Residence · Bengaluru

Twin Courtyard House

ID+AS Architects · Bengaluru

Two courtyards either side of the entry walk of a stone-clad Bengaluru house, lit from above by an L-shaped skylight.

Two courtyards, L-shaped skylight

Built-up: 4,100 sq.ft (Volume Zero)
Plot: Not published not published
Courtyards: 2 either side of the walk
Completed: 2021 RR Nagar
Cost / est.: Not published not estimated

Photographs

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The house from the street: stone-clad volumes — Exterior view Lazer Lenz Photography

The first courtyard, with the tree and seating — Courtyard Lazer Lenz Photography

The courtyard against the brick wall — Courtyard Lazer Lenz Photography

Entry walk with stepping stones and the pooja niche ahead — Entrance Lazer Lenz Photography

The courtyard under the L-shaped skylight — Courtyard Lazer Lenz Photography

Brick courtyard with a pergola overhead — Courtyard Lazer Lenz Photography

Teak staircase against a patterned wall — Staircase Lazer Lenz Photography

Passage from the stair to the living room — Passage Lazer Lenz Photography

Living room with the television wall — Living room Lazer Lenz Photography

Living room and brick wall — Living room Lazer Lenz Photography

Living opening out to the courtyard — Living room Lazer Lenz Photography

Dining room with a green wall and blue chairs — Dining Lazer Lenz Photography

Plant shelves along the passage — Passage Lazer Lenz Photography

Swing chair in the passage — Swing Lazer Lenz Photography

Bedroom with a dark wall — Bedroom Lazer Lenz Photography

Terrace with a plunge pool and trees — Terrace Lazer Lenz Photography

Planter courtyard with the idol at its end — Pooja Lazer Lenz Photography

The move

The house is entered along a walkway with a waterbody and a pergola of hanging bells, and opens onto matching courtyards either side — one facing the road, one to the rear.

Vertical stone fins carry the upper volumes and set the rhythm of the façade, while an L-shaped skylight over the right-hand courtyard keeps the middle of the plan in daylight.

“The courtyard on the right facing the road opens to the sky through an L-shaped skylight that creates an invisible veil between the internal and external landscape.”ID+AS Architects, via Volume Zero

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Cost

Not publishedno published figure

Neither ID+AS nor Volume Zero publishes a project cost. The register does not estimate one; ask the studio directly.