Blurring the lines between the inside & the outside, integrating with the existing landscape, screening & allowing filtered light in different ways within each space , infusing volumes with light & shadows to transform differently at different times, Zen Spaces is a 4 level house.
On a relatively large plot with an existing house on the southern side, the clients wanted a new house since the family had grown larger. Keeping most of the existing garden as a common space for both houses the new home is built on the extreme northern end with roads on 3 sides. All the existing trees on the site were retained with the new house ensconced in the clear space between the trees.
To reduce the heat gain in response to the extensive summer and simultaneously provide privacy and reduce noise from the arterial road the house fronts, a series of GFRC screens sheath the east, west & southern sides with the north side more open.
The design of the house with the courtyard, screens, indirect natural light & complete natural ventilation makes it extremely energy efficient.
Contextual to the site location & the climate of the region, Zen Spaces is a home with different experiences in each part.
Bio Sanjay Puri Architects are listed in top 100 architects worldwide by Archdaily Architizer, New York includes Sanjay Puri Architects in their list of the top 136 design firms worldwide. The firm tops the list of WA Community, UK award winners across the world. Winning the World Architecture Festival’s Best Housing object of the Year 2018 in Amsterdam and the World’s Best Residential building in the LEAF Awards, London, the firm has won over 250 awards including 160 international award and 100 National awards.
