LOCATED IN REMOTE VILLAGE DEOLA IN NASHIK DISTRICT, THESE ARE TYPICAL ROW HOUSES WITH TYPICAL OVERLOOKING BALCONIES TOWARDS NARROW STREET.

PROJECT NAME : THE CRISS-CROSS HOUSES
DESIGN BY : STUDIO_VSA (AR. VIPIN SISDIYA)
PROJECT TYPE : RESIDENTIAL
LOCATION : DEOLA, NASHIK
YEAR BUILT : 2022
PLOT AREA : 3850.00 sq.ft.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY : AR. VIPIN SISODIYA

The Criss-Cross houses by Studio_VSA - SHeet2
©AR. VIPIN SISODIYA

THE PROJECT AIMS AT CREATING AN ECONOMICALLY MODEST BUILT FORM FOR A BUILDER ON A CORNER PLOT OF NARROW LANES WITH COMMON WALLS.

THE MAIN ACTIVITY  ARE DISTRIBUTED IN 2 LEVELS, COMMON SPACES LIKES LIVING AND KITCHEN ON LOWER FLOOR WHILE PRIVATE SPACES LIKE BEDROOMS  ON UPPER FLOORS.

The Criss-Cross houses by Studio_VSA - SHeet6
©AR. VIPIN SISODIYA

BEING THE NARROW HOUSES WITH SHARED WALL,THE SCOPE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO FRONT FACADE ONLY, SO THE HEART OF PROJECT LIES IN THE FRONT FACADE.

The Criss-Cross houses by Studio_VSA - SHeet7
©AR. VIPIN SISODIYA

THE DIAGONALS OF TOP AND BOTTOM SLABS OF BALCONY ARE POPPING OUT AND RECESSED IN LIKE CRISS-CROSS. VIBRANT COLOURS HAVE BEEN ADDED TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION OF SURROUNDING OLD STRUCTURES COLOUR, EVENTUALLY MAKING IN PART OF FRONT FACADE. THE SAME CRISS CROSS PATTERNS HAS BEEN USED IN WINDOWS SILL AND LINTEL LEVELS.

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