Karai was conceptualised to provide an experience of living in the palms of mother earth. Built hands-on this weekend home located in the serene vicinity of coastal Kuvathur, about eighty kilometres from Chennai, was conceived as a simple experiment with techniques that felt native yet contemporary to the region.
Architecture firm
RAIN Studio of Design, Chennai
Location
ECR, Kuvathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Photography
Yash R Jain, Ekansh Goel
Principal architect
Sriram Adhitya, Vamsi Krishna
Design team
Sriram Adhitya, Vamsi Krishna, Ankita Alessandra Bob, Gokulraj Vijayakumar
Structural engineer
Pentalpha Consultants
Landscape
RAIN Studio of Design
Material
CSEB Masonry, Mangalore roof tiles, Kota, Red sandstone, Yellow Jaisalmer stone, Oxide finishes
Typology
Residential › Private Farmhouse
A 10 min drive from Auroville International township, this weekend house offers a perfect getaway from the hustle of both Pondicherry and Auroville. The house was designed to reveal and glorify the surrounding context and the local Indo-French architecture. It has been designed keeping in mind the needs of our client based in the United Kingdom – a...
Project name
The Brick Abode
Architecture firm
Architecture_Interspace
Location
Poothurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Principal architect
Goutaman Prathaban, Madhini Prathaban
Design team
Thamizharasan, Yukesh, Manigandan
Interior design
Architecture_Interspace
Civil engineer
Er. Prathaban
Material
Wire cut Bricks, Concrete, Glass
Budget
1.5 Crores Indian Rupees
Client
Mr. Jon Mouralidarane
Typology
Residential › Farmhouse
A Mid-Century Modern and Wabi-Sabi influenced contemporary office in Erode, Tamil Nadu that houses an heirloom textiles operation. The balmy city of Erode is the nucleus of Tamil Nadu’s thriving textile industry and is cloaked in a riot of sound and colour. The location celebrates the harmonious binary coexistence of the old and new, both tingeing...
Project name
The Mill Project
Architecture firm
Quirk Studio
Location
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Principal architect
Disha Bhavsar and Shivani Ajmera
Completion year
March 2021
Landscape
Surabhi Nursery
Civil engineer
K.K. Interior
Structural engineer
K.K. Interior
Environmental & MEP
K.K. Interior (Electrical & Plumbing)
Lighting
Lightique concept
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
A House for a beautiful family with an Artistic sculptural form where light screens through creating a visual treat. In the heart of the city - Tenkasi, Tamilnadu, Mr.Abdullah and his family's Dream house is being constructed with beautiful Twisted rooms in the facade and surrounded by landscaped area.
Project name
Casa de Abdullah
Architecture firm
Jamaliah Arkitects
Location
Tenkasi, Tenkasi District, Tamil Nadu, India
Photography
Artist Bala Photography
Principal architect
NJ Zubair Nainar
Design team
NJ Zubair Nainar, Jamal Mohamed Abdullah, Mohammed Khaja, Mydeen Fathima, Fathima Nasreen, Mohamed Ibrahim
Collaborators
Jamaliah Constructions
Interior design
Jamaliah Arkitects
Civil engineer
Jamal Mohamed Abdullah
Structural engineer
Jamal Mohamed Abdullah
Environmental & MEP
Jamaliah Constructions
Landscape
Jamaliah Arkitects
Supervision
NJ Zubair Nainar
Construction
Jamaliah Constructions
Material
Brick, Concrete and Steel
Client
Sheik Shahul Hameed
Typology
Residential › House, Deconstructivism
Rane Vidyalaya CBSE school is an educational campus for K12 and a CSR initiative by Rane Foundation India Pvt. Ltd, a leading industrial conglomerate. Theerampalayam, the rural region where the school is located, has no proper educational institutions that offer quality learning. The closest city, Tiruchirapalli which is a Tier-II city in the state...
Project name
Rane Vidyalaya
Architecture firm
Shanmugam Associates
Photography
Shamanth Patil, Rays & Greys Studio, Bangalore
Principal architect
Shanmugam A, Raja Krishnan D, Santhosh Shanmugam
Design team
Srinivasan, Satish Kumar, Balasubramaniam, Mohammed Ismail, Rukmani Thangam, Praveen Kumar
Collaborators
D&D Consultants (PHE Consultants)
Landscape
Shanmugam Associates, Trichy & Chennai
Civil engineer
Hitec Construction, Trichy
Structural engineer
Ramkumar, Rays Consultants
Client
Rane Foundation, Chennai
Typology
Educational › School, Campus
Adding a contemporary touch of architecture, the architect visualized the residence as a play of rectangular volumes by introducing various layers to the design as per the client’s needs and wants. Placed in a rectangular plot, the project makes the most of it by using a contemporary built form with well-planned green spaces around it.
Project name
The ‘N’ Cube Villa
Architecture firm
Cubism Architects and Interiors
Location
Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Prasanna Parvatikar, Roopashree Parvatikar
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
