The house is read as a hovering monolith differentiated by its mediation with internal and urban space ultimately forming a series of internal spatial shifts that binds the house with nature and light.

This proposal re-evaluates the typology of the building form as prescribed by the current guidelines and adapts it to re-establish the sensation of the pre-existing urban condition.The lower sections of the house are excised allowing the continuation of the street through the house creating a deep garden that propagates downwards into the basement and upwards through a series of fragmented court and fissures.

The central courtyard is a network of labyrinthine voids running laterally and vertically through the house working as a light catcher and thermal balancer and expressed as a combination of green spaces, deep fissures and skylights.

A gigantic structural pylon is the load bearing pivot for the cantilevered superstructure, creating shaded ground and resonating the language of Delhi’s monumental institutions.

House of Voids

  • Rahul Bhandare, Manali Singhal
  • South Extension II, New Delhi
  • 5,400 sq.ft.
  • 15,000 sq.ft.
  • Completion 2019
  • Arjun Malik, Ketan Chaudhary, Ekta Naidu, Amay Gurkar, Suchi Tanna, Taaran Singh, Kalpesh Pithwa.
  • Bharath Ramamrutham

Consultants

  • Mr. Vivek Garg – Global Engineering Services
  • Suhas S. Gangan (Plumbing & FF)
  • M/s. Imperial Electrical
  • K. D. Singh (Aircon Engineers Pvt. Ltd.)
  • Suhas S. Gangan

Contractors

  • Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.
  • Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.
  • Naresh Meena (Palissandro Venate)
  • Angira Interiors– Naresh Suthar
  • MR. K. D. Singh (Aircon Engineers Pvt. Ltd.)
  • Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.
  • Gurdip Singh Mahal – GSBA Builders Pvt. Ltd.