steers clear of superfluous ornamentation and pays a neoteric homage to the vernacular of the city .
Enveloped in 9-inch-thick insulating concrete walls , the structure has been a result of a climatically responsive design that keeps the interior volume warm and cool depending on the temperature that prevails outdoors . Kota stone has been laid in various orientations across the expanse of BAH — indoors the 2-feet x 2-feet square slabs have been fixed and outdoors the pattern has been broken into 2-feet x 1-foot slabs arranged symmetrically to demarcate the transition amidst various levels .
The protagonists in the design scheme are the louvred teak wood sliding windows and doors that imbue BAH ’ s being with a tactile element of vitality , perpetually brewing a conversation between the interiors and exteriors . These slatted shutters draw light into the structure experimentally , projecting dramatic strobes of illumination indoors which mimics a cluster of straws . A structural origami of sorts , these sliding fenestrations seem to collapse inventively to reveal the spaces inside or to screen them from all that transpires outside , creating a cocoon of serenity .
A stated crossover amidst simplicity , pragmatic function and earthiness comes uncorked within the walls of BAH . Inside , the compact floor plan creates two core zones that are in an incessant tête-à-tête under the wooden rafter-lined high ceilings . By the floor-length fenestrations on one end rests a low height diwan seat swathed in soft French blue upholstery . On the other end , a built-in umber-doused desk and wall-mounted bookshelf layer the wall . This wall is further punctured by a framing window that offers the end-users uninterrupted views of the great outdoors . The tonal green leatherette chairs are a nod to drawing the greenery inside , conjuring a biophilic inspiration .
BAH ’ s identity seems to emanate from inspiration found in the breathing forests and its many stirring marvels that are the harbingers of the message of transformation . Like nature itself , BAH draws in on the notion of pausing , reinventing , and knowing that every moment is ever-morphing yet eternal .
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