GOA: : The Architecture of Baia Villas
Happiness by Design Between Colour and Happiness: The Architecture of Baia Villas Peach Coloured Walls Enliven Goan Holoday Homes by Jugal Mistri Architects posted by Nilesh Waghela In the words of Mario Botta: The first gesture of an architect is to draw a perimeter; in other words, to separate the microclimate from the macro space outside. This in itself is a sacred act. Architecture in itself conveys this idea of limiting space. It's a limit between the finite and the infinite. From this point of view, all architecture is sacred. Peach- toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holoday homes in Goa that Mumbai Studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke a local vernacular. Baia is a project that does not separate the outside from the inside. Baia Villas started with an intimate understanding of the site and the small town of Mandrem in North Goa, which boasts remarkable beaches and heightened spirits. In Mandrem, we witnessed trace...