Studios 90 Housing, Kodla Real Estate, Southwest India Property, Modern Indian Apartment Homes, Architecture Photos
Studios 90 Housing, Kodla India
14 Mar 2022
Design: Sanjay Puri Architects
Location: Kodla, Karnataka, south western India

Photos: Ricken Desai
Studios 90, India
A composition of coloured cuboids defines this sculptural residential project. The brief for the Studios 90 mid-rise buildings in Kodla, Karnataka, India was to create studio apartments, a hostel, and a guest house to house workers of a new cement plant, on the perimeter of a housing project for a residential township.

Due to the hot climate of the region, where temperatures exceed 35°C for 8 months of the year, each of the rooms is angularly stepped in the layout and oriented towards the north.
The brief calls for 18 studio apartments, 54 hostel rooms, and 18 guesthouse rooms to be created in buildings of 4 & 5 levels, all facing large landscaped areas and a large playground to the northeast. Common facilities, including a cafeteria, a game room, a lounge, and a gym are housed on the ground level. Rooms opening onto sheltered north-facing balconies occupy the upper floors.

Indian culture is known for its vivid use of colour in traditional crafts, festivities, and clothing. India is the only country that annually celebrates Holi, a festival of colour. Three of the most vivid primary colours ? red, blue, and yellow – highlight the cantilevered balconies of each room, creating an identi...