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Secondary Case Study: Architectural Design - Ii

Ruby's Cube is a 153 sqm residence in Trivandrum, India designed by Srijit Srinivas Architects and completed in 2020. The design takes the form of a cube with one corner truncated to fit the tight 121 sqm plot. It focuses inward with a seamless design that creates a tranquil space despite the busy surroundings. Natural materials like terracotta floors and louvers are used throughout for their warm aesthetic. The double height living space and open floor plan give the interior a spacious feel.

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Secondary Case Study: Architectural Design - Ii

Ruby's Cube is a 153 sqm residence in Trivandrum, India designed by Srijit Srinivas Architects and completed in 2020. The design takes the form of a cube with one corner truncated to fit the tight 121 sqm plot. It focuses inward with a seamless design that creates a tranquil space despite the busy surroundings. Natural materials like terracotta floors and louvers are used throughout for their warm aesthetic. The double height living space and open floor plan give the interior a spacious feel.

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - II

SECONDARY CASE STUDY


RESIDENCE

Neeraj Kumar. P 520219018


Ruby’s Cube
Srijit Srinivas - ARCHITECTS
DESIGNED
2018

COMPLETED
2020

TECHNICAL DATA
Ground Floor Area - 83 sq.m.
First Floor Area - 70 sq.m.
Total Floor Area - 153 sq.m.
Plot Area - 121 sq.m.

PROJECT TEAM
Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS

MANUFACTURERS
Kohler, Decowood, Red
Cotton by Geosam, Trojan,
Tulip & Hybec
Text description provided by the The resultant overall composition
architects. The clients - Dr. Ruby eponymously titled ‘Ruby’s
Abraham a Civil Engineer and Principal Cube’, took the form of a
of a leading Engineering College in platonic cube augmented by a
Trivandrum, and her husband Mr. Raju slight truncation of one top
A.J. an Advocate, desired a distinctive corner. Given the tightness of
look for their second home on a small, the site, set in a busy and
three cent (i.e. 121 m2) plot of land in a cluttered neighbourhood with a
crowded residential part of Trivandrum paucity of good vistas, the
city. design opted to rather focus
inwards, and create a cloistered
‘oasis of tranquillity’ in the midst
of chaotic surroundings. The
tight programming
methodology employed for the
Entry Foyer, Living Room,
Staircase, Dining, and Kitchen,
expressed itself in a seamless
design-flow forming a near
contiguous space but with
nuanced articulation
The Master Bedroom opens out to a courtyard at
the rear and abutting the property’s boundary wall,
allowing for free entry and passage of light and The Bed Room located on the first
breezes. It incorporates safety grills built from rebars, floor towards the front has a balcony
affording a soft visual touch to what is typically an has louvers which ensure privacy
obtrusive safety feature. The en-suite wet areas are while bringing in cooling breezes.
also similarly extended out into an enclosed The visual effect in these rooms is
landscaped court. also a striking feature.
A cement finish scheme was used for all walls of the
house, while the ceiling was painted white. Natural
terracotta floor tiles were then used to give a warm
yet subtle contrast to the walls and ceiling. Overall a
minimalist scheme was used for the furniture, with
some being designed and others externally sourced.

The Living Room located on the first floor offers good


views downstairs to the Living Room on the ground
floor living room and intervening stairwell. The design
has allowed for a home theatre room at the rear
side, for subsequent execution in the future.
The front façade features terracotta jali work under-
girded by metal-framed glazing, to create visual
interest.
The ensemble is further ‘tied together’ by
the double-height volume above the Living
Room and Staircase, enduing a sense of
vastness and uplift to this central zone of the
building. Custom designed sets of louvres
are used on external walls to allow for
continuous airflow and cross ventilation
through the inside of the house. The Dining
Room – with its signature modernist boxy
‘chandeliers’, opens out to an enclosed
landscaped courtyard. The openness in
planning, the use of big joinery openings
and the care taken in spatial planning
endows the interior areas with a spacious
feel. The stairs were treated with cement
plaster finish, with a minimalist design
deployed for the handrails using simple in GI
tubes painted black. A recessed alcove
space was created underneath the stairs to
house a writing nook. The centre of the stairs
has space for an internal ‘micro garden’.

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