* 벽돌과 콘크리트의 주갈반디 / PMA 마두샬라 - 랑만치 하우스 [ PMA madhushala ] Rangmanch House

"건축은 얼어붙은 음악이다."— 요한 볼프강 폰 괴테

벽돌과 콘크리트의 주갈반디 / PMA 마두샬라 - 랑만치 하우스  PMA madhushala-Rangmanch House

"Brick and Concrete Jugalbandi"
서론: 음악이 흐르는 집
솔라푸르(Solapur)의 355제곱미터 대지에 자리 잡은 랑만치 하우스(Rangmanch House)는 부부와 두 자녀, 그리고 노부모까지 3대가 함께 사는 보금자리입니다. 이 프로젝트는 가족의 신념인 '바스투(Vastu, 인도 전통 건축 이론)'를 지키는 것, 그리고 인도 고전 음악에 빠진 아이들을 위해 마음껏 연주할 수 있는 무대를 만드는 것에서 출발했습니다.

형태: 제약과 신념이 빚어낸 두 개의 덩어리
집의 배치는 건축주의 확고한 요구와 땅이 가진 제약 사이에서 치열하게 줄다리기한 끝에 나온 결과물입니다. 남서쪽은 시야가 트여 있어 열기에 좋았지만, 반대로 북쪽과 동쪽은 빽빽한 주변 건물들 때문에 닫아야만 했습니다.
처음에는 사생활 보호를 위해 북동쪽을 감싸는 'L자형 벽돌 집'을 구상했습니다. 하지만 건축주는 바스투 원칙에 따라 "안방은 반드시 남서쪽에 있어야 한다"고 고집했습니다. 결국 이 요구를 받아들여 남서쪽에 묵직한 '콘크리트 큐브'를 더했고, 덕분에 L자형 벽돌 집과 콘크리트 박스가 맞물린 독특한 형태가 탄생했습니다.

환경: 숨 쉬는 중정, 빛과 바람의 통로
두 덩어리 사이, 하늘로 뻥 뚫린 틈새는 자연스럽게 '사이 공간'이 되었습니다. 건축가는 이곳을 깎아내어 두 건물을 잇는 중정(Courtyard)을 만들었습니다.
이 중정은 단순한 빈 공간이 아닙니다. 계단을 품은 이 수직 통로는 층과 층을 잇고, 햇살을 집 안 깊숙이 들이는 빛의 우물이 됩니다. 특히 남쪽으로 트인 면은 '윈드 캐처(Wind-catcher)'가 되어 바람을 중정으로 끌어들입니다. 이렇게 들어온 바람은 바닥의 수공간을 스치며 서늘하게 식어, 집 안 구석구석으로 퍼져나갑니다. 더운 공기는 위쪽 창으로 빠져나가고, 신선한 공기는 끊임없이 들어오는 순환 구조 덕분에 집은 온종일 쾌적합니다.

공간: 일상이 무대가 되는 순간
가족이 언제든 서로를 느낄 수 있도록 거실, 주방, 서재 같은 주요 공간들은 계단을 따라 반 층씩 어긋난 '스킵 플로어' 방식으로 배치했습니다. 시선이 층층이 교차하다 보니 층이 달라도 대화가 끊이지 않습니다.
1층 거실은 문을 활짝 열면 중정으로 확장되는데, 이곳이 바로 '랑만치(Rangmanch, 무대)'가 됩니다. 계단식 좌석에 걸터앉아 아이들이 연주하는 '바이탁(Baithaks, 소규모 음악회)'을 감상할 때, 집은 그 자체로 훌륭한 공연장이 됩니다.

재료: 벽돌의 곡선과 콘크리트의 직선
집의 구조는 같지만, 두 덩어리가 구사하는 건축 언어는 완전히 다릅니다.
L자형 벽돌 집은 둥근 창과 아치, 부드러운 곡선으로 따뜻하고 리듬감 있는 표정을 짓습니다. 반면, 이 벽돌 집이 콘크리트 큐브와 만나는 순간, 아치는 직선으로, 곡선은 반듯한 면으로 바뀌며 묘한 긴장감을 줍니다.
손맛이 느껴지는 벽돌은 따스함과 부드러움을, 거친 노출 콘크리트는 차분한 질서를 담당합니다. 성격이 정반대인 두 재료는 빛과 동선, 그리고 시각적 연속성을 통해 하나로 어우러지며, 이질적인 것들의 조화를 보여줍니다.

결론: 대조의 미학, 건축적 합주
이 집은 단순한 기능을 넘어 솔라푸르의 역사를 기억합니다. 땅에 닿을 듯 지붕을 낮춘 벽돌 집은 옛 전통 주택인 '와다(Wadas)'의 토속적인 감성을 현대적으로 되살린 것입니다. 반면, 200mm 두께의 육중한 노출 콘크리트 벽은 현대적인 '인도식 브루탈리즘'을 상징합니다.
제약 속에서 태어났지만 저마다의 가락(Raga)으로 연주하듯 마주 선 두 개의 집. 하나는 축제처럼 열려 있고, 다른 하나는 고요하게 닫혀 있는 이 모습은 마치 인도 음악의 즉흥 합주, '주갈반디(Jugalbandi)'를 닮았습니다. 랑만치 하우스는 서로 다른 것들이 어떻게 끌어안고 풍요로운 공간을 만들어내는지 보여주는, 아름다운 이중주입니다.
Write by Claude & Jean Browwn

Located in Solapur city on a 355 sqm plot, this house is designed for a small multigenerational family a couple, their two children, and aging parents. The program reflects the family's belief in Vastu and includes three bedrooms along with essential facilities. An important influence on the design came from the children's deep interest in classical music, leading to a dedicated space for practice and performance.

The final layout emerged from a careful balance between the client's expectations and the site's contextual constraints. The south west corner offered greater openness, while the north and east sides were constrained by surrounding development. The house was first imagined as an L-shaped volume enclosing the north-east side for privacy and opening toward the south-west through verandahs extending into a large garden. However, the client's strong insistence on placing the bedroom in the south-west corner, as per Vastu, led to the addition of a cuboidal block in the south-west, creating a composition of two distinct volumes: the initially planned L-shaped block and the newly added concrete cuboid.

Placing this cuboidal block in front of the L-shaped volume creates an open-to-sky, L shaped interstitial zone between them. Within this in-between space, a central courtyard is carved to physically and visually connect the two blocks. The courtyard incorporates a staircase that links various levels while allowing natural light to filter through its vertical shaft. Other portions of the interstitial zone, particularly toward the south and west, remain open to the sky. The open southern side acts as a wind-catcher, directing air into the courtyard, where a waterbody cools it before it spreads through the house. Upper openings release warm air, and together with the south court, central courtyard, skylights, and wall openings support natural light and passive ventilation throughout the day.

To establish spatial continuity and a cohesive identity, key functions such as the living room, kitchen dining, family space, and study are placed across staggered levels. These spaces are oriented inward, creating layered visual connections along the central stair.

On the ground floor, the formal and informal living areas extend into a shared courtyard that transforms into a performance space, "Rangmanch," with stepped seating that supports intimate musical baithaks and gatherings.

Although internal spaces follow a common grid, each expresses a distinct architectural language. The L block reveals itself through circular openings, arches, vaults, and niches, lending softness, rhythm, and spatial richness. As this block meets the concrete cuboid, the geometry of openings shifts - arches become straight lines, and curves become planes, marking a subtle transition. The material palette reinforces this contrast: brick brings warmth, tactility, and curvature, while concrete introduces order and stillness. Despite their differences, the two blocks are unified by light, movement, and visual continuity, with the courtyard and staircase mediating between intimacy and openness to form a seamless whole.

The design extends beyond functional requirements to reflect on the identity of the place, drawing from Solapur's architectural history. Before colonial influence, the city's built fabric was shaped by traditional Wadas, climate-responsive, inward-facing homes constructed with local materials and craftsmanship. Over time, these gave way to more formal, symmetrical designs and industrial materials introduced during colonial and post-colonial periods.

The L shaped block recalls these traditional sensibilities with its exposed brick walls and a sloping roof that nearly touches the ground. Built with locally sourced brick and crafted by local artisans, it reinterprets vernacular values in a contemporary way. In contrast, the adjoining cuboidal volume draws from the architectural language of the colonial and post-colonial eras. Its 200mm exposed concrete walls reinterpret stone as poured concrete, with layered surfaces and subtle offsets, forming an Indo-brutalist identity. The block concludes with a modest planted terrace offering a quiet pause within the composition.

These two distinct blocks, shaped by constraints yet improvising in their own ragas, express a dynamic duality. Though conceived differently, they unite like a 'jugalbandi,' one open and celebratory, the other calm and introverted. Together, they demonstrate how architecture can embrace contrast and complexity to create a rich, layered spatial experience.

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