#kozhikode

Set within a 14-acre family estate on the outskirts of Kozhikode, Soil Stories occupies a 60-cent site within a campus that was already ecologically rich long before architecture entered the frame. The larger landscape contains three kaavus (sacred groves), a wetland system, and dense native tree cover, together generating a distinct microclimate. This living terrain supports diverse native inhabitants, with the potential for many more establishing the site as an active ecological system rather than a neutral backdrop. Caption Caption Caption Against this context, Soil Stories was envisioned by the client a retired educator, motivational speaker, and FIDE-rated (2000) chess player as a space to engage young minds through che... More