Saakaar Foundation

Crafting Personalized and Luxurious Living Space

Crafting Personalized and Luxurious Living Space

Residential Projects

Our residential projects focus on crafting personalized living spaces that reflect individual lifestyles. We emphasize comfort, aesthetics, and sustainability, integrating modern amenities with thoughtful design to create homes that offer both luxury and functionality.

RESIDENCE OF KARNAIL SINGH, SAS NAGAR, 1995

The design of Karnail Singh’s house is a unique expression within the confines of the bye-laws. The corner site has a vast open space in the front and on one side in the form of a community green. The duplex house has been designed to cater to the household needs and functions as well as the residents’ social activities. The public zone has received special attention. It is an interlocking of sequential spaces which are arranged in hierarchical order: formal, semiformal and informal.
The house is entered through a deep veranda which leads to a small lobby reminiscent of the ‘deori’ of traditional Indian homes. On the outside, the house is simple in form and has a subtle geometry of the structure.

RESIDENCE OF RP SINGH, SAS NAGAR, 1997

The house for a civil engineer RP Singh named ‘Blessings’ is located in Sector 60 of SAS Nagar in Punjab. The concept was to design a house with a distinct identity amid repetitive row of houses. To achieve this objective, a bold and imposing roof system was evolved to impart unique character to this residence.

Built on a plot of 425 square metres, the house has been designed as a duplex unit to cater to the owner’s requirements as well as social activities.  An aesthetically designed staircase from the lounge leads to the upper level, where a guest room is approached. This corner site has the advantage of getting light from three directions.  

The house is entered through a deep veranda which leads to a small lobby reminiscent of the ‘deori’ of traditional Indian homes. On the outside, the house is simple in form and has a subtle geometry of the structure.

RESIDENCE OF BHUPINDER SINGH, SAS NAGAR, 2011

The house for Bhupinder Singh is built over a corner plot measuring approximately 342 square metres in sector 68 of SAS Nagar. The owner wanted his house to give an artistic expression by keeping the structure simple within the budget constraint.

This two-storey house accommodates an entrance porch, a dining-cum-living area, three bedrooms and a kitchen on the ground floor, while the first floor houses a big lounge. This lounge on the first floor opens onto a terrace on the front and back from where one can enjoy the landscape. The core of this house is the family lounge-cum-dining room, which is partially double-height. It entertains many informal activities in the house. All the other spaces, like formal and private areas, are segregated by this lounge. Openings have been kept large to ensure visual communication between the inside and the outside.

RESIDENCE OF MALKIT SINGH SIDHU, CHANDIGARH, 2013

Sidhu house is located on a 418-square metre site in Chandigarh’s posh Sector 21. The plot facing the beautiful green park is situated on the V4 road of the sector. A basic requirement of planning this house was to accommodate three generations and to provide office space for the advocate without sacrificing anyone’s privacy. To meet this need, a staircase is placed on the front side exclusively meant for the office. 

The house is entered through a small portico. The drawing room is kept on the front side, approached through this portico. A lavish kitchen and dining hall are opening on the rear lawn. All these activities are wrapped around a partially double-height family lounge in the middle of the house. The design and sizes of the windows in the entire house are decided to keeping in mind the wind direction and to capture the scenic beauty of the park.

PUBBY HOUSE, PANCHKULA, 2014

 Pubby House is owned by the former Resident Editor of Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, in Panchkula. Built on a plot measuring approximately 300 square metres, the house is conceived as a compact and modern block befitting the status of its owner and satisfying his requirements. Its bold massing and homogeneous external finish makes it prominent amidst its surrounding buildings. The house has been conceptualised in a manner which exemplifies the pure geometrical relationship between the building and the site. 

The play of light and shade and the rhythm of solids and voids have been utilised to create an ambience of aesthetic blend. The ground floor and the part of the first floor are used by the owner, whereas the rest of the first floor has been constructed with the aim of renting it out. Family areas like bedroom with attached toilets are kept on the rear side. Formal areas like the drawing room, guest room and lobby are kept on the front side. 

RESIDENCE OF AMARJIT SINGH, DASUYA, 2015

Dasuya is a small town in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab state. The client is an agriculturist who wanted to settle his family in the city. He wished his house to have a modern outlook with everlasting aesthetics. In addition to taking the client’s requirements into consideration, the structure has been aesthetically designed.

The main entrance to the house has been made inviting by providing a specious porch. The ground floor is dedicated to the parents, whereas the first floor to his own family. All the rooms are provided with covered balconies which function as outdoor sit-outs. The important element of the house is the staircase which is placed in the central area.

RESIDENCE OF BABA MANN SINGH, JURASI KHURD, 2016

Late Baba Mann Singh was a prominent saint who used to reside in Jurasi Khurd village, near Pehowa town, in Haryana state. The saint expressed his desire that the house should accommodate him and a few of his attendants. The requirements were a reading room, a meditation hall and an area for the followers to meet him personally.

To translate his dream into a reality, architects organised the interior space in consonance by implying symmetry in the plan. The design is conceived as a composition of four squares overlapping the central one. The outer squares encompass the supporting facilities like a kitchen, dining room, waiting area, meeting room, office and bedrooms for attendants. The central zone is exclusively meant for the saint. 

A continuous corridor that runs around the central zone is used for casual walks and surveillance. Large glass windows are provided from where the outer landscape can be appreciated. A paved pathway around the building is also meant for a leisure walk. Verandas are provided in all four directions. An inclined ceiling and dormer windows provide an efficient exhaust system that facilitates air movement in summer.