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    The Brick House in Thiruvananthapuram, India is a 4250 square meter residence built in 2019 on a long, narrow site. The design addresses the site constraints and requirements through its use of brick construction, courtyards, and fenestrations like jalis, louvers and skylights. These elements bring in natural light and ventilation throughout the house while maintaining privacy. Courtyards and skylights in particular allow cool air flow and changing patterns of light throughout the day.

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    The Brick House in Thiruvananthapuram, India is a 4250 square meter residence built in 2019 on a long, narrow site. The design addresses the site constraints and requirements through its use of brick construction, courtyards, and fenestrations like jalis, louvers and skylights. These elements bring in natural light and ventilation throughout the house while maintaining privacy. Courtyards and skylights in particular allow cool air flow and changing patterns of light throughout the day.

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    The Brick House in Thiruvananthapuram, India is a 4250 square meter residence built in 2019 on a long, narrow site. The design addresses the site constraints and requirements through its use of brick construction, courtyards, and fenestrations like jalis, louvers and skylights. These elements bring in natural light and ventilation throughout the house while maintaining privacy. Courtyards and skylights in particular allow cool air flow and changing patterns of light throughout the day.

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    The Brick House in Thiruvananthapuram, India is a 4250 square meter residence built in 2019 on a long, narrow site. The design addresses the site constraints and requirements through its use of brick construction, courtyards, and fenestrations like jalis, louvers and skylights. These elements bring in natural light and ventilation throughout the house while maintaining privacy. Courtyards and skylights in particular allow cool air flow and changing patterns of light throughout the day.

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    THE BRICK HOUSE TECHNIQUES USED

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , INDIA
    Srijit Srinivas- Architects
    Built in- 2019
    Area- 4250 sq. m.
    Built in- 2019
    Located on a long and irregularly
    narrow site in Trivandrum with its
    longer side facing west, the Brick House
    Thiruvanthapuram, India is designed
    to be both a place of respite and
    exhilaration. The plan addresses the
    diverse requirements - a blend of novelty
    and function. The house has an ethnic
    charm, which is accentuated in the varied
    play of light & shadows by placement and
    detailing of fenestrations and the material
    palette.

    Brick jalis are there which provide good amount of ventilation and air flow throughout the day. It also helps in giving an indoor-
    The house is an exploration in revealing the beauty of the oldest and most versatile material – the country outdoor relation and brings a continuity. Jalis serve as both an aesthetic as well as functional feature. It also helps maintaining the
    burnt brick. privacy and brings in the light during the day.
    The structure is a load-bearing brick construction, an intimate variation of scaling of space, of polished
    concrete floors and exposed concrete ceilings, of un-rendered brick.
    The master bedroom has a landscaped court bounded by brick louvers bringing in cool breezes.

    Courtyard helps in letting in the cool air and also provides light during the day. It helps the hot air from the house to rise up and
    allows cool air to flow in. The openness keeps the house well lit and cool throught the day.

    The design has also attempted to bring nature inside, with


    both the use of contextually detailed skylights and jali work–
    defining breezeways facilitating natural cooling of the interiors
    and complemented with a distribution of internal gardens and
    pools, working together to bring in a magical play of light.
    The quiet reflective brick-edged lotus pool beside the informal
    stage gives a palpable and inviting vibe to this space.
    There is a dynamic play of light and volumes when one enters
    the house – the Jali works, the louvered gable and the skylight
    helps achieve this. The skylight, create an ever-changing
    pattern of light throughout the day which gives the inmates a
    unique experience there at different times of the day.
    From a functional layout, the Dining area with its east-west Skylights lets natural light into your space, and with that light comes solar heat. Skylight windows can open to let in the fresh air. This
    orientation opens out to a landscaped internal Courtyard, helps with cross ventilation in stuffy rooms, freshens up the air and cools down your living spaces.
    connecting the house with the ‘outdoors’.
    Sources: Archdaily, Archidiaries

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