Studio Sangath uses terracotta-toned brickwork and concrete for Alloa Hills Weekend Home in India

Indian practice Studio Sangath has completed a sprawling villa near Ahmedabad, using coloured concrete and bricks to frame a "meandering" series of terraces and rooms.

Named Alloa Hills Weekend Home after the nearby Alloa Hills Resort, the dwelling was designed for a couple seeking a retreat from their work in the city.

Studio Sangath organised the home as a cluster of cubic forms arranged around a central, circular courtyard. The spaces between were used to create a series of small gardens and terraces that follow the path of the sun.

"The house doesn't unfold in a linear way. It meanders," the studio told Dezeen.

"There's a central courtyard, that leads to a terrace which again becomes another landscape on top of the house with plinths, places to sit and pause, a platform for performance or just watch the sunrise and sunset."

"The entire house has levels and textures that make you want to sit, to linger. Nothing here is too defined. Every space leaves room for reinterpretation," it added.

At the edges of the site, each of the villa's en-suite bedrooms has been positioned to catch a different type of light – two to the east to catch the morning sun and one to the west looking towards the sunset.

The living room sits flanked by two verandahs, onto which it opens via folding and sliding glass doors. To the north, a kitchen and dining space has access to a separate, dedicated terrace and large windows overlooking the central courtyard.

The villa sits atop a low concrete plinth that levels out the gently sloping site, creating a series of open and semi-sheltered patio spaces with steps leading down into the surrounding gardens.

Atop the living areas, almost the entire roof also doubles as an additional external terrace, wrapped by a perforated brick parapet and empty sections of the concrete structure that frame views of the landscape.

The use of unfired bricks made from recycled construction waste gave the home its terracotta palette, which was carried through into the concrete structure, as well as interior finishes such as the tile work in the bathrooms.

The use of terracotta was also intended as a reference to the votive terracotta horses traditionally made in the nearby village of Poshina, several of which have been dotted throughout the villa's terraces and interiors.

In the living areas and bedrooms, exposed brickwork and tiled floors are complemented by wooden doors and window frames, which create a layering of views across the courtyard and across the surrounding vegetation.

"[Terracotta] has warmth and memory, and it roots the building in something much older than us," the studio told Dezeen.

"It just felt right on a site like this, surrounded by nature, how could we build without thinking about impact? These bricks hold a kind of quiet honesty, and I think that carries through the whole house," it added.

Other recent projects by Studio Sangath include the extension of an arts centre in Ahmedabad originally designed by Balkrishna Doshi.

Also in Ahmedabad, Studio Saransh recently created a self-designed workspace in black basalt and steel.

The photography is courtesy of Studio Sangath.

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