The courtyards also inform movement around the building, acting as filter spaces between public and private zones while the courtyards also draw in and frame the outdoors, helping to create a seamless connection between inside and out.

The location of the courtyards also responds to the sun’s movement from east to west throughout the day, creating a series of morning to evening spaces designed to enhance user wellbeing where the family can relax in the early sunshine before retreating to shaded spaces as the heat builds through the day.

Providing a safe, secure and private environment was also of paramount importance and so the home is surrounded on three sides by mature fruit trees while entry to the compound is via a gatehouse at the front of the property. Each room in the house also has a series of security features to provide additional protection in an emergency.

The building itself has been built on a raised plinth to avoid the monsoon floods and has been designed with a simple material palette of locally sourced chikoo limestone slabs and metal fins with a façade concept that transforms the character of the house through the day from a monolith block to a glowing lantern.

The use of rustic materials and earthy tones along with the green interventions are continued through the interior spaces, reinforcing and connecting the architectural language of the home.