyle
of the occupant in this central living
area we have got around 22 feet height
below the fall ceiling
one major craftsmanship which has
happened is this
staircase in itself
so as you can see over here we've got
this huge architraves over here there is
a mass of wood on the two sides which
was in the form of a jolly here
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this happens to be one of the most
premium constructions in the city of
calcutta
and the first thing which actually you
know came to us was of course this total
volume
it is open on the on the northern side
and it's open on the eastern side
so you have an entire you know the whole
day of play of the shade and light in
its various hues and textures which is
happening all throughout the day
they are a five-member house there's a
five member of a family with three
children all three are in the teens so
the initial brief of the client was
it should be stylish it should be subtle
it should be understated luxury you know
and
at the same time it should have a lot of
functional value since you're actually
coming in from a separate place you're
actually coming in here so the entire
interiors the entire the overall look of
the place should actually enhance the
overall
lifestyle of the occupants
our site over here it is located in the
east tower so this is the place where we
have north this is east
this is the west and this is south
essentially you know our site is
basically facing here so this is the
place which is the hall the hall in
which we are at present and you have all
the elevators and everything which are
all basically located here so this is
how you're entering the place so the sun
rises here in the east and it goes here
towards the west
well the total area is around 8 000
square feet which includes both the
floors in this central living area we
have got around 22 feet height below the
fall ceiling
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material wise floors are all clad
totally in white marble
and if you see the walls the walls are
basically a combination of by and large
three kinds of things now first we have
wood
and wood has come in various shades you
know it's come in the form of vineyards
it's come in the form of teakwood it's
come in the form of
panelings in the form of flutings
various forms and which obviously has
kind of contrasted the various shades
also which we have
and it's also added the warmth
somewhere we've also used a little bit
of you know concrete somewhere we've
used pastel shades in the ceilings also
if you see certain concrete structures
of the original slab has been kept
the volume of the project is such that
you know you have
the central core now let us say the
central core here we have the lift then
we have the central core of the house
you have this as the kitchen over here
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and this would be the dining so here is
the dining
and now from the central core of the
house you basically go inside this
l-shaped living area
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this is where you have the elevator and
this is the place where we have the
internal stay
now here in this place you have a room
over here which has a washroom on this
side we have a powder bathroom over here
a closet area and of course another
guest room
over here and all around the southern
and the eastern side
we've got this huge veranda or a terrace
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now if you go into the dining area which
is facing the north side the kitchen
which is facing the north side abundance
of light all throughout the day
and if you look at this mirror this
mirror actually has kind of been you
know strategically placed it was
something which was placed right in the
middle of this
concrete wall so that it kind of
actually doubles the space it also kind
of actually doubles the table so here
you'll be able to see the total
reflection of the table as well as you
can see a reflection of this you know
this beautiful this hanging lights which
we got from galati
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one major craftsmanship which has
happened is this uh staircase in itself
you have a skeleton which is the ms
frame now on top of this ms frame you
have to clad it in plywood and on top of
that plywood you have to have some kind
of a cladding the skin finish you know
so that skin could be in vineyard it
could be in wood or it could be in
various other things here if you if you
see you know this chap over here he's
like you know kind of singing a song and
we actually found this you know
sculptures in a shop uh quite some time
back and we actually found this very
interesting so he's actually kind of
singing and all the other people are
actually kind of you know all around him
or all are actually gathered all around
him around this total area they're all
sitting here on this staircase and so
it's like a gathering of sorts
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as you come into the formal area you
have have a basically a formal seating
and you have a kind of an informal
seating and this entire space is
actually facing this veranda outside or
this balcony or the huge this you know
terrace outside
which is the main focus of this house
you know where
which is the main i would say the
breathing area of the house you know
because whenever you're sitting here
you'd like to go outside this is from
where you have uninterrupted views of
the surrounding the vastness of the
total areas
so as you can see over here we've got
this huge architraves over here there is
a mass of wood on the two sides which is
in the form of a jolly here
so we haven't really played around with
a huge amount of colors so it's
basically just three or four of them
it's more of the textures because we
we've we always actually feel that the
original texture of the material
actually has
a whole a whole lot of things to say and
we should be highlighting that you know
we should let that
material come out
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now there is a particular mass over here
which is basically in a kind of coming
out now this particular mass we people
have planned because this is in line
with the structure which is outside and
also in a way it kind of encapsulates
this uh stair you know as of the stair
appears to be a little tucked in and
also it kind of you know takes you
creates another interesting area as you
climb up the stair and there is another
foyer upstairs
so the upper floor what happens is
this entire area we have
we have a master room so the master
bedroom comes above this
and we have two other rooms over here so
here we have a bedroom
with uh
with a toilet over here
and then there is another bedroom over
here
with the toilet over there
the other two rooms are on the
northwestern side which belongs to the
kids now the two rooms one of these
rooms was had a deck outside so you know
and this is also connected to the
washroom over there and it's got
beautiful view you know the entire
vastness is actually shown over there
the other room which is the sun's room
theme is actually a little raw it's a
little rustic but it's also got
beautiful views you know beautiful views
the uninterrupted views of the entire
area which is there
if you actually you know sit on site
spend a little bit of time on site
many questions about you know the
sustainability and climatology are
actually answered over there so i think
if you're positioning your site
correctly positioning your rooms
correctly positioning your furniture
correctly
in an interior project it takes care of
a lot of things you know in terms of
sustainability and
the environment around
at the end of the day these are all the
aesthetic aspects on one hand you also
have the technical aspects on the other
hand and you also have the functional
aspects so when all these are actually
in a kind of combine
and brings out a good uh good you know
end result in which the end users are
happy and we are also happy at the end
of the day that we have been able to you
know draw a fine line in between all
three so i think in a way we have been
able to kind of satisfy you know all
these three aspects over here
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