The verandah leads to a voluminous living space that at first glimpse would make one wonder whether they are really indoors or not, due to the fact that it sits cradled in the lap of two courtyards that let a gush of light in. The living area is cocooned deep into the house away from the lawn to be protected by the harsh sun from the south-west.

The master and guest bedrooms have been placed along the South wall overlooking the lawn, making the user feel a constant connection with nature. The mother’s bedroom faces the South-East wall overlooking the park across the road. The courtyard on the east of living is a green court lined with glass on three sides that visually and physically connects the bedrooms to the living space and instills a sense of fluidity. The courtyard sits deep into the living room to ensure mutual shading of the spaces adjoining it.

To manifest an interactive relationship of the built envelope with nature, an element common to both – ‘Brick’ was chosen, whereas to solidify it, ‘Concrete’ – in its raw form; brick red all the while being the contrast and gray being the pacifier, to nature’s green.