“To belong to the land, rather than occupy it,” was the only intent that the homeowners and principal architect Aman Issar of UnBox Design began with for a residence in New Delhi. The site dubbed Nadyavrat Farms questions: what remains when architecture chooses to step back? It explores the coexistence between the built and nature, where architecture emerges as a decision of restraint and landscape is not merely a backdrop but defines the design process itself. UnBox Design, drawing on these notions, imagined a space for an extended family that sought intergenerational living while deeply intertwined with nature. “The idea was to create a home where landscape would not be peripheral, but central to everyday life, shaping movement, interaction, and memory,” says Aman.
The architect took the phrase ‘touch the grass’ quite literally by crafting spaces that constantly strive to engage in a dialogue with the land they inherit, shaping how residents navigate, interact and remember the habitat. Has contemporary architecture sought to frame nature as a spectacle to be gazed at, or rather as an element to be interacted with?
“Instead of looking outward for stylistic references, the design is rooted in the inherent qualities of the site, its openness, horizontality, and seasonal rhythms”
