Paroppadi residence

‘Often a building is only a roof, columns, and floors-the roof dominant, shielding, giving contentment of shelter.’ - Geoffrey Bawa.

The Paroppadi (Paroppady) house is evolved drawing inspiration from this thought.The form of roof characterised by an inversion of a standard roof form, with two roof surfaces sloping down from opposing edges to a valley near the middle of the roof, which captures maximum rain water for harvesting.

Total built area: 2388 sq.ft
Site area: 12.87 cents
Type of structure: Load bearing structure
Roof type: Inverted sloping roof
Basic Finishes:
- Exposed brick finish
- Leather finish Kota stone flooring
- Off white Oxide walls
- Exposed R.C.C ceilings / Steel truss roof with Manglore tiles

Design Process

Ground floor plan

First floor Plan

Section across living space

Exterior shot

Top view - showing solar panels and rain water gutter

Rain water from the butterfly roof is harvested to 2 underground harvesting pit with 20,000 litres capacity, excess water is then recharged to the well next to the kitchen.

The careful material palette and minimal footprint of the house brings in more green to the built environment.

Charukasera in the study space

Naturally lit planter pocket in powder space

Visual porosity of the space

Clerestory louvers channels warm air to flow out of the building which encourages cool, outside air to be drawn in.

From the initial stages itself all the interior elements of the house from cots to wardrobes were visualized as loose furniture, reducing unnecessary labors at site thus giving a very minimal appeal to the house and reducing unnecessary interior elements.

Year of construction: 2022
Type of construction: Residential
Roof type: Manglore roof tiles
Basic Finishes:
- Kota stone flooring
- Oxide wall finish
- Exposed concrete slabs
- Exposed brick masonry
ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY:Running Studios

Youtube links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANY-F0RCn14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpJ1Ii4LhIk

Archdaily-feature link!

https://www.archdaily.com/976595/paroppadi-residence-magicline-studio

Archello - feature link!

https://archello.com/it/project/paroppadi-residence

Luxury Hoses - feature link!

https://luxury-houses.net/paroppadi-residence-creates-harmony-with-nature-by-magicline-studio/

The decor journal - feature link!

https://www.thedecorjournalindia.com/projects/paroppadi-residence-by-magicline-studio/

Pinterest - feature link!

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/gallery-of-paroppadi-residence-magicline-studio-8-in-2022--547187423487150883/

Apta lighting studio - feature link! https://aptalightingdesignstudio.com/portfolio/paroppadi-residence

Design - Kearla - instagram link!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeLgHTKrn5_/?hl=en