State Commendation Award at the 18th Architect of the Year
Awards 2008 for Indian State Architecture Awards (ISAA)

Architects - Auroville, Pondicherry, India

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Private Residences
Timber beach house, Srima Auroville 2007/10
Sudhakar's house, Villupuram 2009
Batmanabane's house, Moolakulam, Pondicherry 2008/9
Growing towards, Pillaichavady, Pondicherry 2004/6
Private House Douceur Auroville 2004/6
Beach house, Keezpettai, East Coast Road, Pondicherry 2005
Berdah house, Auromodele, Auroville 2000/1
Renovation of beach house, Srima, Auroville 2000
Muyerchi, Auroville
Cassandra house, Kurchikuppam Pondicherry
Beach house, Chennai, ECR
Housing Projects
Industrial Buildings
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Public Buildings

Batmanabane's House, Moolakulam, Pondicherry 2008/9

Pondicherry architecture project

Architect : Sheril Castelino & Pino Marchese
Construction: Desire Designs
Area: 500 sqm
Cost : 70 lacs
Period : 2007/8

Modulor design modern house
Pondicherry architecture project
Pondicherry architecture project

Essentially the dominant element is a square double-storied box, pure, sleek, geometric envelope lifted buoyantly above slender pilotis on the tight site. The open to sky garden on the first floor reclaims the area of the building for green space inside. For the subtropical Indian climate, semi covered spaces have been provided on the different levels to be able to get a feel of being outdoors but protected from the heat and sun.

The architecture design features include:

  • modular design
  • no ornamentation
  • pure colour on the facades
  • a very open interior plan
  • interior garden on the first level
  • 3-car integral garage (the curve on ground floor based on turning radius of the cars)

Pondicherry architecture project
Pondicherry architecture project