尽管位于喀拉拉邦卡努尔一个相对宁静、绿意盎然的内部，但这个地点有一个向下的坡度，以及连接最近投入使用的机场和城市的相邻道路，带来的挑战超过了人们的想象。

Despite being in a relatively peaceful, lush green interior of Kannur in Kerala, the site with its downward incline and the abutting road that connects the recently commissioned airport to the city, posed several challenges than one could imagine.

从外面看是一栋单层建筑，其实是一栋经过战略设计的多层房屋，它轻轻地蜷缩在斜坡上，以保护它免受公路上繁忙交通产生的各种污染。房子内部有一个大型的景观庭院，以及四个较小的外围景观口袋，作为主要的通风来源。所有的主要房间都通过大的开口通向其中一个，享受过滤后的微风和光线。所有其他的外部门窗都比较小，以限制声音、灰尘和烟雾从道路进入建筑。在尊重和回应它所处的环境的同时，”凹陷的房子 “反映了屋主不张扬的生活方式，无论是建筑的形式、材料的选择、室内装饰和配件。

What looks like a single-storey building from the outside is a strategically designed house with multiple levels that hunkers down gently into the slope to protect it from all kinds of pollution generated by the heavy traffic on the road. A large, landscaped courtyard trapped inside the house along with four smaller peripheral landscaped pockets acts as a primary source of ventilation. All major rooms open into one of these by means of large openings enjoying the filtered breeze and light. All other external fenestrations are smaller in nature to restrict sound, dust, and smoke from the road entering the building. While respecting and responding to the context in which it sits, ‘The Hunkered House’ reflects the unassuming lifestyle of the homeowners, be it the form of the building, the choice of materials, interior décor, and accessories.

该地块从道路向南倾斜。与其改变坡度，房子的功能被组织成三层，人们从中间层进入房子。作为门厅、正式起居室、家庭起居室和现在用作健身房的多功能室的坐席就在这个着陆层。房子的其余部分被中央的大型景观庭院分隔开来，一个全长的台阶将你带到下层，直接进入这个庭院，一个较小的台阶将你带到上层，那里有三个卧室和厕所。在这些卧室之间的另一个楼梯将你与下层连接起来，避免了绕过中央庭院的麻烦。下层容纳了汽车门廊、带厕所的主卧室、餐厅和带杂物区的厨房。化妆室位于下层连接中央庭院的地方，很方便地从房子的主要部分进入。

The site slopes down from the road towards the south. Instead of altering the slope, the functions of the house have been organized in three levels and one enters the house at the mid-level. The sit-out that acts as a foyer, formal living, family living, and a multipurpose room used as a gym right now sits at this landing level. The rest of the house is separated by the large central landscaped court and a full-length flight of steps takes you down to the lower level directly into this courtyard, and a smaller flight of steps takes you to the upper level that houses three bedrooms and its toilets. Another stair placed between these bedrooms connects you to the lower level avoiding a detour through the central courtyard. The lower level accommodates the car porch, master bedroom with its toilet, dining, and the kitchen with its utility area. The powder room conveniently located connecting the central courtyard at the lower level provides easy access from the main parts of the house.

周边循环也是按照场地的坡度进行的。一旦你通过自动滑动门进入场地，一段户外台阶将带你到休憩层，再往下走到角落，再走几步就到了位于场地最底层的厨房院子。从入口处的大门可以通过一个坡道进入隐藏在建筑最底层的汽车门廊。从汽车门廊直接进入建筑，紧挨着主卧室，以避免通过主入口的漫长路线带来的不便。

Peripheral circulation also follows the slope of the site. Once you enter the site, by means of an automated sliding gate, a flight of outdoor steps takes you down to the sit-out level, and further down the corner, a few more steps lead you to the kitchen yard positioned at the bottom-most level of the site. The car porch that is tucked into the building at the lowest level is accessed from the entry gate by means of a ramp. Secondary access has been provided directly into the building, next to the master bedroom, from the car porch to avoid the inconvenience of the otherwise long winding route through the main entry.

建筑内部的高大体量与内敛的外观形成了直接对比。流入正式起居室的高大休憩空间暗示了在房子里等待你的体验。然而，中央景观庭院的双高体量与相邻的空间无缝融合，使房屋充满了光线和微风，创造出一种不可预知的空间和感官体验。整个项目中使用的低调的颜色和质地有助于体现这一点。通过将自身内部化，”Hunkered House “就像一个远离外部因素的避难所。

The lofty volumes that you encounter inside the building are in direct contrast to the restrained outward appearance. The tall sit-out space that flows into the formal living hints at the experience awaiting you inside the house. However, the double-height volume of the central landscaped courtyard seamlessly merges with the spaces abutting, flooding the house with light and breeze, creating an unpredictable spatial and sensory experience. The subdued colors and textures used throughout the project help exemplify this. By internalizing itself ‘The Hunkered House acts as a sanctuary from the external elements.

Architects: LIJO RENY architects
Area : 523 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Praveen Mohandas
Manufacturers : Elica, Grohe, Hafele, Hettich, Jaquar, Jotun, Kohler, Siemens, Toto, Berger, Bosch, Carysil, Crompton, Crovi, Nexion, Philips, Roca, Schneider
Lead Architects : Reny Lijo, Lijo Jos
Interiors : Clinets
Structural Design : Keystone Engineers
Landscape Design : Plain Space Studio
Lighting : Thalassery, Muhammed Rishad
Clients : NoushadLalilakathand Family
Electrical And Plumbing : Manoj and Deepak, Kozhikode
Civil Contractor : Surendran Kannur
Painting : Shajan MK, Kannur
Aluminium Door And Windows : Sujith Cherian John
Steel Fabrication : Kannur, Rajesh Kumar
Flooring : ShamjithKadirur
Soft Furnishing : ThameemKannur
City : Mambaram
Country : India