Hospitality – The Earth Home Architecture

POOL & SPA

nadeemdamique — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:37:11 +0000

The building is part of a residential project in NCR and serves as the pool and spa block for the residents. The building consists of a swimming pool, pool lounge and meditation area on the ground floor while the basement has an entrance lobby, powder rooms, a massage room, a unisex salon with a treatment room, a spa and sauna, and changing rooms along with plant rooms that service the building.

The language of the building is inspired from Balinese architecture and is defined by a sloping roof covered in Mangalore tiles over the closed areas, while the sloping roof over the semi open deck area is a combination of glass and wood. The rooms on the ground floor, accessed from the deck, have large floor to ceiling windows to provide panoramic views of the surrounding lawns as well as the main residential block. The basement uses a clean palette of muted colours with a play of materials to create the spa area.

GYM

nadeemdamique — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:27:08 +0000

The building is a home gymnasium for a residential project in NCR. The architectural language of the building is formed by overlapping planar surfaces. The large windows also contribute to composition of the building exterior and interior. These windows provide views of the sprawling lawns and gardens adjoining the block as well the main residential building. The interior of the building is inspired by the industrial style, consisting of a large open space with exposed brick walls and exposed services on a high ceiling.

DELHI FLYING CLUB

nadeemdamique — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:18:38 +0000

The project brief was to upgrade the bar and lounge at the Delhi Flying Club at Safdarjung from an 800 sq ft makeshift arrangement into a larger modern facility.

Built in an old hangar facility off the runway at the Safdarjung Airport, the spaces around the facility were ad-hoc additions to the main structure that were carried out over the years.

Once the expandable spaces were identified on site, the structural renovations included clearing up load bearing partition walls, introducing steel columns, beams and lightweight decking material to achieve an unobstructed clear area of 2000 sq ft with a connectivity to the main kitchen.

Designed with a distinct aviation theme, the Cockpit Lounge, as it was aptly named, resembled the interiors of an imaginary ship, with characteristic modular soft edged surface transitions. The bar back was designed with the letters DFC carved into it which acted as a display as well as a lighting element.

The colour of the place was intentionally kept black and white. Strips of colour-changing LED lined the contours at every four feet washing the interiors in a subtle mood changing hue.

The glass partitions separating the VIP areas were screened off with graphics inspired from aviation charts putting the club squarely in the context of the people and the place.