旋转屋

设计：Ar.Vinu Daniel

摄影：Jino Sam

位于特里凡得琅繁华的市中心，基地面积有限，四周被其他住宅所包围。该住宅的设计理念为营造朝向建筑内部的空间，所有空间都指向漏斗型的中央庭院。东西走向并设有开孔，以最大程度实现对流通风。

特里凡得琅的城市肌理中有许多Laurie Baker 的建筑杰作，几乎宛如他名片的一部分，然而这次场地的空斗墙砌筑法似乎不再为他提供开挖土方和土坯砌筑的机会。值得强调的是，在特里凡得琅，砖窑已经成为一个垂死的产业，人们选择线切割机加工砖，也是试图促进这一濒临消失的当地工业。空斗墙砌筑是一种砖砌体墙砖的施工方法，将砖块从传统的水平排列改为垂直放置，从而在墙体内形成一个空腔，提高热效率并减少用砖的总量，也是用于隐藏结构和维修通道的理想方式。这个想法被进一步发展为一系列左右倾斜的墙壁，并在顶部汇聚在一起以支撑钢丝网水泥屋顶。为解决住宅空间不足的问题，每一面交错的墙都是量身定做的，旨在创造更大的空间和隐私感。

施工阶段留下的脚手架管很快就被重新使用作中央楼梯和格栅。铭记不浪费丢弃任何东西的原则，废木料也被拼凑在一起，成为生活区地板的一部分。藤条则从附近地区购得，经过处理缠绕在格栅上，形成用于保护隐私和各种家具的屏风。

旋转屋以“最后的莫希干人”烧砖为特色致敬劳里·贝克的出色实践，建筑空间也因充满生命力的墙壁所形成的纯净几何形状和图案而变得美丽。

Located smack in the middle of an urban and crowded locale of Trivandrum,the site was a small plot that was being suffocated by other residential projects from all four sides.The idea of this residence was to have an inward facing house with all its spaces opening into a funneling central courtyard.The house is aligned in the East-West direction with openings facilitating for maximum cross-ventilation.

In the context of the city of Trivandrum that stands as a testimonial to many of Ar.Laurie Baker’s masterpieces,it seemed fit to modify one of his own introductions,the Rat trap bond masonry technique in this site which didn’t offer the opportunity for soil excavation or for making mud blocks.Keeping in mind that Brick kilns in Trivandrum is a dying industry with people opting out for wire-cut machine made bricks,this was also an attempt to promote this local agriculture based industry that is on the brink of extinction.The Rat trap bond is a brick masonry method of wall construction in which bricks are placed in vertical position instead of conventional horizontal position and thus creating a cavity within the wall that increases thermal efficiency,cuts down on the total volume of bricks used and is ideal for concealing structural members and service ducts.The idea was further developed to form a series of slanting walls that danced left and right,converging only to support the Ferro cement shell roof.Each staggered wall has been tailor-made to suit the issue of deficiency in space that this residence posed,aiming to create larger volumes and a feeling of privacy.

Scaffolding pipes left behind from the construction stage soon were reused to form the central staircase and the grillwork.Keeping in mind the principle of discarding nothing as ‘waste’ the wooden planks were also pieced together to form part of the flooring in the living areas.Cane has been acquired from the neighborhood,treated and wound around the grillwork to create subtle screens for privacy and for various furniture.

The Pirouette House features the“Last of the Mohicans”fired bricks as an ode to the stellar practice of Laurie Baker with spaces that are made beautiful by the pure geometry and patterns created by the walls that seem to be coming alive and pirouetting around.