The Ledge, Wallmakers, Peeremedu, India (2021)

Artist/Designer: Vinu Daniel

Project Location: India

Figure 1: Exterior of the house made with Casuarina tree poles ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 2: Glass box like space staggered with tree poles on the exterior ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 3: Transparency within the interior ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 4: Bathing area ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 5: Passage way with an expansive view of the hills, wooden flooring and an earthy interior material palette ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 6: Shuttered debris wall made using rocks found on site and ramming that into earthen walls to create a new design aesthetic ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 7: The home lit up in the evening, looks like a windswept image of dashes in the midst of hills ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 8: Transparency within the interior ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 9: Bedroom Interior ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Syam Sreesylam )

Figure 10: Roof plan ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Wallmakers )

Figure 11: Ground floor plan ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Wallmakers )

Figure 12: Elevation ( Source | Accessed : March 27, 2022 | Photographer: Wallmakers )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular, Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Plants, Recycled Materials, Found Objects

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Wallmakers Architecture Website | Accessed : April 1, 2022

Arch Daily Article on The Ledge | Accessed : April 1, 2022

Significant Date(s):
2021

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Tags: Sustainable design, Waste Based Materials

Notes:This house was inspired by a dream sequence of a child walking on the edge of a cliff to jump, over and move into the clouds. This concept has been taken forward in the form of this house, where casuarina poles from trees have been used, to create a wind staggered effect on the exterior of the house. This material is used for scaffolding and is considered as waste, here it is the main element. The interior also has small local details such as collection of loose small stone which has been cemented into a wall and preserved almost like a site relic, but resides inside the house as a living relic. This house is an ode to local materials

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