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House / Manoj Patel Design Studio

Curated by Martita Vial della Maggiora


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HOUSES, RENOVATION • VADODARA, INDIA

Architects:  Manoj Patel Design Studio

Area:  220 m²

Year:  2018

Photographs:  Tejas Shah

Manufacturers: Brickworks, Clay roof tiles

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Text description provided by the architects. This refurbished private residence is located


in Vadodara; Gujarat, India, which is planned in an organized manner, where the voids create air
corridors in the internal as well as external spaces. Each space possess 2 large openings in
opposite directions for ample of airflow and natural lighting into the spaces, creating a warm and
illuminated space.

Each space functions in its own aspect by amalgamating visual connectivity across levels, through
punctured  huge balconies, projecting out on different levels and sides. Also the second floor
balcony glazing is covered with a large canopy that features as a barrier  at the same time makes
the space look voluminous. The canopy acts an interactive link with first floor covered balcony and
also illustrates the roofing  patterns emerged from the clay tile arrangement in metal grills, making it
look as a whole connected frame mass.

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The west facade has no openings on first floor, which provides a large surface area for clay roof tile
elevation adding to its rich textural quality of the facade. The designing team, explored and
identified waste, recyclable, cost effective and longetivity in clay roof tiles as a material.

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Here, the use of ridged V-shaped sloping roof clay tiles as a vernacular material of dimensions 10"
height X 8" depth X 4"wide, has been interestingly transformed into a captivating contemporary
elevational facade, creating a series of continuous pattern.

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Here the ratio of 40% of waste clay tiles at free cost and 60% of new clay tiles at Rs 10 INR per
piece, were collected, cut into 6-8 parts of 1" wide, which are fixed in with chemical solution against
the available perpendicular surface of wall at 45˚ and crafted into a customized series for obtaining
an everlasting beauty and endless zigzag pattern formations of the facade.

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Furthermore, the layering of  this horizontal and vertical clay tiles is designed on the basis of sun's
movement from south to west direction throughout the day as per Indian context, which keeps the
area shaded by reduction in temperature.

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An illusionist display is casted on the uniform surface of the wall through these angular patterns,
which transforms the solid form into more organic mass. Thus this, urban refurbished  dwelling in
clay roof tiles facade, carved out its own character through contrasting  red colored earthy textures
and in volumetric masses, becoming a distinguishing  dwelling amongst the surrounding street.

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