Ratnasivaratnam house

Located at the core of Anna Nagar, Chennai this house is a fine example of contemporary flavor in architecture.The use of green courtyards, skylights and louvers gives a feeling of enclosed openness within the house. The multilevel space with courtyards at each level, corridors and lounges brings...

In recent years, a few open-air museums have appeared in India which collect vernacular buildings in a single location by dismantling them and reassembling...

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The Indian multidisciplinary design studio UA Lab (Urban Architectural Collaborative) led by Vipuja Parmar & Krishnakant Parmar have recently completed Gable House, a single-family home located in Ahmedabad, India.

Inspired by the traditional Coorg Ainmanes, the Huilekere House located amid a coffee estate reveals the functional nuances and richness of the Kodava clans. The house is designed by going back to the roots and understanding the attention to detail that went into the planning of traditional Ainmanes. The front verandah (kayyale), courtyard, and chadara Kamba, or large, square, wooden pillars that taper upward, are all design elements that pay homage to Coorg Ainmane's centuries-old…

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Image 3 of 21 from gallery of House Sampada / 1leapingfrog Studio. Photograph by Gareth Hoover

RACHAMANKHA, A COMPLEX CENTERED ON A SMALL LUXURY HOTEL, is a culmination of developments and experiments in several other architectural projects, including the Tamarind Village.

The 21 st century has seen a paradigm shift in the architecture of Indian homes. Till a few decades back, majority of the Indian popul...

The Paliam Nalukettu, with a large central courtyard surrounded by rooms on all four sides, was the residence of the women and children of the Paliam family. As a matrilineal society, the women in the Paliam family held equal or more importance. This is reflected in the architecture of the building, where the Valliamma’s chamber (the oldest lady of the family) was one with paramount importance. The last members left the Nalukettu after the family partition deed, and the building is no longer…