Less is more

Designed by Dipen Gada, the Linear House follows lucid architectural geometry to attain luxury in simplicity.

- Tina Thakrar

For the Linear House, Dipen Gada & Associates put functionality first. The two-storey structure in Anand, Gujarat, has five bedrooms, a living room, dining area, family lounge, and multipurpose room, which are all connected by a central concrete courtyard within the house.

“The clients were looking for simplicity and functionality and basic adherence to vaastu principles. They handed over an empty plot and left the rest to us. As with all our designs, we first designed a basic layout devoid of any complex designs, then we looked at functionality, and finally, aesthetics. We decided to bring character into the core, which pulls all the spaces together and also divides the house into its public and private spaces,” says Gada.