ARCHITECTURE APPRAISAL

ANDUR LAKE HOUSE

BY ARCHITECT SHIRISH BERI
SHERYL SHEKINAH | 9919014020 | IV YEAR - 8 SEM
 ANDUR LAKE HOUSE
Shirish Beri is the living embodiment of the phrase
“ being one with nature”.
The architect’s holiday retreat mirrors Nariman
Gandhi’s principles of organic architecture and
Frank Lloyd Wright’s romanticized idea of nature.
Beri’s design is consistent with his multifaceted range
of interests which are reflected in the architectural
features of his house.

Shirish Beri designed a home for

his family, an oasis of calm for a
much-needed pause from today’s
hectic fast-paced professional life
in the city.
The building’s forms appear to
be natural extensions of the
landscape.

The structural material, laterite,

helps establish this bond with the
earth. The home among the hills
overlooking Andur Lake in India is
a dialogue between architecture
and location, in the language of
perspective. ARCHITECTURE APPRAISAL
SHERYL SHEKINAH | 9919014020 | IV YEAR- SEM 8
HOUSE AT ANDUR , MAHARASHTRA

While fitting snugly in the

hill slope, and integrating
effortlessly with the
landscape, it makes the
lake itself an integral part
of its design vocabulary.
The plan is so organized
that one connects with
the lake and the hills
from almost any part of
the house.

ARCHITECTURE APPRAISAL
SHERYL SHEKINAH | 9919014020 | IV YEAR - SEM 8
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 MATERIALS
KEY COMPONENTS OF GREEN BUILDINGS
MASONRY STRUCTURE
UTILISED IN NEELAI LAKE HOUSE MADE OF
LATERITE BLOCKS

1 ENERGY

INSULATED SHEET METAL

2 MATERIALS These enormous shaded
ROOFING ON
STEEL FRAMEWORK
spaces opening towards
GREEN the lake draw in cool
BUILDING 3 SITE breezes which blow
GROUND FLOOR GROUND FLOOR

unhindered through the

house. Ample natural light
4 WATER
and ventilation thus taken
care of obviates the need
5 INDOOR AIR
QUALITY
for a fan - let alone an air
condiitoner - even in peak WOOD
COW DUNG MUD
summer; in most spaces,
thus resulting in a drastic
reduction in energy VERNACULAR MATERIAL - LATERITE
consumption.
The architect’s choice of
laterite for the masonry
Ventilation is improved by the immediately brings to mind
way different rooms are connected the imagery of India, where
and by the creation of currents of it is still a common building
material.
air promoted by the presence of The building’s high,
vegetation in all the rooms. segmented walls give it a
The orientation of the living room mysterious aura of
to the southwest is not only sacredness, their
arrangement and form
intended in view of the direction recall a sequence of
of the lake, but also makes the dolmens and because
most of the hours of light and laterite is the material that
was used to build the
heat. Ancient Khmer temples in
southeast Asia.

ARCHITECTURE APPRAISAL
SHERYL SHEKINAH | 9919014020 | IV YEAR - SEM 8
 THE PANORAMIC VIEW FROM
WALK TO THE ENTRANCE
THE LIVING AREA

PUNCTURE IN THE LIVING AREA DRAWING BATHROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH
IN THE HILL, NEELAI LAKE HOUSE GARDEN AND CUT-OUT IN THE CEILING