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The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects

Architecture

2020

Photographer : Praveen Mohandas

The ‘House That Rains Light’ re-imagines dappled shade under the trees, informal kids play nooks, gardens with flowers, birds and butterflies, all lost to rapid urbanization, while being confined to a tight plot within a typical residential layout. Owners, a young couple with their two kids, wanted a house that broke free from conventions, displaying a sense of individuality and character in the spaces that enveloped them, without being a burden on their simple ways of living. They also hoped the building would transcend the small footprint on site and become a multi spatial/sensory experience for their kids to grow up in. 

Stereotypes were broken throughout in design, and start right from the entry by avoiding the typical compound wall and gate towards the road. The shaded front yard becomes the parking area, a sit-out and a play area that spills out onto the relatively deserted road when the kids are in a mood for football or cricket, with their friends from the neighbourhood, and a much larger space is needed. A variety of flowering creepers and climbing vegetables grown onto three large frames fixed on the building becomes the extension of the much needed garden on this tight plot while providing shade and privacy to the house.

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Architects : LIJO.RENY.Architects
Area : 2950 sq.ft.
Year : 2020
Website : https://www.instagram.com/lijo.reny.architects/

Living of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Living of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Dining of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects

The front door of this biophilic house opens into a spread out volume that includes clearly defined spaces such as the living, dining, kitchen, a bedroom that can be closed when necessary and several landscape pockets in between them lit by a series of skylights from above. This open layout, that creates a sense of spaciousness in the otherwise small footprint of the building, becomes yet another playground for the kids. The kitchen, though kept private from the entry, extends into the dining to form a multipurpose counter and a study table for the couple who occasionally works from home. A shared toilet accessed from the wash area tucked under the stairs and the bedroom remains the only closed space in the ground floor.


Dining of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Dining of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Dining of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Kitchen of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Skylight of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


First Floor Family Space of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects

The first floor has an open family space with two bedrooms, a common toilet and a balcony accessed directly from it. The skylit courts connect the volumes vertically and horizontally. Birds and butterflies flutter around the seasonal flowers on the green wall, abutting the large external openings of this floor that filter air and harsh sunlight as well as provide security and privacy. Waking up to simple pleasures of bird songs and various colours, the inhabitants find each day a wonder.


First Floor Family Space of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Ground Floor Blue Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Ground Floor Blue Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


First Floor Yellow Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


First Floor Yellow Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


First Floor Red Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


First Floor Red Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


First Floor Red Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


First Floor Red Bedroom of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Ground Floor Toilet of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Terrace of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Exterior view of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects

Strategically positioned windows, considering the seasonal shift of wind, ensure cross ventilation throughout the year. The three skylit vertical volumes, the two landscape voids and the staircase shaft, that connects to the clerestory windows at the top, facilitates stack effect and helps control the internal temperature during the hot summers of the tropical south. Streaks of sunlight and moonlight that rain down the skylight change seasonally in length and intensity, making the interiors dynamic throughout the year. The large green walls, that define the façade, extend and cover one third the roof to form shaded pockets on the terrace suitable for a siesta or an evening of barbecue and merriment with friends and family.

The materiality of the built structure creates a neutral backdrop for the burst of bright colours thematically positioned throughout the house by means of furniture, soft furnishings, decor and patterns in the flooring. A series of wall art made of candid photographs, positioned across the spaces, stand testament to colourful lives of the unassuming inhabitants of the ‘House That Rains Light’.


Exterior view of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects


Exterior Dusk of The House That Rains Light by LIJO.RENY.Architects



Tags
house
architecture
interior design
residential architecture
residential interiors
2020
2000 to 3000 sq.ft
india
kerala
LIJO RENY architects
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