Down The Rabbit Hole

Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah

Down The Rabbit Hole

Studio LAB (Language.Architecture.Body)

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Shonan Purie Trehan, Maitri Mehta, Anjaly Teresa Joseph, Chandini Agarwal, Niranjan Phadtare

LEAD TEAM
Studio Lab (Laguage.architecture.body)

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTS
Rajeev Shah & Associates

MANUFACTURERS
Porta Finestra

PHOTOGRAPHS
kuber Shah

AREA
14000 Ft²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Kamshet, India

GATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The house embodies a subliminal connection with its surroundings.

Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah

Sited amongst the ghats around a tranquil lake, this is a weekend home for a dancer and her family. Thoughtfully orientated, the homes unfold in a series of connected pavilions.

Each pavilion has its own spatial purpose flowing to the next. Each space holds a unique perspective of the lake view.

Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah

Designed to awaken with the pulse of nature; life in this home is therapeutic. Set along a north-south axis, the sun registers itself on the east and west-facing skin of the home.

The solstice sun rays align with the deliberate color blocks on the living room wall, honoring the universe and time.

A ring of social spaces, the dining pavilion, the living, the kitchen and the verandah pavilion form their own constellation.

Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
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One arrives at the breathtaking lake view from a deep veranda. The veranda gives a sense of shelter in the wild outdoors.

Just beyond, the half-moon natural stone saltwater pool is encircled by a wraparound deck.

At the periphery on either end are clusters of bedrooms. These rooms, although private and quiet, are connected by their vantage points of the lake. Navigation through the house is playful, sensitizing one to the environment.

Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
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Each pavilion has a distinct sense of place. A seamless cast in situ floor connects the multiple spaces. The soft color palate allows the eye to travel gently from the inside to the outside.

The metal frame structure with expansive glazing is detailed with antique reclaimed timber elements. The sloping roofs float above the enclosures and their adjacent outdoor spaces. 

The journey of the rainwater is told in the successive sloping roofs. The roof and the ground are designed to detail this flow, emphasizing the change of seasons.

Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
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The carefully channeled water paths are a narrative of water and land. A reflection of ever-shifting life outside the walls.

The roofscape, with its assembly of slopes, pays homage to the undulating hills on the horizon. It is an ethereal dance of energies of people and place.

This home awakens as a living, breathing entity in conversation with the world outside. The architectural choreography delineates a profound connection with the dwelling's energy and the intricate rhythms of the household.

Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah
Down The Rabbit Hole
© Kuber Shah


Down The Rabbit Hole
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Section 02


Down The Rabbit Hole
Plan - Lower Ground Floor
Down The Rabbit Hole
Plan - Ground Floor