Chromatic House

Chromatic House’s child-like playfulness stems directly from the clients’ mandate. A young nuclear family of five, they desired a city home where their children could grow up playing together, actively engaged in the care of their parents. The design arranges the home and a lawn in an oblique, yet equal, figure-ground relationship, departing from the traditional urban box form by referencing a more rural pitched roof style with a long verandah.

The red-tinted concrete in expressed formwork used externally transitions to smooth grey concrete internally. Similarly, diagonally patterned yellow brick contrasts with thin-section birch joinery, adding delicate warmth to the light-filled interior. The substantial heating and cooling requirements of the north Indian semi-arid, semi-humid subtropical climate are addressed by an under-floor radiant heating and cooling HVAC system. All building materials used are sourced from within a 300-mile radius of the site.