This Hisar Home is Inspired by the Spirit of India (House Tour).

There are five elements of culture. Bhajan, Bhasha, Bhesh, Bhojan, and Bhavan. Bhavan represents architecture. So architecture is one of the most important elements of culture. Hi, this is architect Gokul Goyal from Quadrical Design Studio, Hisar. Let me take you through my home, The Entrapped House, which is a renovation and an expansion project. For detailed walkthrough and PDF e-books, visit buildofire.com. Link is in the description. Our homes should be according to our climate, our culture and our festivals. Culture can be incorporated in the modern times. Earlier, a builder had built a building for two families. 90-95% of homes in the area are built like this. Two bedrooms in the back, a drawing room in the front, a kitchen and a lobby in the middle. We wanted to bring our family's life into the set pattern. The project is located in Hisar, Haryana. The plot is west-facing. The plot area is 30 feet by 75 feet and the built-up area is 4,650 square feet. This is the pedestrian entrance through a foyer kind of a situation. This transition is celebrated by a chevron pattern created with kota stone of leather finish. And then you are received by an entrance gateway, which has arches and motifs engraved into it. Common area, the double-height space is inspired by Pushkar. Brahmastan is the center of the home. So, as Pushkar is the home of Brahma, as a tribute, we represented it like the motifs and the colors of Pushkar. This space was created for a temple in the northeast of this common area. So, this beautiful piece of chandelier has been created from bamboo basically. Whenever we sit on the dining and just look up, it creates a circular illusion. All the spaces are being defined by different colors, representing different cities of India. So, the drawing room is being inspired by Bikaner. This space is the life of our home. The drawing room becomes the living room. And in our terms, it is a sitting room. Any formal guests come, they have sufficient back space. We have increased its depth. If a person wants to sit casually, they can sit cross-legged. They can also lay down like this and watch the television. The master bedroom is being inspired by Mysuru. We tried to give a tribute to the green capital of India. Below the staircase, we come towards the guest bedroom, which is inspired by the blue city of Jodhpur. Curtains are very flowery and very motive-heavy. Passage towards the first floor is from two methods. We have created two staircases, one from the inside and one from the outside. The outside staircase is a separate staircase for the clients and the office visitors and the staff members. This office space is being inspired by Jaisalmer. Since we wanted to provide a very earthy and toned-down look and feel, this is the working station zone. The flooring of this office hall is inspired by the pond of Jaisalmer. Fishes are being rendered by granite. This is one of the most important spaces that people generally neglect. It is a semi-open space where people can attend their private phone calls. They can also have their lunch outside. Above the ceiling of this office, the primary material chosen was the chick bamboo. In my office, all my college-time models are also displayed, giving it a layered look of a fortress, just like Jaisalmer. The master bedroom is inspired by the city of Jaipur. It is rendered pink with a little bit of modernity, geometry and motifs. Since it is a west-facing home, these are the flowy elements. The framing is fabricated in MS. We have installed bamboo criss-cross like this so that there is an even gap between the bamboo to let the light in. Broadly, the materials that are used are somewhat related to India. Either it is kota stone, even teak wood. Generally, the tiles or granite, their original process of formation is a heating process. Granite is an igneous rock that is formed from lava. And tile is basically formed from heating. Throughout their life, they will radiate some amount of heat. Even in microns, they will always radiate heat. Whereas, kota stone or any limestone for that matter, it will always radiate some sort of cooling effect. Just because of the flooring, there is a 3-4 degree difference. A scope of work in a renovation is never defined. We don't know what we have to break and what we have to make. Since it was designed by me, I am now experiencing my design. What I feel is that, here, it feels like we live in our own country. We are connected to our culture. It makes us proud. The vibes that we get from this house, we promote our culture even outside the house.