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THE HAMLET: 1) The house is in 5 levels

2) Services inside are:-

- kitchen with other rooms consequently built on the contours over a period of time

- niecery

- 2 roomed house opposite niecery (built for his son)

- Main entrance and dog house

The main entrance:

It is the grand entrance having door with dog house placed above it. The dog house has a special brick pattern for light and ventilation. The door made from two old traditional Kerala doors when an old building was torn down which baker

bought and Joined to create the unique structure.

Entrance door with dog house special ventilation pattern on door made from old traditional

dog house Kerala house

Construction:

• Use of brick, stone and wood left unspoilt and unconcealed

• Earlier structures – wood and fish tile

• More recent – cement and Mangalore tiles

• Roof pattern changes for every structure

• Terracotta roofs and red brick walls

• All materials are used in their natural form, exposed brick work, mortar; concrete shows the truthfulness of materials and baker’s love to material in their natural form.

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play of shades and shadows detailing used from old wood used circular space used in niecery

from traditional broke houses

Surface treatment by using waste materials ( as in this case there is use of ceramic, pens, broken glass pieces)

Different roof forms used for every roof of the building

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Windows represents a long railway compartment a large Kerala style window at the end of the bedroom

provides both light and ventilation

Baker has cut the steps directly water tank for rain harvested water the arches used in the building

Tower built for the baker families many guests traditional tiling used on the roof

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The arches used in the building Tower built for the baker families many guests

Gables for proper air cross-circulation and ventilation

An improvised Baker grill made of bits and pieces Stained glass effect

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SUSTAINABILITY:

The 6 sutras :

Social - equity and access for allTechnical – appropriateInstitutional – empowered, responsible and accountableLegal – simple laws with social backingEconomical – at least lifecycle costEcological – within the carrying capacity of a biome and with its ecological availability

CHITRA VISHVANATHAN’S OFFICE:

Terrace - solar panel- wind catcher- sloping roof- plants in earthen pots

WIND CATCHER BAMBOO ROOF USE OF HOLLOW

BRICKS FOR

CONSTRUCTION

Terrace - Roof gardens- Water treatment plan- Water harvesting setup- Solar water heater

EXPOSED BRICK BOTTLES FIIED WITH WATER ADEQUATE DAYLIGHT DUE TO

WORK AND KEPT IN SUN. THIS MAKES FULL LENGH WINDOWS

WATER PURE NATURALLY.

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EARLIER FUNCTIONING BORE ANOTHER DEEP WELL TO CHECK THE EARTHERN POTS USED

WELL BUT NOW USED TO UNDER GROUND WATER TABLE FOR GARDENING

INCREASE WATER TABLE

ROOF FROM INSIDE CEILING ALONG THE CORNERS

FARM HOUSE BY CHITRA VISHVANATHAN:

The farm house is 40km away from the office. It is completely climate responsive. it is spread in vast area of land.

CHARACTERISTICS:

Eco friendly pool Use of locally available materials onsite Energy obtained by wind mill and solar panels Gujarat water heater Meditation centre

CORRIDOR IN FARM HOUSE GUJARAT WATER HEATER ROOFS WITH NATURAL

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VENTILATION AND LIGHT

USE OF BRICK JALI ADEQUATE DAYLIGHT ECO FRIENDLY POOL

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