这座位于印度喀拉拉邦的宁静的住宅坐落在绿色之中，是现代建筑元素与热带建筑的融合，对中央庭院和传统规划概念给予了首要的重视。这座住宅建筑被塑造成一个祖先的家，为家庭聚会和活动提供了空间。现代化的设施、宽大的窗户和开阔的庭院使住宅的采光和通风良好。周围郁郁葱葱的绿色和树木与茂盛的热带景观一起融入室内，为生活空间带来超现实的空间体验。

Set amidst the green, this tranquil home in Kerala, India, is an amalgamation of modern architecture elements into a tropical architecture, giving prime importance to the central courtyard and traditional planning concepts. This residential building molded into an ancestral home making space for family gatherings and functions. Modern amenities, broad windows, and an open-to-sky courtyard make the home well-lit and ventilated. The lush green and trees in the surroundings together with the lush tropical landscape merge into the interiors delivering a surreal spatial experience in the living spaces.

该建筑面向东面的场地原本是倾斜的，考虑到该地的小气候，使其朝向非常理想。这座房子有四个街区，有一个中央庭院。场地西侧的一座现有建筑经过美学改造，被考虑适应性再利用，为客户提供一个皮肤科诊所。通往场地的道路首先到达西侧，经过诊所，然后接近前院，这样就限制了病人对前院的家庭互动的干扰。建筑的两层部分为前院和开放的生活空间遮阳，在晚上放大了氛围。

The building faces east to where the site was originally slanting, making the orientation ideal, considering the microclimate of the location. The house has four blocks with a central courtyard. An existing building on the site on the west side was aesthetically renovated and was considered adaptive reuse for a dermatology clinic for the client. The access road towards the site reaches the west side first, passes the clinic, and then approaches the front yard, thus limiting the patients from interfering in the family interactions in the front yard. The two-storeyed part of the building shades the front yard and open living spaces amplifying the ambiance during evenings.

宽大的坐席通向一个巨大的开放空间，有一个中央庭院，三面是正式的起居室、餐厅和家庭生活空间。卧室沿着庭院的一侧与楼梯分区，增加了隐私因素。家庭起居室通向烹饪厨房，在烹饪时可以进行家庭互动。一个次要的厨房和工作区与烹饪厨房相连，以方便繁重的烹饪、洗碗和洗衣服。建筑中使用的建筑技术和材料是高度实验性的，以研究为基础，因此在气候、美学和功能方面都非常有效。墙体使用的预制GFRG板，比通常的砖砌体更瘦更结实，也有利于提高施工速度、成本效益和隔热效果。

The wide sit-out leads into a vast open space with a central courtyard and formal living, dining, and family living spaces on the three sides. The bedrooms zoned along the side of the courtyard with the stairs add a factor of privacy. The family living opens into the cooking kitchen, programmed to have family interactions while cooking. A secondary kitchen and work area are attached to the cooking kitchen to facilitate heavy cooking, dishwashing, and laundry. The construction techniques and materials used in the building were highly experimental, research-based, and thus highly effective in the climatic, aesthetic, and functional aspects. Precast GFRG panels used for walls, which are leaner and sturdy than usual brick masonry, also facilitated high speed of construction, cost-effectiveness, and heat insulation.

卧室使用了木板，而不是混凝土板，给人以传统天花板的氛围，并在这些空间有效地冷却。此外，木板以榫头连接的方式铺设在钢椽上，而屋顶瓦片则放在拧在木板上的木条上。为了营造舒缓的氛围，颜色和饰面都被刻意做得微妙而柔和。天花板上的木质元素与柱子和家具形成对比，创造出和谐的室内环境。外部调色板展示了传统屋顶瓦片的原始形式。该项目作为一个整体，与平静和郁郁葱葱的风景和谐共处，同时提供所有的现代功能设施，而不影响传统的规划和分区概念。

Wooden slabs were used instead of concrete slabs for the bedrooms giving the ambiance of the traditional ceilings and effective cooling in those spaces. Also, wooden planks are laid with tongue and groove joints atop steel rafters, and the roof tile rests upon wooden battens screwed into the wooden planks. The colors and finishes were deliberately made subtle & pastel for the soothing ambiance. Wooden elements in the ceiling embedding contrast with columns and furniture, creating harmony in the interiors. The exterior color palette exhibits the traditional roof tiles in their raw form. The project as a whole sits in harmony with the calm and lush green scenery, yet offers all modern functional facilities without compromising on the traditional planning and zoning concepts.

Architects: Unbound Architecture
Area : 420 m²
Year : 2019
Photographs :Out of Focus
Lead Architects : Febin Mathai, Jithin T, Ajai Jose, Sahir KK.
Documentation And Presentation : Raymond Williem, Ahammed Rinshad T, Musthafa, Fathimathu Zuhra, Elsa Paul, Aqeel Khalid
Program / Use / Building Function : Residential Building.
City : Kothamangalam
Country : India