23/05/2022
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Posted • Khosla Associates (), the creators of this home, are devoted contextualists. In an age of loud architecture, the firm’s projects are like quiet conversations with time, place, and purpose. “Geoffrey Bawa’s philosophy of tropical modernism is at the very core of what we have practised for over two decades at Khosla Associates,” says Sandeep Khosla (), founder of the Bengaluru-based firm. The style founded by the late Sri Lankan architect was inherently nature and sustainability friendly, and Khosla Associates’ projects have been in keeping with those principles. “We believe our architecture must be rooted to our environment and climate,” adds Sandeep’s partner in the practice, Amaresh Anand ().
When you first hear of it, building a house around a site’s existing trees sounds outlandish—like designing a car around its horn. But Sandeep and Amaresh understood Chennai’s climate, and to them, it made perfect sense. Construction began towards the end of 2014, and today, the home as it stands is a medley of indoor-outdoor spaces spread over 9,350 square feet and two floors. Nature takes precedence here and the trees, as hoped for, are the biggest personalities. One in particular—an aged, multi-trunked rain tree—straddles the compound wall at the entrance, its lush canopy dappling the house with light and shade.
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Photography by Shamanth Patil J ()
Words by Divya Mishra
