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Designed on a small 622 m² corner plot in a residential villa layout, Mirai is a contextual house in response to the hot desert climate of Rajasthan, India.
Depending on the location, the south and east sides have minimal open space with adjacent villas on those sides to be built in the future. The north and west sides, facing an intersection, have more open spaces with existing gardens and trees.
In the section the interior heights are varied with an interesting play of volumes in each part of the house, single volume bedrooms, double volume dining room and 1.5 level intermediate volume living room.
An interrupted curvilinear envelope surrounds the house, creating semi-open interstitial spaces along the entire perimeter with deeper recesses on the sides facing the garden. This envelope significantly reduces heat gain while providing protected open spaces around the house for each room.
This envelope is designed to reduce heat gain in response to the hot climate of the location and keeps the entire house cool in the hot summer months with temperatures above 40°C for 8 months of the year.
This sculptural house is contextual to its environment, climate and the needs of its owners, creating an interesting play of volumes, open, closed and semi-closed spaces on all levels.
Built from locally sourced bricks, sandstone and lime plaster with local craftsmen and workers hired from the immediate area, water recycling, rainwater harvesting and solar panels for power generation. The house is built sustainably and weather resistant.
