Linear House, Auroville, South India
This house, designed for a family has rooms arranged laterally on two sides of the staircase; giving the house long facades on the east and west. This being the wind directions, cross ventilation is maximized, additionally; the deep overhanging slabs ensure that the walls get minimum direct sunlight.
This house, designed for a family has rooms arranged laterally on two sides of the staircase; giving the house long facades on the east and west. This being the wind directions, cross ventilation is maximized, additionally; the deep overhanging slabs ensure that the walls get minimum direct sunlight.
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K House, Auroville, South India
The studio house is a compact unit designed for a single person. The spaces are minimal and finishes kept deliberately simple. Ease of construction and maintenance was a priority.
The studio house is a compact unit designed for a single person. The spaces are minimal and finishes kept deliberately simple. Ease of construction and maintenance was a priority.
I found this fascinating quote today:
Madhuca houses, Auroville, South India A community of individual houses, Madhuca started with the aim of putting to use alternative construction techniques, energy systems and waste water management. Building materials having minimal ecological impact have been used. Its an earth block foundations and walls, stone slab flat roofs, exfoliated vermiculite insulation, recycled old wood, granite as load bearing elements, waste water recycling.Abhi, Shama Dalvi Architects, Jun 2009
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Madhuca houses, Auroville, South India A community of individual houses, Madhuca started with the aim of putting to use alternative construction techniques, energy systems and waste water management. Building materials having minimal ecological impact have been used.
Its an earth block foundations and walls, stone slab flat roofs, exfoliated vermiculite insulation, recycled old wood, granite as load bearing elements, waste water recycling.
Its an earth block foundations and walls, stone slab flat roofs, exfoliated vermiculite insulation, recycled old wood, granite as load bearing elements, waste water recycling.
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