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Bhoomi



Bangalore



Type: Residential

Client: Pradeep MK

Built Area: 1,950 sft.

Status: Completed in 2016


Project Team Mansi Musaddi, Surabhi, Ashwin, Naren Inow, Juhi & Aishwarya

Recognition Featured in Magazines, CQ


Photo Credits: MK Pradeep, Naren Inow & Sanjay Jain

Structural Consultant: Mrinmayee

Civil Contractor: Ravi Kumar

Interior Contractor: Rajesh


Bhoomi, an eco-friendly home is the later addition of an already constructed residence. The old residence is the reflection of conventional design catering to the needs of a growing family- the client’s family and his parents. Therefore indicating the additional floor for the client and the former for his parents. The client, Mr. Pradeep Krishnamurthy, being a passionate nature-lover, had an inclination for earth architecture.



Existing terrace was to be replaced by the expected floor for the client. In addition, the house might come across further future extension for client’s elder brother, the layout had to be designed accordingly.


Vastu Shastra played a key role in the deriving the spaces of the first floor during its design process. In the form evolution, footprint of the ground floor was taken as base reference in the vertical extrusion of the walls with few extensions to increase the floor area for the proposed design. The staircase for vertical circulation acts as a weaving element for the ground floor and the first floor.



Design Feature



According to the design requirements, slab extensions are done to increase the floor area of the first floor. Therefore, the layout of the same does not exactly superimpose with that of the ground floor, resulting in the juxtaposition of two different construction techniques : load bearing and framed construction.


It was a challenge for us to convince Ashwini (pradeep’s wife) for mud construction as it was not a conventional construction. To strike a balance between the two, we came up with a unique combination of Vernacular cum Contemporary design for their house. We ensured maximum use of the natural resources like the Earth, Sun, Air and Water for the Construction of the house. It is a composite structure where the compressed stabilized earth blocks (CSEB) were used for load bearing walls on the southern and western side of the house to cut down the heat as-well.


The welcoming rammed earth compound wall, the pine wood gate, the classical stone steps and the contemporary RCC folded plated staircase leads one to the upper floor. The patterned jaisalmer inlay flooring and the bright yellow main door opens to the well-lit & ventilated living room, the graphical central courtyard and the bright colourful kitchen. It is a high ceiling & tall doors three bedroom house with a central courtyard, pooja room, utility and the terrace garden.


The wooden louvers window ensures cross ventilation and creates a positive environment in the house. Bhoomi is also equipped with a Bio-gas plant to produce natural cooking gas and natural waste water treatment plant on the terrace which caters for flushing and gardening purpose.



Existing Ground Floor Plan



1. Lawn

2. Main Entrance

3. Foyer

4. Living Room

5. Pooja Room

6. Dining Room

7. Toilet

8. Bedroom

9. Kitchen

10. Bedroom

11. Toilet

12. Store Room

13. Utility

14. Garage

15. Parking




First Floor Plan




1. Foyer

2. Living Room

3. Balcony

4. Terrace Garden

5. Office

6. Toilet + Bathroom

7. Bedroom

8. Light Court

9. Dining Room

10. Pooja Room

11. Master Bedroom

12. Toilet + Bathroom

13. Utility

14. Kitchen



Eco-Friendly Measures



This Eco-friendly project was aimed to be complete self sustaining in all ways, (Use, Reuse and Recycle of Natural Resources). No waste is given out to BBMP, be it the waste water or the wet waste from kitchen. The collected kitchen waste is rooted through an Bio-gas plant at the terrace level, which generates cooking gas, effectively replaces LPG at-least by 80% of it. The Soil Bio-filtration plant purifies the waste water from shower, kitchen, utility and washing.


Soil Bio-filtration plant is a natural system where the filter medium and the roots of a plant purifies the water which is later used for flushing and gardening purpose. The organic terrace garden where they grow at least ten vegetables and species of flowers at any given time.



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