Sadara, Gujarat 2007 - 2009
In this village on the river Sabarmati, in a quiet corner of the street, this rustic, rugged house is built as the occasional abode for a family whose roots rest here. Traditional thick walls and verandah shelter a large family space around a chowk. Access is organized by a path that runs from front to back of the narrow plot, adjoining open living spaces on one side, and moving past packed services and private rooms on the other. In this house with 3 bedrooms, stone covered plinths form beds. The open terrace on the first floor finds its privacy in tall protective walls that channel the wind from the river and open at their ends for the vistas of village and river.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2005 - 2006
A fabric shop for handmade textiles needed a facelift, so this project rebuilt the existing building in a margin to make a clean space for saree and fabric display. Wood tables slide to make space for a stair down to storage, and cast brass dots the walls for saree display, adjoins wood bases as seats, and rests embedded in the table as measure tape. Stone shelves add thickness to the space of the wall and store folded stacks of fabric, ready to be seen.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2004
1 bend in a stainless steel rod
3 axes of movement
ulimited variations
textile display system for reliance fabrics
by Sachin Bandukwala as Eastern Studio.
