Wall house

Wall House is situated outside the planned city limits of Auroville, in Auromodele, an area designated for research and experimentation. The architect’s residence, it compactly accommodated everyday needs whilst effortlessly expanding to absorb guests. It attempted to not only redefine the building...

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Autor: Kundoo, Anupama
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/15808
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099/15808
https://dx.doi.org/10.5821/palimpsesto.11.3695
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Architecture, Domestic -- India -- Auroville
Architecture -- Technological innovations
Materialidad
Investigación
High-tech
Low-tech
Materiality
Research
Arquitectura domèstica -- Índia -- Auroville
Arquitectura -- Innovacions tecnològiques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Tipologies d’edificis::Habitatges
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Sumario:Wall House is situated outside the planned city limits of Auroville, in Auromodele, an area designated for research and experimentation. The architect’s residence, it compactly accommodated everyday needs whilst effortlessly expanding to absorb guests. It attempted to not only redefine the building program for a private-residence; it tested various spatial and technological innovations to inform other projects. Wall House was the culmination of an ongoing extensive research and experimentation in low-impact building technologies that are environmentally and socio-economically beneficial, bynegotiating the balance between hi-tech and low-tech and incorporating everyday materials through techniques that include the participation of those with lower skills and education with few skilled craftsmen.