Project: MANDAAR
Location: Merces, Tiswadi, Goa.
Built-Up Area: 262.74 m2
Year: 2004 – 2005
Project Type : Residential
Structural Engineer: Prakash Lawande
Built for a politically connected family, the cuboid house segregates public meeting areas from the private home. With two stairways, one for staff and one for residents it a residence bathed in natural light . The first floor encompasses semi-private and private spaces with a kitchen, dining area, sky-lit puja room, and two bedrooms. The entirely private second floor includes two bedrooms and expansive semi-covered terraces for gatherings.
The internal staircase (north-south oriented) forms the axis of division of semi-private and private spaces.