Aranya Farmstay Resort

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ARANYA FARMSTAY RESORT - D6THD DESIGN STUDIO
ARANYA FARMSTAY RESORT

BHOJDE, GUJARAT
Plot Area: 2.5 Acres

Built-up Area: 6,000 sq ft
Project Timeline: 2018 – 2019
Project Cost: INR 1,000 sq ft
D6THD DESIGN STUDIO, AHMEDABAD

Principal Architect: Himanshu Patel
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Mother Earth has enough for everyone’s needs, but not for
everyone’s greed. This simple statement remains the greatest
insight into the ecology of this planet. The concern for climate as
well as economic and cultural sustainability has been looked at,
without which sustainability may not work in the Indian context.
Rather than spending millions on the best technology to create the
greenest of green building when very few Indians can associate
with them, while even fewer can afford them, the architect has
come up with simple, established and honest systems, offered by
vernacular architecture.
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“Aaranya”, an agriculture farmstay, is located in a rural setting at the edge of Sasan Gir
Lion Sanctuary, Gujarat.
The longer surfaces of every cottage face north-south direction, in order to minimize
heat gain and maximize cross ventilation and air flow from adjoining agricultural field.
With the objective to minimize its visual impact and to respond to the earthquake prone
area, the scale of the building has been kept grounded. A twin cottage plan is provided
with a hipped-roof, intended to help offset the heavy rainfall in monsoon and heat in
summer, native to this region.
At a glance from the front, the sloping roof looks like it unites the earth and the sky.
Externally, the elongated tiled roof forms a distinctive presence, yet blends into the
landscape, while internally it shelters the entrance foyer and secures the visual privacy
of the bedroom. In the near future, the entire roof will be covered in creeping plants
emerging from the punctured roof and spread on to the tiled roof. When the roof will be
fully covered in vegetation, the building will virtually disappear. One feels a psychological
transformation in one’s inner space as soon as one experiences the sound of the chirping
birds and smell of the flowers while at this space.
The cottages were carefully designed, as if planted among the existing mango trees.
The front yard having a mango tree, defined with the natural bio-fences constructed of
shrubbery, acts as a transition space between the more private cottage bedroom and the
open farm area. An inbuilt sit-out at the foyer along with twisted a sandstone column
below the roof adds drama into the welcoming gesture of the cottage.
This space aims at creating a refuge for contemplation. It also allows guest for an
intimate interface with the outdoors where you wouldn’t even need a book. The building
form allows one to instinctively experience the psychological assurance of security on
the one hand and the exhilaration of exposure and proximity to nature on the other.
Once the guest is in the cottage, they are cozy and protected. They have everything they
needs, as if in a womb.
The bathroom has a dry and wet area separated by a small buffer space, having stained-
glass panel on one side and a wall made of waste glass bottles on the other side. Vivid
colored daylight appears in the bathroom through this buffer, and fills up the space with
joy and excitement. The natural skylight from a dome above lights the shower space
and makes the bathing experience more refreshing.
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The old construction techniques using rubble stone-packed foundation, load bearing
exposed natural sandstone walls, brick dome with china mosaic on top and a clay-
tiled roof, are not only cost-effective and time-tested but also help in creating jobs for
local villagers as a beginning step of social sustainability and shared happiness. Every
effort has been made to ensure that the cottages remain true to their context and testify
themselves to the norms of vernacular architecture.
There is an element of vulnerability during an evening spent on local wooden charpai

(bedstead) under the stars, listening to the wind rustling in the mango trees and the
distant call of a roaring lion. But more than that, it brings a humbling awareness of one’s
place in the world and harmony with the Earth. This can happen only when we are able
to connect our roots to Mother Nature.
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Cottage Plan
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Cottage Section
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At a glance from front, sloping roof looks like it unites the earth and sky
Inbuilt sit-out at foyer along with a twisted sandstone column below the roof adds drama to the welcoming gesture
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Once the guest is in the cottage, they feels cozy and protected
Use of locally available sandstone and brickwork in its naked form gives an earthy sense
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The natural skylight in the dome lights the shower space

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Reused glass bottles and tinted glass create interesting light patterns
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Construction: Building with sandstone

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Construction: Building with glass bottles

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Construction: Sloping roof in steel and terracotta tiles

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In the near future, the entire roof will be fully covered with creeping plants emerging from the punctured roof
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UNIQUE MATERIAL APPLICATIONS

Roofing: Jash
Windows/Lighting/Furniture/Furnishing:
Locally made
Tiles: Nitco
Color: Asian Paints
Sanitaryware: Cera
Bath Fittings: Jaquar
Air Conditioning: LG
PHOTO CREDITS
Inclined Studio
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ARANYA FARMSTAY RESORT - D6THD DESIGN STUDIO

ARANYA FARMSTAY RESORT

Plot Area: 2.5 Acres

D6THD DESIGN STUDIO, AHMEDABAD

There is an element of vulnerability during an evening spent on local wooden charpai

The natural skylight in the dome lights the shower space

Construction: Building with sandstone

Construction: Building with glass bottles

Construction: Sloping roof in steel and terracotta tiles

UNIQUE MATERIAL APPLICATIONS

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