旋轉屋

設計：Ar.Vinu Daniel

攝影：Jino Sam

位于特里凡得瑯繁華的市中心，基地面積有限，四周被其他住宅所包圍。該住宅的設計理念為營造朝向建筑內部的空間，所有空間都指向漏斗型的中央庭院。東西走向并設有開孔，以最大程度實現對流通風。

特里凡得瑯的城市肌理中有許多Laurie Baker 的建筑杰作，幾乎宛如他名片的一部分，然而這次場地的空斗墻砌筑法似乎不再為他提供開挖土方和土坯砌筑的機會。值得強調的是，在特里凡得瑯，磚窯已經成為一個垂死的產業，人們選擇線切割機加工磚，也是試圖促進這一瀕臨消失的當地工業。空斗墻砌筑是一種磚砌體墻磚的施工方法，將磚塊從傳統的水平排列改為垂直放置，從而在墻體內形成一個空腔，提高熱效率并減少用磚的總量，也是用于隱藏結構和維修通道的理想方式。這個想法被進一步發展為一系列左右傾斜的墻壁，并在頂部匯聚在一起以支撐鋼絲網水泥屋頂。為解決住宅空間不足的問題，每一面交錯的墻都是量身定做的，旨在創造更大的空間和隱私感。

施工階段留下的腳手架管很快就被重新使用作中央樓梯和格柵。銘記不浪費丟棄任何東西的原則，廢木料也被拼湊在一起，成為生活區地板的一部分。藤條則從附近地區購得，經過處理纏繞在格柵上，形成用于保護隱私和各種家具的屏風。

旋轉屋以“最后的莫希干人”燒磚為特色致敬勞里·貝克的出色實踐，建筑空間也因充滿生命力的墻壁所形成的純凈幾何形狀和圖案而變得美麗。

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.