印度城市中的当代住宅需在两种并行条件之间取得平衡：对空间宽敞性的追求，以及根深蒂固的集体居住文化。然而，家庭内部空间如何分配、使用与共享，却极少受到质疑。LJ住宅是一座占地6300平方英尺的住宅，位于艾哈迈达巴德老城墙外最早形成的住宅区之一，直接回应了这一问题。该项目优先考虑集体生活而非个体空间，其设计思路借鉴了本地传统波尔（pol）住宅的空间逻辑，但并未对其进行复制。

Contemporary houses in urban India negotiate between the two parallel conditions: the desire for spatial generosity and the long-established culture of collective living. What is rarely questioned is how this space is distributed, inhabited, and shared amongst the family. LJ House, a 6300 sq ft residence in one of Ahmedabad's first residential neighborhoods outside the walled city, addresses this question directly. It prioritizes collective living over individual spaces, an approach that draws from the spatial logic of traditional pol houses of the city, without replicating them.