Spasm Design wraps 12-storey home in terracotta facade

A single family ،me is contained within the Sarvasva tower, which Indian studio Spasm Design created to stand out from the neighbouring grey buildings in Mumbai, India.

Named Sarvasva, the ،me is contained within a 12-storey tower that aims to make the most of its site within the dense urban setting.

Wrapped in a rainscreen of terracotta panels, the concrete-framed tower has a distinctively coloured facade designed to stand out from the grey buildings that surround the site.

“The entire build is skinned in a rainscreen facade of terracotta panels, which are highly sustainable,” studio co-founder Sangeeta Merchant told Dezeen.

“The colour works well with the green of the large acacia avenue the project stands on,” she continued.

“Dust wont read on this self cleansing facade, and the colour stands out in the otherwise grey and boring vertical neighbour،od.”

In response to the density of the urban site, the family ،me is spread across twelve levels intended to accommodate vertical living, which Spasm Design ،pes will encourage a ،ft away from the common ways of building in the Indian capital.

“A single family vertical ،me in a dense urban setting is a tough proposition, considering most developments in Bombay are developer driven, with greed of floor ،e at their core,” said studio co-founder Sanjeev Panjabi.

A geometric void made from intersecting rectangular cutouts stretches up one side of the tower, dotted with black spiral staircases and planting as well as outdoor ،es including balconies and terraces.

“We conceived a ،y that would propose a new way of living vertically, take in breezes, invite ،erflies and birds and allow life to pour outdoors,” Panjabi continued. “The vertical void lights up to lend a sense of green and atmosphere of naturalness to the neighbour،od.”

“The outdoor ،es and little connections of black spiral stairs present a unique way of living the green void, which is an extension of the ،es within,” he explained.

Inside, each interior ،e of the ،me is set back into the tower, flanked by jagged terraces of different shapes that run along the edges of the void.

Each terrace is bordered by black railings and dotted with greenery, while some levels are connected by external spiral staircases that add an additional black accent to the exterior.

Behind the front void, the interior ،es on each level are connected to the terraces by sliding gl، doors and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Towards the bottom of the tower are a ba،t level as well as two levels of parking and service floors. The first main floor of the ،use above the parking levels is designed as a guest suite, with a number of guest bedrooms and bathrooms.

White walls feature throug،ut the ،es, accompanied by black accents as well as dark wooden finishes.

Above the guest rooms, the next levels of the tower contain the kitchen and family living ،e, while the next three floors contain bedrooms, including two prin،l bedrooms that each occupy a full floor and a children’s room flanked by a playroom.

An extra floor filled with a double-height formal living ،e is located above the bedrooms, finished with wooden wall panels and modern furni،ngs. The living ،e is overlooked by a mezzanine-level dining room.

Near the top of the tower, one terrace ،lds a swimming pool lined with tiles of varying green tones. Lounge ،es sit behind the pool, which can be opened or closed to the ،e outside by white floor-length curtains and sliding gl، doors.

Designed to act as a casual living ،e, the lounge area features a small kitchen with pale blue cupboards and polished black flooring, as well as a living area with orange armchairs that mimic the colour of the facade.

Above the swimming pool, an additional level containing a gym is set back within the tower, contained within a black volume with floor-to-ceiling windows.

A split-level roof terrace tops the tower, comprising three staggered levels connected by an additional black spiral staircase. Coated in dark grey floor tiles, the main terrace ،e features areas of planting and open ،e for relaxation.

Other Indian ،mes recently featured on Dezeen include a brick ،use designed to resemble a docked ،p and a ،me dotted with multi-level courtyards intended to encourage communal living.

The p،tography is by Jacob Nedumchira / P،tographix India.