Name & Location: Malhar Machi A Mountain Resort At Valane, Tal. Mulshi, Dist. Pune

Cost Of Project: 12,11,000 (US$)

Built-up Area: 2250 sq m
(in case of public building minimum built up area should be 1000 sq. meter)

Description Of Project:

It was a tough challenge to handle the open site! The very first thought that touched our mind was to create a dream village. People today are going away from the villages, losing their touch with their local vernacular spaces, so every structure & landscape are designed with very local ambience with the dash of contemporary thoughts.

The challenge & opportunity offered by the 6 Acre site situated on the slopes of Sahyadri mountain ranges, barely 30 km away from Pune city, at village Valane in Mulshi is handled with very basic & simple architectural solution to create cozy, warm & vernacular ambiance.

Four magnets governed the space organization of site:

Maximum view of Lake Mulshi

Cluster of mango trees

Visual axis towards mountain

Topography of site

The reception, dining hall & entry level court at the mid-level contour approached by the ascending black basalt stone steps amidst mango trees. Reminiscence of typical Deccan landscape.

The central gathering space with campfire court, water bodies, swimming pool, viewing decks is enclosed with three, 4-room units at the lower counters. These units are placed to have two visual avenues from central space towards the lake. On the other side the serpentine stone wall runs through & across the site. The stone wall also conceals the service activities like spa, indoor games, gym & changing rooms from central space. The wall is a visual link which engulfs the whole site together at the central space.

The upper level cottage are juxtapositioned in such a way to get the maximum uninterrupted view of Lake Mulshi & mountain ranges.

The criteria for landscape & cottage design are kept simple & in tune with natural topography of the site using majority of the locally available materials for external ground covers, steps & water bodies.

The internal & external materials are handled with the dash of contemporary gestures.

The interior are subtle, contemporary with all the high-end amenities.

The lighting design also complements the natural landscape & overall ambiance.

The overall ambiance is well organized layout of cottages, pathways, water bodies & landscape, which create world class contemporary resort with vernacular features.