The site for the residence was in an erstwhile mango orchard. The design is shaped around the canopies of the existing mango trees, with a careful understanding of their root buffers and growth patterns. The house fragments into smaller parts, clustering around the trees. The semi-open passage leading up to the entrance foyer runs between the two mango trees. The belvedere creates multiple vistas to experience the trees through all parts of the house. On the first floor, landscaped courts allow each room to open out to the trees at canopy level and connect to the court below. A hanging bridge at first floor cuts across this larger court. Its form is a structural abstraction of the surrounding tree branches. As the family settles into the house, the trees have already taken over, giving fleeting glimpses of the red bridge.
