The Stacked House

A residence shaped through layered privacy, light, and calm spatial movement

The Stacked House explores how a family home can feel expansive and intimate at the same time, balancing openness with retreat through vertical organisation, filtered light, and a refined material palette.

Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Scope
Architecture + Interiors
Scale
579 sq.yds
Project Overview

A contemporary home organised around layered experiences of arrival, pause, gathering, and private retreat.

The Stacked House exterior
Material clarity · layered form · family living
Design Intent

A home that feels composed from every angle and every level

Spatial hierarchy · calm transitions · contextual presence

The architectural language was developed as a sequence of stacked volumes that create clarity and depth. Instead of relying on scale alone, the design uses sectional relationships, framed views, and carefully controlled transitions between shared and private spaces.

Material warmth, filtered daylight, and measured openings help the home feel grounded in its setting while still offering a distinctly contemporary identity. The result is a residence that is not only visually memorable, but deeply usable in everyday life.

3
Primary spatial layers
2020
Year completed
1
Integrated architecture and interior vision
100%
Focus on lifestyle fit and long-term comfort
Key Moves

What Shaped the Outcome

Three guiding decisions helped define the architecture, atmosphere, and lived experience of the house.

01
Layered Planning

The plan was structured to create fluid movement between social, semi-private, and private zones without abrupt breaks in the experience.

02
Controlled Openings

Views, light, and privacy were calibrated through strategic apertures that frame the outdoors while maintaining intimacy within.

03
Warm Material Balance

A restrained material palette was used to soften the contemporary form and build a sense of calm continuity across the house.

Why this project matters in the portfolio

The Stacked House represents the firm's residential approach at its clearest: architecture that is precise without feeling rigid, expressive without losing restraint, and deeply tailored to the rhythms of the people living within it. It is a project where planning, light, proportion, and atmosphere work together rather than as separate layers of design.

Project Highlights

  • Sectional planning that balances openness and retreat
  • Integrated architecture and interior direction
  • Contemporary form softened through warm material expression
  • Strong relationship between family rituals and spatial sequencing
  • Context-aware design with a calm, enduring visual language
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