This two-storey timber house, built as a weekend retreat, lies in the shade of an extensive coconut grove on coastal agricultural land facing the sea, near the fishing village of Nandgaon, south of Mumbai. The functions of the house are placed within two oblong masses slightly offset from one another, whose facades are predominantly characterised by louvers made from the trunks of the local Palmyra palm. This house was designed by Studio Mumbai Architects.

This structure made of wood Ain; local basalt used to create wall borders, plinths and paving. Plaster finish is pigmented with sand from the site. Development of design and detail, which resulted from collaboration between architects and craftsmen, taking techniques were tested, both local and foreign, and lift them into the construction of better resolution. The house is well-adapted to their environment: the curtain at a height to enable passive cooling, like a big shadow provided by the palm trees above; water for homes is harvested from three wells in place, filtered and stored at the top of a water tower and given fed by gravity into the house. The result of this action is an interesting project quietly integrated into its landscape.

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