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Having
acquired a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture
from Sir J.J. College of Architecture,
Mumbai, Samira Rathod further studied
to obtain her Masters Degree in Architecure,
specializing in design and Urban Planning
from the University of Illinois, USA.
During her work tenure with Ratan Batliboi,
Samira made her mark in the realm of
furniture through the exhibition 'Both
feet on the ground'. In 1996 Samira
staged her solo show of contemporary
furniture by the name of 'Liasons des
Formes'. She has since been one of the
principals at RLC Architects.
With the onslaught of the millennium
Samira is now principal of her own firm,
Samira Rathod and Associates, and is
currently working towards the launching
of a new line in contemporary furniture
designed by herself, in April 2000.
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The
site on the outskirts of
Mumbai, elevated
at 13 ft. overlooking a large man
made pond,
was dotted with trees
(none of which were uprooted for construction).
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The
first wish that one makes, when
visiting this piece of land,
is a place
to rest under the
shade of a tree
This then, became the programme
for the one bedroom house, and
every idea conceived, and detail
executed was based around this
controlling
theme -
"A place under
the tree"!
This concept has then been carefully
integrated
into the
design, through
its
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open
planning woven
around
trees and along
the edge of
the elevated land.
Its
special features such
as the
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generous
skylights
large fenestrations,
projected
patios, a balcony
and the intense
truss work, all lend
a meditative quality to the
house
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