The Paliam family patriarchs were hereditary prime ministers to the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin, Kerala. Today the ancestral home and palace of this family is a heritage complex about an hour’s drive from the city of Cochin. The client who got a small parcel of 160 sqm in the family partition decided to build a vacation home on it. – Meister Varma Architects
Photography: Praveen Mohandas / Govind Nair Built on a tight 170 sqm plot for a family of four Maison Kochi also functions as studio and
Identiti is an advertising and branding agency run by a father-sons trio who wished to consolidate their home and office in different parts of the
The living and working areas are contained in 2 buildings connected by a walkway. The horse-saddle roof doubles up over the brick vault for shade from the tropical sun. Thick brick walls with natural limestone rendering on the east and west side reflect solar radiation to keep the house cool. – Meister Varma Architects
Nandini Loft is an attic conversion of a 90 year old bungalow in Cochin. The brief required a light and airy space where the client’s
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