It was difficult to know if it was day or night or for that matter rain or sunshine, while inside the client?s previous dingy home that stood on this site and they craved for a new lease of life!

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Architects: Lijo.Reny Architects

Location: Nellikunnu, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Area: 2200.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Praveen Mohandas, Suneesh Suresh , LRa

Interiors: LIJO.RENY.architects

Landscape Design : LIJO.RENY.architects

Design Team: Ar. Reny Lijo and Ar. Lijo Jos

Structure: Rosmy, Keystone Engineers

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From the architect. It was difficult to know if it was day or night or for that matter rain or sunshine, while inside the client?s previous dingy home that stood on this site and they craved for a new lease of life!
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The plot was narrow with an equally tight public road to the west, a private road on the north, a house that abuts the boundary on the south and the client?s brother?s residence at the back. While designing within the possible, 6 x 16mts, foot print for the building, it was clear that a central ventilating volume was necessary to redeem the clients off their misery.

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The linear foot print was divided into two east-west bays of 3.3mts a...