The Aangan: A Dance of Culture and Nature | Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis’ sprawling Ahmedabad mansion straddles the delicate balance of imposing formal authority, ingrained natural connections and nuanced traditional touches. Set in a verdant, one-acre plot, The Aangan’s cultural infusion begins from the facade itself. Inspired by icons Kahn and Corbusier, the staggered facade comprises concrete, HPL wood and Dholpur stone - continuing inside through a monolithic structural wall - to evoke the modernist architecture of Ahmedabad. As an ode to its landscape, a series of three cascading courtyards strike a dialogue between the indoors and outdoors to map out three functions - to conjure the traditional ‘aangans’ built for both […]