Located in Rajkot, India, Anand Lakhani’s project is a renovation of a 1980s house with living areas on the ground floor and private spaces on the first floor. The project added a 39 square metre double-height studio on the top level terrace, open to the east and west to provide natural air and light, as well as a connection with the landscape.
Brick vault describes two-level studio in India
Anand Lakhani enlarges a 1980s house in Rajkot, adding a freestanding workspace on the top level terrace: a project combining soft volumes, cuts of light and functional spaces.
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
Photo Anand Lakhani, Ravin Padia, Darshil Rupareliya, Karan Maniar, Sagar Odedara
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- Francesca Grillo
- 19 April 2022
- Rajkot, Gujarat, India
- Anand Lakhani
- 39 sqm
- Studio
- 2019
The project emerges as a white volume with soft shapes resistant to the heat of the sun, in continuity with the neighbourhood. The independent studio, with a total height of 5.2 metres, houses a living area in the lower part, while the upper level is used as a workspace.
The west facade, retained in its original form, is an interplay of cantilevered cylindrical volumes and the roof is a vault of perforated red brick. Inside, the floors are made of kotah stone, dyed a dull grey shade. The materials used are recycled and the studio is equipped with a system for collecting and reusing rainwater, and natural air circulation, encouraged by the numerous openings in the facade.
- The light in brickvault studio
- Rajkot, Gujarat, India
- Studio
- Anand Lakhani
- Kalpesh Satasiya, Biren Kansara
- Manish Tank, Kalpesh Tank, Hiteshbhai & Jignesh Chavda
- Alibhai & team
- Nareshbhai & team
- 39 sqm
- 2019
Exploded isometric view.
Layout plans.
Reflected ceiling plan.
Section AA.
Section BB.
Section CC.