Farmers Den Hoʻolālā ʻĀina o ke Keʻena Hana by The Grid Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Nānā ʻĀina a me Māla Competition Category.
KalaHoʻolālā Nānā ʻĀina· 2020
Farmers Den Hoʻolālā ʻĀina o ke Keʻena Hana
Client: The Grid Architects
A' Design Award Kala Winner in Hoʻolālā Nānā ʻĀina Category
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About Farmers Den Hoʻolālā ʻĀina o ke Keʻena Hana
ʻO Farmers Den he hoʻolālā ʻāina no ke keʻena hana ma Gandhinagar, India. Ke hahai nei ka hoʻonohonoho i kahi papahana pahu maʻalahi, a ua hoʻokiʻekiʻe iki ʻia ka hale ma luna o kahi kahua e kahe ana i loko o ka ʻāina a puni a me nā ʻauwai wai. Hoʻohana ʻia ke pōhaku one melemele kūloko no kona kala a me kona ʻano ma lalo o ka mālamalama o ka lā e loli ana. Hoʻohui ʻia nā ʻano lāʻau maoli a me nā mea kanu pale pēpē me ka wai, nā iʻa a me nā honu e hana i kahi kaiaola liʻiliʻi. Kaʻawili nā puʻu kiʻekiʻe a me nā kumu lāʻau kiʻekiʻe i ka ʻaoʻao komohana hema mai ka wela ikaika. Alakaʻi nā puka o ka pā wehe i ka makani ma luna o ka wai e hoʻomāluʻoluʻo i nā keʻena.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Kala
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Farmers Den Hoʻolālā ʻĀina o ke Keʻena Hana i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Farmers Den Hoʻolālā ʻĀina o ke Keʻena Hana he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Farmers Den Hoʻolālā ʻĀina o ke Keʻena Hana e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Local yellow sandstone for its color and texture with the changing sunlight, local species of trees amalgamated with aqua and fish and turtles developing its own ecosystem, and insect repellent plants have been incorporated, materials locally sourced and crafted, southwest has been integrated into the design with raised mounds and tall trees to protect from the harsh heat and sunlight of, the private cabins are adjoined by a waterbody and one wall of the breakout space as protection, led light.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- the spatial planning emerged as a direct result of an intent to have an open plan office format, personifying transparency. The entrance arrival space is an open area flanked by landscape and waterbodies creating a warm vibe right at the outset, a mini deckwood bridges take you to the garden, situated on the east the private consultation room is fully glazed to incorporate the greenness outside into the internal environment, on the south west of the office the private office/cabins are adjoined by a aqua and one wall of the breakout space as protection from harsh sunlight
- Tags
- #architecture, #architects, #thegridarchitects, #thegrid, #retail, #indiandesign, #indianarchitect, #farmersden #stonecladding, #design, #stone, #naturalstone, #urbanliving, #light, #landscape, #green, #workspace, #officegoals, #roof, #openspaces, #modern, #contemporary, #farmlife, #sustainable, #stonewall, #designsolutions, #archdaily, #ahmedabad, #dezeen, #landscapedesign
- Production Technology
- the south west side of the office has raised landscaped mounds and is surrounded by tall trees so the interior of that part of the office which is , the arrival space and the private cabins are shaded from the fierce heat, the spaces are orchestrated such that they get maximum visibility to the garden, the punctures on the breakout wall allow the breeze to come in through the surface of the aqua to create a cool atmosphere in the cabins
- Design Challenge
- use of natural material, sunlight with stone, south west raised landscaped mound, protection from the harsh sunlight and heat, shingles on roof but after first rain the fishes die after research, we realize the chemical to stick was the reason so we took care of this, the private office are adjoined by a water body and a breakout space wall to protect from harsh sunlight of the south west creating beautiful shadows and daylight shimmering adding vibrancy to the space there are punctures in the breakout wall to guide the breeze which cools as it flows through the it before entering the cabin
- Research
- the design reflects the philosophy of honesty and use of natural materials, customized in local yellow stones and resulting in the play of the self-textures and colours casting self-shadows from the natural light the ambience different during the day and night depending on the sun path and the artificial light is the predominant attribute, the natural stone walls say their own story aiding the ideology, the architects endeavoured to bring in nature as part of design, with spaces orchestrated to have a strong coherence to the garden, native local species of trees were strategically selected integrating aesthetics and usability.
- Inspiration
- The conceptual approach was to maintain the ethos of traditional to contemporary and to visually retain the light and shadow of the surrounding trees back to roots and keynote was connections transcending convention the innovative workspace resonating with energy and designed to foster collaboration and conversation the design reflects the philosophy of honesty embodied through earthy materials, textures, and colors and a strong belief in principles of modernism inspired by tradition and socialism
- Project Duration
- 4 months
Start date 20 06 2018
End date 20 10 2018
Gandhinagar Gujarat India - Operation Flow
- the spatial planning emerged as a direct result of an intent to have an open plan office format personifying transparency, the architectural layout was based on a simple grid plan the building is slightly raised on a platform flowing into the surrounding vernacular landscape and channels accentuating the overall openness and the sloping roof subtly cues architecture and interior, the Spaces congregated to provide maximum visibility to the garden the infusion of native local species of trees were strategically selected integrating aesthetics and usability corridors serve to link different spaces
- Team Members
- Mr. Snehal Suthar
Ms. Bhadri Suthar - Image Credits
- 1. image 1 photographix india 2018
2. image 2 photographix india 2018
3. image 3 photographix india 2018
4. image 4 photographix india 2018
5. image 5 photographix india 2018
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