Courtyard of a private residence at dusk, with planting, full-height glazing and a lit timber step

Private Residence / Araria, Bihar

Residence
47.

Location

Araria, Bihar

Year

2024

Area

3,200 sq ft

Scope

Architecture + Interiors

01 / The Brief

Built around
one courtyard.

A three-generation family wanted a house that seats twelve at dinner and stays quiet at dawn. The plot faces a busy road.

The site is long and narrow, with party walls on two sides. Light had to come from the sky, not the street.

Inner courtyard with timber columns, a skylight and a daybed under the verandah

The courtyard at midday

Concrete and timber house front with a mature tree casting shadow across the garden

The garden elevation

02 / The Approach

Three decisions,
made early.

01

The Plan

A single courtyard brings light and air into every room.

02

The Material

Lime plaster, local brick and one timber that age together.

03

The Detail

Deep reveals and flush thresholds keep every line clean.

Dark living room with a warm timber slat wall and tall windows

Every room borrows its light from the same open sky.

Every room borrows its light from the same open sky.

Concrete stair with a black iron balustrade and a deep window reveal

The stair, concrete and iron

Arched passage opening onto an inner court with a patterned floor

The passage to the inner court

Bedroom with a sculpted timber headboard wall and soft concealed light

Principal bedroom

Entrance court with a gravel garden, stone path and clay-tiled roof

The entrance court

Timber stair lit by glass pendant lights against a dark stone wall

The stair at night

Fitted joinery niche with warm lighting beside a bed

The dressing niche

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