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‘Athira’- The Damodaran residence


‘Athira’- The Damodaran residence
The house ‘before’ and ‘after’ the renovation.
The house ‘before’ and ‘after’ the renovation.

Commissioned by his parents for part remodeling and extension of ‘Athira’ their house in Kerala, Architect Arun Damodaran aimed to create a separate living unit that could be let out in future. The brief was straightforward- an open, airy house, minimum hassles in construction and a moderate budget.

Architect: Ground Zero, Location: Kochi, Kerala
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A Contemporary Statement/ Sophisticated Monumentality


A Contemporary Statement/ Sophisticated Monumentality
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Freeing himself from both historical as well as modern icons of architecture, David Chipperfield ventures into the contemporary dimension to find a suitable expression for a social housing project. The low-cost housing was commissioned by the social housing scheme, The Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda. It is located on plot 203 of a new development in Verona in the Villaverde district of southern Madrid. The complex comprises 176 apartments with variation of one, two and three bedrooms.

Architect: David Chipperfield , Location: Madrid, Spain
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Acharya House


Acharya House
View of one of the balconies
View of one of the balconies

The house evolved in form from a square block that defined the internal space. The open space concept was developed by allowing the exploration of this defined form externally along one edge as a garden, which allows the private enclosed space to flow into the external public domain defined by a circular freestanding wall.

Architect: Architecture Paradigm, Location: Bangalore, India
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Alibaug House


Alibaug House
The house under construction
The house under construction

The site for this home is a hill in Alibaug that enjoys a stunning view, not only of the rolling contours surrounding it, but also of the sea and the skyline of Mumbai in the distance.

Architect: Kamal Malik, Location: Alibaug, Maharastra
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Architectural Alchemy


Architectural Alchemy
Picturesque view of the dwelling.
Picturesque view of the dwelling.

Located in the district of Orestad, Copenhagen — ‘Mountain Dwellings’ is the amalgamation of a chaotic city and tranquil suburban life. Conceptualised on the Scandinavian rule of ‘functionalism,’ the brief was to create an integrated city with fused public, commercial, office and residential quarters.

Architect: BIG Architect’s , Location: Orestad, Copenhagen
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Bamboo House


Bamboo House
An interior view of the house
An interior view of the house

The programme was to build a house for a family with multifunctional space, kitchenette and a toilet. The planning was developed on a grid which measured 4x4ft based on the structural efficiency of the material. The positive outcome of grid planning is flexibility, where additions and subtractions based on the contextual requirement are easily possible.

Architect: Architecture Paradigm, Location: Bangalore, India
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Belvista Apartments


Belvista Apartments
detail of entrance gate
detail of entrance gate

A The design has been a culmination of the architects understanding of the site and its influences, its surroundings, the client, his requirements and his lifestyle. The understanding of the site and its topography as an element in the surrounding architectural environment determined the building volume. Taking the topography into consideration was a way of reflecting the characteristics of the region. The plan was envisaged as a two tiered dwelling unit with ample light and ventilation and a judicious use of recycled materials. To break the monotony of the cuboid mass, as well as to gain the visual access to the park, the peripheral grids were rotated. This was balanced with the triangular balconies on the other sides.

Architect: Nambisan Associates, Architects & Interior Designers, Location: Indiranagar, Bangalore
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Bhupesh Jain House


Bhupesh Jain House
Circulation is opened upwards in the three-storeyed house with effective use of light and shadows on the natural materials
Circulation is opened upwards in the three-storeyed house with effective use of light and shadows on the natural materials

Bhupesh Jain House - a grandiose gesture by the owner, in his small village, to state that he ‘had arrived’. Chirag was given a medium sized plot measuring 20m x 22m with a brief: simply design a large comfortable house for the seasonal family visits of people habituated to a city life. An over-riding oval geometry on a rectangular plot provides shifting views and a dynamic relationship with its surroundings.

Architect: Chirag Jain, Location: Puran, India
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Casa De Botellas: Architecture without Architects


Casa De Botellas: Architecture without Architects
Plastic bottles have been used in novel ways throughout the house.
Plastic bottles have been used in novel ways throughout the house.

‘Sustainability’ is the word on the tip of every tongue and the uppermost on most ecologically conscious minds and with good reason. The problem of waste management and disposal is a Leviathan that most cities are struggling to combat.

Architect: Alfredo Alberto Santa Cruz and his family, Location: Argentina
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Casa Rivo


Casa Rivo
Casa Rivo is situated in a dense jungle.
Casa Rivo is situated in a dense jungle.

The site for the project was the west slope of a hill, covered in a dense jungle of native species. The first major decision of the project was to contain the entire program in a compact and monolithic volume with an over dimensioned perimeter wall that would contain all the services and would help regulate the temperature. As the site was amidst dense greenery, the architects were forced to design the house in a manner such that one was able to overlook the trees to views and sunshine through most of the day.

Architect: Pezo von Ellrichshausen , Location: Valdivia, Chile
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