The design brief
Explore a generous family home that accommodates shared gatherings and quiet daily routines. The study brings architecture, interior character and landscape into the same conversation from the outset.
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The Aurelia Residence
A private residence concept expressed through limestone volumes, screened upper rooms and a generous garden edge. Architecture, landscape and interiors are explored as one continuous home.
LocationDelhi
TypeLuxury private residence concept
AreaTo be defined with a site
StyleWarm contemporary
CompletionUnbuilt concept
Design premise
The proposal organises family life around a double-height living hall. A sheltered entrance introduces the public rooms, while the upper level is conceived as a quieter private retreat. Solid stone planes protect the approach; tall garden-facing glazing opens the shared spaces to greenery. These generated visualisations explore a design direction, rather than document a completed client project.
The central challenge
Large glazed rooms invite light and garden views, but can also expose private life and increase glare. The proposal tests where to open the building, where to recess an opening and where a solid wall or timber screen is more appropriate.
The planning response
A legible arrival route leads to the shared ground-floor hall; a vertical connection takes private rooms above. The garden elevation is more open, while sheltered thresholds mediate between interior rooms and outdoor space.
What the study establishes
The visualisations establish massing, a material direction and a sequence of spaces. A site survey, measured plans, structural coordination and environmental analysis are still needed; no built outcome, budget or performance result is claimed.
How the project is resolved
Four concept views trace the design from the arrival court to the entrance detail, garden edge and living hall. Each examines a different relationship between enclosure, movement and material.
A composed arrival
The exterior balances horizontal roof planes with a taller glazed centre. Water and planting guide the eye toward the entrance, allowing the approach to remain open without making every room equally exposed.
- Solid side volumes give the glazed hall a defined frame
- Upper timber screens create a more private facade layer
- The reflecting channel establishes a direction of movement
- Low planting preserves the entrance sightline
The threshold at human scale
At the door, the large facade resolves into a smaller set of tactile details. The timber grain, stone joints and slim metal frames make the transition into the house feel considered.
- A recessed door sits within the shade of the canopy
- Sidelights bring daylight into the entrance zone
- Stone paving links the external approach to the threshold
- Step-free access and weather seals require detailed resolution
A sheltered garden edge
The garden view tests how a generous glazed elevation can meet a softer landscape. A terrace under the upper volume creates an intermediate space between the enclosed rooms and the lawn.
- Deep roof edges introduce shade above tall glazing
- Planting near the terrace gives depth to views from inside
- A stepping-stone route breaks down the scale of the lawn
- Glazing specifications depend on orientation and climate
Warmth within the larger volume
The original interior study explores the character of the double-height hall. Marble anchors the centre, walnut warms its edges, and the stair makes the vertical movement part of the room.
- A tall feature wall gives the seating area a focal point
- The pendant cluster occupies the otherwise empty upper volume
- Soft upholstery counterbalances stone and glass
- Acoustics and balustrade detailing need technical development
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