Longiness

Project Longiness was envisioned as an East-facing house, with a proposed road in
front of it. The transverse cutting house was decided to be linearly placed. The plan made
sure that sunlight poured in from the East in every room. The family living area was made
open to the courtyard, the kitchen, and the stairs, adding to the vast openness of the structure.
A Prayer room also was made accessible from the family living. The client’s vision of the
house was about having more interactive spaces and Team Uru brought it into a beautiful
possibility through making use of the space around the stairs for a courtyard cum seating

area. The aesthetic background of the courtyard was given a cement finish with its arche-
concrete texture. For the jali work, a special kind called camp jally was brought in, which

would protect the living area from the harsh rays of sunlight from the West, at the same time
keeping the flow of the natural light. The jally work also was meant to keep the space breezy
but not too windy. To preserve the light, the roofing at this part was done with a combination
of steel and glass. Plants placed near the seating added to the elegance and freshness of the
place. The stairs were made of steel and Teak wood, with glass handrail.