About the project
A modern, yet tropical home set in a lush coconut plantation, This house is reminiscent of “Guthu mane”, a traditional Mangalorean House, though with a modern twist. We have tried to revive the essence of a traditional tropical home with a desire for contemporary design, which was key in developing a floor plan for the home. Spacious rooms, landscape outdoors, glass walls, French doors, wooden decks, terraces, water bodies and high-pitched, suspended Mangalore tiled roofs make for a charming retreat to which one can come home.
The materials used for the construction of the house, like Karkala stone, Mangalore tiles, brass, wood, structural steel and glass, in conjunction with natural materials like clay tiles and wood, are sourced locally. The materials complement the design immensely and resonate with the rural landscape the house is set in.
