Verandah house

Completed in 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. Images by PHX India. This house, as a collaboration between Modo Designs and interior designer Anarr Gunjaria, was an effort to interpret the needs and lifestyle of 3...

Lets take a look at some of the most beautifully-designed vernacular homes in India, as featured on AD.

Image 3 of 36 from gallery of South Yarra Void House / Andrew Child Architect. Photograph by Tatjana Plitt

This project in Juhu, for a three-generational family, called for a complete revamp of an inadequately used ground floor and the lawns of a bungalow. The space was rejuvenated into an easy, comfy lounge-dining area and lots of refreshing outdoor spaces creating a true urban oasis. The challenge lay in re-routing and rezoning, right from the entrance to the end, to extract the full potential of the spaces and corners, without dismantling too much, all the while keeping in mind the client’s…

Ninan Thariyan House, located in a small village in Ernakulam district, Kerala, is a quaint Kerala house that strives to rethink the psychological and physical aspects of designing a home. The entrance faces the green fields, unlike the customary practice of the verandah overlooking the road. Thus, this entails a tranquil atmosphere and obstructs the acoustic intervention of the busy road adjacent to it. In this single storey house, the bedrooms are scattered around a linear volume…

A design that draws inspiration from Laurie Baker's philosophies, Thanikachalam House evokes simplicity and warmth that tones down the greatness of its size. The objective of this approach was to capture uninterrupted views of the grounds from all areas of the house by lining it with verandahs and gardens. The union of exposed brickwork and large verandahs in a building fringed with luscious landscape design creates a tranquil atmosphere within the space. The main entrance of the house…

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