Archetech Issue 50 2020 | Page 74

HAPPY HOMES EXCELLENSEAA 126 In response to a very specific brief, this housing project has 126 apartments in six buildings of 11 storeys each. Planned in three different sizes these apartments of 750, 850 & 950 sqm are configured with large living spaces, 5 bedrooms, a study & a gym in them. Located on a plot of 29,600 sqm in Surat city, India, with a height limitation of 40 metres, the buildings are laid out along the site perimeter creating a large focal garden of 13,000 sqm. All the vehicular movement is restricted to the perimeter along with a basement car park generating 80% of the plot as vehiclefree space. ARCHETECH - PAGE 74