{"id":4103,"date":"2025-09-18T05:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/?p=4103"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:01:36","slug":"house-of-books-and-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/house-of-books-and-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Books and Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

House of Books and Blocks<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Typology :<\/strong> Residence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location :<\/strong> Bangalore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team :<\/strong> Rajlaxmi, Pavithra K V, CK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Status :<\/strong> Ongoing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year of commencement :<\/strong> 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“House of Books and Blocks” evokes the image of a place where stories and knowledge are shared. This home is designed as a destination for the mind and soul, with the library serving as its heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intension is for the library to not just be a room, but the core architectural element around which the entire house revolves. The spaces open inwards flowing into one another and is cut-off from outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Front Elevation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Natural light to pours into the spaces through expansive opening, illuminating books shelves across various floors. The home has multiple reading corners making it comfortable to sit and enjoy your book with a cup of coffee anywhere.
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Living<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Living<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re entering the living room, kitchen, or even private quarters, the presence of books is always felt, nurturing a home where learning, reflection, and creativity are woven into the fabric of everyday living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials such as wood, stone, and glass harmonize to bring an organic feel to the space, while thoughtful acoustics ensure that the library maintains its quiet, meditative environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the common spaces are wrapped by double height glazing and it overlooks into the internal court maintain privacy at all levels even with the use of expansive glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corridor<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Interiors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dining<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"House<\/a>
Living<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"House<\/a>
Staircase<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Drawings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Layout – 3<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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House of Books and Blocks is envisioned as a home where the library forms the heart, shaping all other spaces around it. The design flows inward, creating a private sanctuary where natural light filters through expansive openings to illuminate bookshelves across multiple levels. Reading nooks are woven into living, dining, and private areas, ensuring the presence of books throughout daily life. Wood, stone, and glass combine for an organic atmosphere, while double-height glazing around the central court brings light and openness without compromising privacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[52,54,28],"class_list":["post-4103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-residential","category-interior","tag-architects-in-bengaluru","tag-house","tag-residential"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4103"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4606,"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4103\/revisions\/4606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4sitearchitects.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}