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2024

Photographer : Muthuraman (thelittle_attic)

In Suthamalli, a quaint little village close to the town of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, surrounded by farms. As a personal space to find solace, quiet and calm from today fast-paced world, this home plays a significant role for those seeking slow. Experiencing slow living in the vacation home for our client to get away from the hustle of urban life.

The notion is to create a place that makes the residence express less of a style and more of a minimalist and neutral aesthetics. The design philosophy is a mix between rustic themes and also contemporary finishes to enable comfortable lifestyle.

The earthy warm entry experience crossing the organic manmade pond collects rainwater and harvest the water from the terrace and bring them down in a visible manner to celebrate the beauty of the rain in the open frontage. The plinth of the house is tucked inside to give the building raised look off the ground. While entering wooden door with parliament hinge crafted from kondu wood adorned with criss-cross wooden reaper, sets the tone for the entire house. To help animate the monotone facade, the design team arrived at an interesting brick pattern which is an added detail to the front facade.

Tirunelveli,Tamil Nadu,India

Architects	:	SomA.Architects
Area	:	538 sq. ft.
Year	:	2024
Website	:	https://www.instagram.com/soma.architects/

Exterior view of Tint of Green by SomA.Architects

Entrance foyer of Tint of Green by SomA.Architects

Passage to entrance foyer of Tint of Green by SomA.Architects

Living room of Tint of Green by SomA.Architects

The terrazzo style of full body tile introduces sense of calm and sophistication. The design therefore is a disciplines of alternate by undergoing techniques such as filler slab roofing, load bearing rat trap walls, high roof opens to achieve stack effects and spatial elements such as thinnai ( in built seats) which is a reflection of architecture we practice today.

For the slow living interiors a simple color palette of white and few touch of green was chosen with the rustic grey oxide wall finishes. Muted grey colored wall and terrazzo flooring set a monochrome and minimal background with the colorful furniture acting as a contrast. In contrast to the entire theme of the client's requirement, the compact kitchen space stands out by conceiving with the dark shade of green, marble and floor tile for demarcation.

Living room of Tint of Green by SomA.Architects

View from living room of Tint of Green by SomA.Architects

The roofing for the rear side passage way is elevated with clearstory window to let in light and to create a kind of chimney effect by bringing in cool air from low window over thinnai. To elevate the bedroom with the exquisite drying standee made of leftover sleek metal, its unique design adds a touch of elegance to this room. This stunning wall art peeing from window frame is a statement piece that effortlessly complements the home decor idea of bed head.