Article source: NO Architects Designers and Social Artists

The project is a climatically efficient home rooted in the cultural context of India, which is the result of several iterations and explorations through a continuous design process. The house is built on a West facing site, with a remarkable old Bead tree, commonly called ‘Manjadi’, right at the entrance. This leguminous tree with a rough textured bark, bright polished red seeds and vibrant green leaves inspired the project, from the inception of design.

It has an open plan with freely flowing spaces and connected volumes to overcome the limitations of a linear foot print. The green court and water garden added for passive cooling, acts as an open to sky, family space protected from the harsh tropical weather.

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• Architects: NO Architects Designers and Social Artists
• Project: Manjadi_House Of The Bead Tree
• Location: Kollam, India
• Photography: lal @redzphotography
  
• Clients: Sini Jayachandran and Jayachandran.G
• Design Team: Harikrishnan Sasidharan, Neenu Elizabeth, Akhila Menon, Babin Babu, Robin Joseph, Mayuresh Muley, Jasmin Khatun, Sonali Nath
• Engineering: Abhilash Rajan, Structural Design
• Landscape: NO Architects Designers and Social Artists
• Consultants: Varun Baby, Educe Consultants
• Collaborators: Suresh Palayan(Chief Mason), Sudheep Kumar(Stone and Tile Laying), Shaji.M.S (Structural Contractor), Kumar Natarajan(Fabrication Works) , Sanju Mohan(Painting Contractor)

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