Article source: Cadence Architects

The site is situated in a 40-acre coffee estate in Chikkamagalur at the foothills of Mullahangiri Hills, overlooking the valley beyond and the town on Chikmagalur. With a mesmerizing natural backdrop for each built form, the development comprises of a Clubhouse, Single Villas, Twin Villas, a Spa, a restaurant and a Tree house plus other ancillary facilities.

The project deals with the idea of blurring the boundaries between inside and outside, such that the building becomes one with nature. The challenge in this project was to insert built forms into the existing landscape and blurring the edge seamlessly like a graft. The landscape is treated as a visual and tactile element. The built form responds to both the immediate site context as well as to that of the hill station. The surfaces of the buildings are rendered with earthy and rustic materials to accentuate their contemporary forms. Local materials available on site are extensively used to not only help the architecture blend with the context, but also make the project sustainable.

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• Architects: Cadence Architects
• Project: Java Rain
• Location: Chikmagalur, India
• Principal Architect: Smaran Mallesh, Narendra Pirgal, Vikram Rajashekar
• Design Team: Smaran Mallesh, Vikram Rajaashekar, Narendra Pirgal , Rejin Karthik
• Site Area (sq. ft. & sq. m.): 6 ACRES
• Built-Up Area (sq. ft. & sq. m.): 35,000 SQ. FT
• Completion Date: September 2017

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