DADA & Partners have designed the Overhang House in New Delhi, India. The clients aspired for a contemporary, iconic house that housed not only a living unit but also work and entertainment zones on different levels.The architecture was required to respond climatically and aesthetically to its context and at the same time tried to be sustainable. At the same time they wanted landscape ideas that could inter connect with all spaces both horizontally and vertically. The first move was to introduce light and ventilation by opening up the south face of the house and punching a courtyard up to the roof level. This internal courtyard serves as a separator between the kitchen, living room and the parent’s room on the ground floor whilst ensuring visual connection from all living zones between all levels. The master bedroom and bathroom have been generously placed to the front of the first floor with ample views to the front landscaped garden. The 200 sq.ft master toilet positioned right over the entrance cantilevers out without any structural support hence the name ‘overhang’ house. Natural light floods the bath through full height glass windows placed strategically and keep it private at the same time.
