Benny kuriakose

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…

In the Pedanandipadu village, near Guntur, Andhra Pradesh stands this house, designed to mirror its traditional context. To bring nature indoors, a number of vast open places are planned for the site. Near the entrance, a separate servant quarters structure with a courtyard, kitchen, and other conveniences is provided. The house is shielded from the severe heat and rain by an extended and uninterrupted verandah on the north side. The indoor spaces are modest in design, and all of the…

La Casa Roja, a house on the outskirts of Chennai, is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly structure set amid an old fruit orchard. The team designed the proposal by keeping the orchard in mind. Although the plot is long and narrow, the plan is to position the house in such a way, that it overcomes any feeling of constriction and provides privacy to a spacious backyard. The sequence of the house, starting with the entrance and public areas, proceeds to the vast back verandah, which…

The MRC office is a single storey office building with courtyards and internal verandahs, which serve as a surprise to the visitors entering the building. They tend to be taken aback by the sight of courtyards and internal verandahs punctured into the built form of an office building. There are separate ways of access are for the office personnel and the other services. The ground level comprises all of the social areas like the waiting area, courtyards and dining. The massive dimensions of…

Srishti is a residence where the elements of traditional Kerala architecture have been transformed to suit its contemporary context. A compact courtyard with grass block pavers greets you as you enter the home, and it also helps to brighten up the living area. #Slopingroof #Balconydesign #Timberrailing

Located in the picturesque landscape of Wayanad, the contemporary house in Kerala follows the contours of the steep plot of land in the midst of a coffee estate. The unobstructed view of the lush landscape and the hills beyond was the deciding factor in the design of the house. Because of the slope and the possibility of framing the diverse vistas, one of the first options was to build the house on stilts. A location was chosen so that vehicular access could be from one side while the…

This rustic house in Chennai, surrounded by a lush green landscape garden, is a relaxing haven in the middle of the bustling noises of the city. Time tends to slow down as one enters the home after experiencing the stillness of the lily pond and the rawness of the porch out front. The terracotta jaali walls in the porch allow air to circulate over the water body, allowing evaporative cooling to take place, lowering the total temperature inside the house. The open ventilators on the top floor…

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This Coorg Residence designed by Benny Kuriakose has come up in the middle of a coffee estate and we have tried to take inspiration from the Ainmanes, which are the ancestral homes of the people of Coorg. The front verandahs, courtyards, form of the building etc. are very typical of the Ainmanes. #VernacularResidenceofCoorg #Traditionalarchitecture #Sideviewelevation