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    The document describes a Chettiyar house designed by STOMP architects. The 4,000 sq ft house in Thiruppathur, India incorporates traditional Chettinad elements like a front yard and courtyard layout in a modern design. Local materials like terracotta, wood, and marble were used to complement the local context.

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    CHETTIYAR HOUSE/

    HOUSE IN A GROVE
    INTRODUCTION
    • ARCHITECTS: STOMP (STUDIO FOR MODERNISM &
    PRACTICAL AESTHETICS)
    • AREA:4,000 SQ. FT.
    • YEAR:2019
    • LEAD ARCHITECTS:26-YEAR-OLD VIGNESH SEKAR
    • CLIENT:SURESH VEERAPAN
    • LOCATION:THIRUPPATHUR, 64KM FROM MADURAI
    • AIM: A MODERN HOUSE WITH THE TRADITIONAL
    CHETTIAR ESSENCE, IT FOLLOWS A TYPICAL CHETTINAD
    MANSION LAYOUT.
    • ARCHITECT HAS GOT 2 NATIONAL AWARD FOR THIS
    PROJECT.
    • THE ARCHITECTS WERE CHALLENGED WITH THE
    CLIENT’S DESIRE OF CREATING A HOUSE WITH A
    CONTEMPORARY AESTHETIC WHILE COMBINING THE
    CULTURAL ESSENCE OF THE LOCAL AREA. THE
    RESULTING DESIGN THEREFORE INCORPORATES AN
    EARTHY PALETTE OF MATERIALS, FORMING A BUILDING
    THAT COMPLEMENTS THE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE
    AND CONTEXT OF CHETTINAD.
    SALIENT FEATURES

    • Features borrowed from a Chettiyar house includes


    Thinnai, a front yard in the house for guests and private
    bedrooms from the central courtyard.
    • Explaining it to The Times of India, Vignesh added, "We
    wanted to break the style of having the kitchen near the
    backyard- this was done to segregate women from the
    main living area, but we designed an open kitchen near the
    main courtyard so that the whole family can interact and
    have a chat while the woman cook".
    • TO COMBAT SOLAR RADIATION AND FACILITATE CROSS VENTILATION, THE ARCHITECTS DEVELOPED A
    FAÇADE SKIN OF TERRACOTTA JAALIS, THAT THERMALLY INSULATES AND KEEPS THE SPACES VENTILATED
    WITH NATURAL LIGHT.
    • TWO MAJOR LIGHT-WELLS, FAÇADE JAALIS AND SKYLIGHTS ENGAGE THE INTERIORS IN A CONSTANT
    CAVORT OF LIGHT AND SHADOW.
    • THE LOUNGE ON THE FIRST-FLOOR MADE OF FILLER SLAB, WITNESSES THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND
    SHADOWS AT SUNRISE, ACCELERATED BY THE TERRA-JAALIS AND SKYLIGHTS ENDOWS A FLEETING AND
    SHIFTING QUALITY TO THE INTERIORS THROUGH TIME.
    • MARBLE PLASTERED COMPOSITE DOOR, WITH CIRCULAR OPENINGS
    • THE LIGHT AND SHADOW CONFIGURATIONS ARE FURTHER COMPLEMENTED BY THE RUSTIC FINISHES
    USED THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
    • EXPOSED CONCRETE IS USED ON THE CEILINGS, MARBLE PLASTER ON THE WALLS AND THE FLOORS
    ARE A MIX OF NATURAL WOOD, JAISALMER AND KOTA MARBLES AND ATHANGUDI TILES.
    • EVEN THE TERRACOTTA POTS USED IN THE FILLER SLABS WERE MADE WITH SOIL EXCAVATED FROM
    THE SITE. SIMILARLY, DETERIORATED TREES ON SITE WERE CUT AND ITS WOOD WAS USED FOR
    CONCRETE SHUTTERING. IN RETROSPECTION, THE HOUSE DOES NOT IMBIBE THE ARCHITECTURE OF
    CHETTINAD, IF ONE COMPARES BOTH ENTITIES SIDE BY SIDE.
    • THERE ARE 16 SKYLIGHTS WITH A TERRACOTTA NET ON THE EAST SIDE AS IT PROVIDES DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND
    DUST.
    • ADDING SUSTAINABILITY FACTOR, A VERTICAL GREEN WALL IS ERECTED IN THE EXTENSIVE AREA. THE GREEN
    WALL HAS AIR-PURIFYING PLANTS LIKE FERNS, POTHOS THAT SUPPLIES INDOOR OXYGEN.
    • THE DECISION TO USE ATHANGUDI TILES IS TO INCORPORATE A SLICE OF THE CHETTINAD HERITAGE, THE
    CORE INTENT IS TO PROCURE MATERIALS FROM WITHIN A 50-KILOMETER RADIUS OF THE SITE. EVEN THE
    TERRACOTTA POTS USED IN THE FILLER SLABS WERE MADE WITH SOIL EXCAVATED FROM THE SITE. SIMILARLY,
    DETERIORATED TREES ON SITE WERE CUT AND ITS WOOD WAS USED FOR CONCRETE SHUTTERING. THIS WAY,
    THE HOUSE SITS WELL WITHIN THE CONTEXT, RESULTING IN AN ARCHITECTURE THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE
    LOCAL CULTURE.
    • FOR PROPER LIGHTING, THERE ARE 16 SKYLIGHTS IN THE PROPERTY.
    • SINCE THE HOUSE IS EAST-FACING, VIGNESH HAS INSTALLED A TERRACOTTA JALI (NET) NEAR THE
    EASTERN ENTRANCE. ASIDE FROM SCREENING DIRECT HEAT, SUNLIGHT AND DUST, IT WILL ALSO
    PROVIDE A BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND-LIGHT EFFECT ON THE INDOOR SPACE. ANOTHER BRICK JALI FACADE
    ADORNS THE PUJA ROOM IN THE HOUSE.
    • THERE IS ALSO A DESIGNATED MEDITATION SPACE THAT IS ILLUMINATED BY SUNLIGHT THROUGHOUT
    THE DAY. WHILE IT GETS DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN THE MORNING, THE SKYLIGHT HOLES KEEP THE SPACE
    BRIGHT AND SUNNY AS THE DAY PASSES.
    LEAF IMPRINT ON THE WALLS SUNLIT INTERIORS THE HOUSE HAS AN OPEN PLANNING

    THE THRESHOLD DEFINED BY RUBBLE THE LIVING SPACE PROVIDES A SUPPLE


    DETAIL OF THE TERRACOTTA FAÇADE
    STONE STEPS JUXTAPOSITION OF NATURAL MATERIALS
    1 2 3 4

    7 6 5

    8 9 10
    LOCAL MATERIALS USED:

    • TERRACOTTA
    POTS USED IN
    THE FILLER
    SLABS
    • DETERIORATED TREES ON SITE
    WERE CUT AND ITS WOOD
    WAS USED FOR CONCRETE
    SHUTTERING.

    • THE WALLS AND THE FLOORS ARE A


    • LEAF IMPRINT
    MIX OF NATURAL WOOD,
    ON THE WALLS
    JAISALMER AND KOTA MARBLES
    AND ATHANGUDI TILES.
    THANK YOU

    BY:
    KAVANA P JAIN
    1KF18AT013

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