Payal Vaswani

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Suraj Haveli - A Home to Share

'Suraj Haveli' of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan was the site for this project. 3 micro-apartments, a rooftop cafe and a residential living for the owner along with welcome area was to be incorporated and a well-functional design was to be established keeping in mind the conceptual understanding of light, wind, ventilation, surroundings and structural understanding of courtyards, jharokhas, intricate carvings on walls and coloumns.


Report Content

Conceptual understanding of the site and how zoning should take place accordingly.

Planning of the owners apartment- how various decisions have been taken to follow a scheme of public-semi-private and private space relationships.

Zoning of spaces with reasoning.

Typology of the furniture used - in sync with the existing structure. Respecting and getting inspired from the existing structure.

Jaali system

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Terrace - Rooftop Cafe

Front elevation and Section cutting from central courtyard.

Model of one of the micro units.