Compact housing

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A reconfigured narrow stair now connects to the new first-floor extension, framed in minimal MS railings and softened by cascading greenery.

a nook story

Layered with ornamental mouldings and exposed brick, the facade expresses a dialogue between traditional embellishment and contemporary materiality. Vertical stratification, recessed balconies, and textural contrast

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echoed hues

TITLE : Echoed Hues SUB TITLE : A House Rooted in Light, Memory, and Material Resonance SUMMARY : Echoed Hues is a compact retrofit and addition to a 35-year-old house, nestled within the dense urban fabric of Madurai—where bringing light and air inward is a challenge. Through gentle spatial gestures, tactile materials, and filtered daylight, the project transforms an aging home into a contemporary dwelling that remembers rather than replaces the past. a nook story a nook story a nook story BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION : “Echoed Hues” captures the quiet resonance of the past within the present—where every material, trace of light, and texture becomes a memory retold in archit... More