Velugu -The Courtyard House by Dwelline LLP

The concept of the house they chose is biophilic. Biophilic design is centred around the idea of integrating nature into the built environment. It incorporates natural elements such as plants, natural light, and organic materials to create a more harmonious and sustainable living space. The house is situated in the calm serenity of Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh, a place where the summers are hot and the winters are mild. Their goal was to bring the house's temperature into balance.

They decided to go with a biophilic approach. By incorporating biophilic elements, they brought the temperature into balance and created a more comfortable living space.

This is a home office for a design firm (Dwelline LLP). A car park, office space, stairs leading to the upper level of the home.

A double height courtyard with pooja, living area, kitchen dining, and a parents' bedroom. Sunrise rays welcome the house's 9-foot-high entrance. The courtyard's double height wall is tiled with rocks which embrace a hill, there are plants placed in the courtyard with the grass mat on the floor and the ots above provide sun light and they have placed a window near the courtyard and they have used perforated sheets in the ots to release the hot air/ high pressure. Thus creating a balanced environment throughout the house, coming to the living area, there are three elements from nature which are a clay tiled t.v. wall, a 13 foot long window and a balcony with clay jali top which has perforation and with a stone wall creates a beautiful play of light. All living room furniture is made of teak wood and fabric, not leather. All the slabs are left unfinished to maintain natural concrete finish.

On the second floor, the terracotta jali wall and adjacent study area are the main focal points. The master bedroom walls are done with tadelakt lime plaster. They have used Kota stone for the house flooring.