CASE STUDY“RESIDENTIAL”

CUBOID HOUSE

Project details

PROJECT NAME : Cuboid House LOCATION : New Delhi, India PROGRAM : Single family house Site Area: 30000 ft2 Built-Up Area: 21000 ft2 Project year: February 2011 Completion: October 2012 Principal Designer : Amit Khanna PROJECT BY Amit Khanna Design Associates TEAM Contractor: Kriti Buildwell Structural, Mechanical, Civil: Space Consulting Engineers

ABOUT THE ARCHITECTAmit khanna graduated from the school of planning and architecture , in New Delhi

In 2002 . He owns a firm called ”AKDA” (Amit khanna design association). It is a multi disciplinary architecture and design firm.

He is an acclaimed and widely published photographer writes for both online and offline media.

His other works include :1.Villa Ravine

2.Anangpur Ware house3.House 8 , etc

THE CUBOID HOUSE STRATEGICALLY OPTIMISES ALL OF THE AREA

PERMISSIBLE BY LOCAL CODE, BUT REDISTRIBUTES IT AMONGST THE

VARIOUS FLOOR LEVELS. THE LOWER SERVICE FLOORS ARE EXTENDED TO THE

PERIMETER TO ALLOW FOR A LARGER GROUND FLOOR AND TO MAXIMISE THE

PARKING AT THE ROAD LEVEL. HOWEVER INSTEAD OF STACKING UPPER

PLANS ABOVE EACH OTHER, THE BUILDING STEPS AWAY DRAMATICALLY AS IT RISES, GIVING WAY TO A SERIES

OF DECKS THAT OPEN UP TO VIEWS ON THE NORTH-EAST

GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN

SECTIONS

ELEVATION

Info about the building

1.The façades are 50 ft. in height 2. The facades are puctuated with unusable 3 ft. balconies and large expanses of inoperable glass with little or no protection from the climate .3. Large windows allow the light in as the overhangs protect the apartment from the severe climate.4. The buildings uses local stones in its designs .5. Parking is maximised at street level6. Natural light well illuminates the living space.

THANK YOU

SUMIT KUMAR JHA