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Residential villa at Rajkot, Gujarat, by Bridge Studio

Residential villa at Rajkot, Gujarat, by Bridge Studio

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Bridge Studio

Ar BRIJ PADALIA has initiated his creative journey under the guidance of Padmashree Dr. Bimal Patel. As an architect in core designing team, he has worked in large scale projects where he has gained an ample experience in executing a work in an excellent way In mid of 2009, he has established his architectural firm BRIDGE STUDIO. Main motive of the firm is to vivity the concept of living spaces by traditional medieval, modern, contemporary, indo western and many other fusion designs. Inspired from the design ethics of HCP, firm completely believes in giving a more and more ingenious avant-garde work. BRIDGE STUDIO has his own visualization of an architectural language. Firm believes that "designing is nothing but a problem solving process of an individual. Understanding their problem and facilitating their lifestyle but through our creative perspective directs to the final innovatory output Firm offers work which responds directly to the requirements of clients such as site, floor space index, building code and budget. BRIDGE STUDIO has a versatile body of work rahging from architecture and interior of residence and corporate offices to institutional, retail and hospitality spaces.

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PROJECT NAME : Residential villa

PROJECT LOCATION :  Rajkot, Gujarat, India.

SITE AREA : 27000 sq.ft

BUILT UP AREA : 15,000 sq.ft

The villa starts with a grand open hardscape area with adjoining play ground surrounded by desnse plantation. A ramp and steps acts like a ‘Setu – a bridge’ between  outside’s hardscape area and softscape area of inner courtyard. The lush green garden has been provided in courtyard with adjoining swimming pool with wooden deck area.

The residence consist of two volumes and two floors. The ground floor of first volume is consist of a living lounge and bedrooms for guests while upper floor is having gym and terrace.

the other half of  the villa is having private spaces like family sitting and bedrooms in ground floors which are double heighted and a master bedroom in first floor.

All bedrooms are having glass facade in front side which connects inner spaces to central garden and swimming pool.    

  • GROUND FLOOR PLAN
  • FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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Rupali Gupte

Rupali Gupte is an architect and urbanist based in Mumbai, Professor at the School of Environment and Architecture (SEA) and a partner at BARDStudio. Her work often crosses disciplinary boundaries and takes different forms – writings, drawings, mixed-media works, story telling, teaching, curation, walks and spatial interventions.

Her works include extensive research on contemporary Indian urbanism with a focus on architecture and built environment; tactical practices; housing; and urban form. In 2013, she co-founded the School of Environment and Architecture (sea.edu.in). SEA is envisaged as an experimental academic space for research and education in architecture and urbanism. She has a wide range of publications, has delivered lectures and been on juries across the world. Her works in collaboration with her partner Prasad Shetty, have been shown in several exhibitions including the 56th Venice Biennale, X Sao Paolo Architecture Biennale, Seoul Biennale of Art and Architecture, at Manifesta 7 in Bolzano, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona and at galleries such as Project 88, Devi Art Foundation and the Mumbai Art Room. She has recently curated an exhibition involving artists and architects titled ‘When is Space? Conversations in Contemporary Architecture’ at the Jawahar Kala Kendra.

Rupali Gupte