
Shantiniketan
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Shantiniketan
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Partner in charge: Gopa Menon, Rajiv Majumdar
Design Team: Sagar, Radha, Priya
Client: name withheld
Year of completion: 2011
Area: 4,860 sft.
Civil contractor: Krushi Builders
Interior contractor: Paliath Enterprises
Photography: Rajiv Majumdar
This residential project is an extension to a 25 year old family home in a very pristine neighborhood on Palace Cross Rd, Bangalore. The clients acquired the neighboring property with the purpose of creating a zone for relaxation and entertainment. The additional design is an annex to the existing functions of the home, albeit more luxurious and at the same time accommodating certain added spaces and amenities.
The new scheme had to include a covered garage, a large landscaped garden with a lap pool, lounge areas, an office, gym, home theater, a bar and breakfast space and a master bedroom suite. This included all service areas and standalone servant quarters for the home.
Contextually the site is surrounded by a lot of greenery. The large Rain trees on the site ensure adequate solar protection with its all-encompassing canopy. Several small trees along the periphery also aid in shading the site. The lap pool is located below this rain tree and is animated throughout the day by the mottled sunlight streaming in through the leaves.
The cornerstone of the design conceptualization was harmony.
The new design had to be critically responsive to the site, the built context and the needs of its inhabitants. The design decisions taken were all reflective of this ideology. Thus in the design process several choices have originated organically. A lot of these were from close interactions and discussion with the clients and the people on site.











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Shantiniketan
Partner in charge: Gopa Menon, Rajiv Majumdar
Design Team: Sagar, Radha, Priya
Client: name withheld
Year of completion: 2011
Area: 4,860 sft.
Civil contractor: Krushi Builders
Interior contractor: Paliath Enterprises
Photography: Rajiv Majumdar
This residential project is an extension to a 25 year old family home in a very pristine neighborhood on Palace Cross Rd, Bangalore. The clients acquired the neighboring property with the purpose of creating a zone for relaxation and entertainment. The additional design is an annex to the existing functions of the home, albeit more luxurious and at the same time accommodating certain added spaces and amenities.
The new scheme had to include a covered garage, a large landscaped garden with a lap pool, lounge areas, an office, gym, home theater, a bar and breakfast space and a master bedroom suite. This included all service areas and standalone servant quarters for the home.
Contextually the site is surrounded by a lot of greenery. The large Rain trees on the site ensure adequate solar protection with its all-encompassing canopy. Several small trees along the periphery also aid in shading the site. The lap pool is located below this rain tree and is animated throughout the day by the mottled sunlight streaming in through the leaves.
The cornerstone of the design conceptualization was harmony.
The new design had to be critically responsive to the site, the built context and the needs of its inhabitants. The design decisions taken were all reflective of this ideology. Thus in the design process several choices have originated organically. A lot of these were from close interactions and discussion with the clients and the people on site.