Tic-Tac-Toe House / DOT

With a population of over five million plus and constantly growing, Surat has been registered to have highest GDP growth in India of 11.5%. One of the largest textile producing cities, it engages over several thousand people in the industry. With the elite divided between the idea of villas in gated community, or apartments in well maintained- amenities filled complexes; a family of three generations opted for the latter. With recent times of family disintegrating into nuclear families, only a few continue with the traditional ideology of living in a joint family. The challenge here was to provide ample freedom of individuality without creating private suites, whilst allowing and subtly enhancing the nature of bonding between the family members. The idea of independent living was to be transformed into interdependent living.