ARANYA FARM
AHMEDABAD, 2017
Nestled in the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Aranya Farm House is a weekend home for the clients and their large extended family. Responding to the architectural design, the
interior approach focussed on keeping the common areas as one unified large space, removing any physical barriers in-between and simultaneously offering a flexible spatial configuration to cater to various groups, activities and events in space and time. The entire range of furniture (barring a couple of wired chairs) were custom designed by PVDRS for this project. Linseed oil treated teak wood with painted MS frames and plain coloured upholstery were selected as primary material palette to create an earthy, minimalist interior space which blends well with the architectural shell and its surrounding. Within the overall canvas of grey wall finishes and black Kadappah, Slate and Granite stone flooring, sparks of colours were added through soft linen/upholstery. The kitchen wall comprises of one end of the large living space. The challenge was to take the attention away from the functionalities associated with an open-plan kitchen space. To address this, the large wall above the kitchen counter was finished with crackled effect tiles and teak wood inserts depicting honeycomb structure and bees- a reflection of the surrounding nature in abstract form
Photographer: Monica Sathe
