This villa is located along the East Coast Road in Chennai, India. The design aims to provide private and semi-private spaces while allowing the users to experience the coastal breeze and views of the water. It consists of a solid plane that shields the residence from heat and a solid volume containing the private bedrooms. Open spaces formed by subtracting volumes include a swimming pool and parking below, allowing interaction with the outside. The home theater opens to a terrace gathering space.

1. Inventarchitec
tsLocation
Dr BP Rajan Road, Old
Vandipalayam, Uthandi, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600119, India.
Architect in Charge
D.Vivek kumar, R.Nanda devi
Area
455.0 m2

2. This offshore Villa is
located in a prime locality
along the East Coast Road
Chennai. Apart from the
requirement of having
private and semi-private
spaces, we wanted the
user to experience the
coastal breeze along with
the water, within his zone
of proximity without having
to access the beachfront.
The concept behind this
design relies on the spatial
segmentation of semi-
public areas which
maximizes the virtual
connectivity within the

3. To achieve this experience,
the design consists of a solid
plane which protects the
residence from the
secondary southern heat,
and the west consists of a
solid volume which contains
the private spaces -
bedrooms. The rest forms
the exponent which holds the
semi-private space.

4. The detraction of volumes
from the exponent
felicitates the formation
of open spaces which
comprises of the swimming
pool and the parking below.
Successively, it helps the
user from inside to
interact with the space
outside. The design and
location of the swimming
pool area is an important
integral to this residence
as it provides an
exhilarating experience for
the user who can
appreciate the view of the

5. The home-theater
becomes the remnant
volume in this process of
detraction which in turn
opens out to the terrace
formed. It extends as a
gathering space after an
evening movie.