Immersed within the captivating embrace of a hot and humid tropical climate, ‘The Stoic Wall Residence’ harmoniously combines indoor and outdoor living. Situated in Kadirur, Kerala, amidst its scorching heat, incessant monsoon rains, and lush vegetation, this home exemplifies the art of harmonizing with nature.
The pavilion, named ‘BEHIND the SCENES’, for the celebrated ITFOK (International Theatre Festival of Kerala), was primarily designed to showcase the illustrious retrospective work by the famed scenic background artist ‘Artist Sujathan’.
Designed by LIJO.RENY.architects, The Colour Burst House in Kerala is a residence conceptualised on the blurring of indoor and outdoor, shaded and open, and built and unbuilt.
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SGAA Residence is a house cum homestay designed by [ar&de] in Wayanad, Kerala on a tight budget.
Earthscape Studio’s Wendy House is a twin vault structure farm house on private land in Palakkad, Kerala.
Designed by Thought Parallels Architecture, Traditional Affinity is a house with an affinity towards tradition, coupled with contemporary styling.
Designed by Thought Parallels Architecture, Overture is a family home spread across an area of 10,000 sq ft.
The renovation design of the GHSS, Karapparambu by Design Ashram has undergone a master plan intervention, keeping some structures intact with modifications, and others demolished and reconstructed, partially or fully. The clean yet rustic outlook image of the school breaks out of the usual faces provided to a government school, without an identity of its own.
Located in Kayamkulam, Kerala, House of three is a combination of the charm and humbleness of agrarian culture and lifestyle to suit the residential needs of a three-member family. It is designed by Kerala based architects, Rahul Venugopal.
Located in Wayanad, Kerala, Estate Plavu- Private Residence is spread across a forested hillside. Built on sloping land on the side of a mountain, it is inspired by the grammar of Mountain Lodges and the native design aesthetic.
Set amidst expansive Cardamom plantations on steep terrain areas in Thekkady, Kerala, a set of cabins have been designed to nestle within a sea of green. Responding to a brief for a boutique resort, the project includes five independent cabins, an outdoor pool with adjacent stepped decks and a spa block divided into three interconnected volumes all raised on stilts. – Kumar La Noce
Stone Lodges – Private Residences are spread across a forested hillside. Built on sloping land on the side of a mountain, they are inspired by the grammar of Mountain Lodges and the native design aesthetic. – Earthitects
Located in Ayroor, Kerala this family home that sits on the banks of the Chalakudy river is nothing less than a mini-ecosystem within itself — self-sufficient and symbiotic. Using local masons, carpenters, contractors and construction methods, this home was completed with natural materials such as terracotta and laterite tiles, kota stone and terracotta jaali blocks. A generous verandah wraps around three sides and a large open terrace on the upper floor maximises the spectacular views out onto the river. The house is an extension of the clients’ (perfect) idea of living a retired life.
The ‘House That Rains Light’ re-imagines dappled shade under the trees, informal kids play nooks, gardens with flowers, birds and butterflies, all lost to rapid urbanization, while being confined to a tight plot within a typical residential layout.
Owners, a young couple with their two kids, wanted a house that broke free from conventions, displaying a sense of individuality and character in the spaces that enveloped them, without being a burden on their simple ways of living. They also hoped the building would transcend the small footprint on site and become a multi-spatial/sensory experience for their kids to grow up in. – LIJO.RENY.architects
Our client was the owner of one of South India’s largest printing and publishing houses and also a family of 2nd generation politicians. Along with his wife and three children they were a family of 5, but the requirement was to have close extended family visit often. The site was on a serene hillock nestled in a clearing within 150 acres of dense coffee plantations. Our first impression was that of lush vertical trees with pepper vines growing on them and coffee plants beneath. There was an existing ancestral home on the site halfway through renovation, that needed to be re-imagined. – Sandeep Khosla and Amaresh Anand, Khosla Associates.
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