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Coalesce Design Studio is a Karachi based multi disciplined/multi-faceted team driven by the aim to push past traditions in order to deliver cutting-edge designs. Not the typical out of the box thinkers; our main objective is to venture beyond innovation, into a place where pushing boundaries is standard. Coalesce Design Studio is an ‘amalgamation’ of talent. Our team consists of accomplished architects, planners, brand strategists, and graphic designers. Together we aspire to produce work Read More

The Kapadia Residence is the culmination of strong design tools used to sensationalize a visual experience through the provoking of different senses. Evocative of a beach house (as per the client's request), the abundance of natural light, the constant gush of wind, an external terrace, and the calming white exterior advocate calm and peace within a private neighborhood. The objective of the Architect was to freeze his acquired perception of what architecture of the moment is, through the built form, open spaces, planning, and visual experience, all the way down to the finer details. This intention alone is what makes the house inspiring, to be able to depict the architect’s impression within a built space in order for all to comment or respond to.

This design proclaims a lateral gesture; it’s a two-family house, so the consensus was to stack one residence on top of the other to create two apartments. One is approached directly from the street front, and the other from an axial staircase that is placed up against the main façade. The plan, designed on a 15’ by 15’ grid, includes two voids, one placed in the east and one towards the west. The light wells alleviate the density of the model, which in section, also places emphasis in defragmenting the mass, creating drawings in which all lines match, or flow into one another, all while allowing for naturally lit spaces. This, according to the architect, ensures balance, continuity, and consistency. In section, the whole image should read as one; all lines, shapes, and indents respond to one another compositionally. Residing on a corner plot, there is an attempt to screen views towards neighboring homes and to focus on the park. The wind-oriented façade is composed of a weave of hollow concrete blocks. This screen, aside from breaking the stark monumentality of the outwardly solid façade, provides shade from the sun as well as conducive for wind permeability.