Skewed Ivilla by Hardik Shah is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

IbhulonziEzokwakha· 2019

Skewed Ivilla

by Hardik Shah

Client: Studio Lagom

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category

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The Design

About Skewed Ivilla

I-Skewed iyivilla ezimele eyodwa etholakala eSurat, e-India. Le ndlu ihlanganisa amamitha amakhulu awu-1,022 emkhathini futhi yakhelwe njengochungechunge lwemiboniso exhumene ndawonye. Izici zihlehle kancane endaweni yomugqa oqondile, okudala imibono ehlukahlukene ngaphakathi kwesimo esiyi-3D. Ubuhle obulula, uhlu oluncane lwezinto zokwakha, kanye nokuxhumana okuseduze nemvelo kuqondisa lo mklamo. Amasondo omhlaba we-granite emnyama, izindonga zesimende nokupende, kanye namafasitela wesihlahla se-teak kanye nomsebenzi wokhuni wangaphakathi kusetshenziswa kuyo yonke indlu. Ingadi esesitezi sokuqala iphathwa yipulazi le-slab elicindezelwe emva kokwakhiwa (post tensioned slab) futhi ixhumene nayo yonke indlu.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Skewed Ivilla iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Skewed Ivilla ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Skewed Ivilla iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Simple aesthetics, a minimal material palette and connections to nature are the main drivers of the design of the Skewed House,the architect’s debut through his firm Studio Lagom. The standalone 11,000-square-foot villa seeks to create an oasis of serenity in Surat’s typical urban milieu through a programme that departs from typical planning of this typology.
Tags: tropicalexperience, luxury, villa, waterbody, pooja, kalamkari, modern, contemorary, connection, naturallight, exposedconcrete
Production Technology: Materials
Flooring: Black Granite
Walls: Concrete and plaster
Slatted compound wall: Valsadi teak
Windows and interior woodwork: Burma teak and Valsadi teak
Design Challenge: Taking the complete garden on the first floor which connects with entire house was the major challenge. But the research was carried accordingly and it was overcomed by proving a post tensioned slab.
Inspiration: The architect’s deep interest in photography helped him visualize this project as a series of interconnected vistas, and was also responsible for the ‘skewedness’ of Skewed House. Manifested subtly as elements shifted slightly off the straight line, this was an exercise in creating vistas and perspectives, and adding more life to a three-dimensional object.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2011 in Surat and finished in August 2017 in Surat.
Operation Flow: The standalone villa seeks to create an oasis of serenity in typical urban milieu of Surat through a programme that departs from typical planning of this typology.
The connection of inside space with nature, with simple aesthetics are the driving priciples.
Team Members: Sweta Gajiwala Doriwala
KrutiSheta-Patel (Interior Styling)
Image Credits: Photographix | Sebastian + Ira