The White House in Mumbai , India by SURBHI RG ARHITECTS | Photographer : ADITYA WARLIKAR Check out full project on www . designessentiamagazine . com
STAYING INDOORS SAFE IN THIS PANDEMIC MADE US CONNECT WITH OUR HOMES MORE THAN EVER . HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE YOUR PROCESS TO
DESIGN A RESIDENCE THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVING OF THE RESIDENT ?
SURBHI : Pandemic has substantially remolded our relationship to home and caused a profound modification in how we live , work and recreate . During the lockdown period , spending more time inside the house with family , working at home , being more attentive to the use of spaces , made us more conscious of our relationship between indoors and outdoors . All of these experiences have implications on my design my process evolved during this project . It can be best summed up as a deepened focus on design that reinforces our connection to nature outside at the same time design that becomes an extension of resident ’ s personalities to elicit an emotional connection to the space . Bringing in more natural ventilation , offering access to sunlight and breezy spaces , maximising use of indoor plants to optimize indoor air quality , exploring ways to design WFH desks , using colours that suggest comfort and well-being are some of the key factors that define my design process to make an impact on the living of the resident .
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