Prasanna Residence - Cadence

Experimenting with curving, warping, overlapping and interlocking of surfaces, Bengaluru based Cadence make a design statement through progressive formal explorations and intricate detailing.

The house sits on a relatively triangular site and shares a wall with the neigh designed to assimilate and reflect skylight in the white spaces within. The Prasanna residence is primarily a linear rectangular form which develops as a box and a protruding cantilever curve as an extension to the box. Together the curve and the rectangle create a play of spaces distinguishing the public from the private simultaneously connecting multiple spaces through double heights, extensions of functions and simple visual connections.

The architecture of Cadence experiments with compositions of discreet elements in three dimensional space to create a sense of movement and calm. The white curvilinear surfaces wrap and warp by overlapping and intersecting giving rise to organic flows of surfaces that bind various functional elements together in a singular whole. Simple in its functionality, the program for the formal explorations for the house revolves around two parts – the public and the private. The two parts are connected by various spatial gestures, double height volumes and circulation spaces that not only bind the spaces but act as extensions to the functional areas.

The white planes that constitute the envelope of the built form reinstate the idea of co-existing space and form in a balance. Their fluid nature encapsulates a sanctum of relative calm reinforced by the silence of the white. Fluid forms clad the internal surfaces forming an architectural veneer substantiating functions with formal clarity. Multiple surface finishes and textures overlap rendering the interior space a tactile nature adding colour and texture to the walls. The double volume of the cut slab over the dining area connects the first and the ground levels visually. Cut-outs in the walls and the slab borrow natural light in the day while radiating light from within at night. The white surfaces of the house take light well.

The overall alignments of elements maintain a sense of calm and still composition while portraying an effect of balance and harmony. The multiple layers that interact with the objects in the interiors of the house successfully create an effect of stillness while exude a sense of control through intricate detailing and cohesiveness of an idea that is reflected in the exteriors and the interiors at all scales.