1,740 sq.ft. Paliam Veedu Compact House in Chendamangalam by Meister Varma Architects (Home Tour).

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The Paliam family patriarchs were hereditary prime ministers to the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin, Kerala. Today the ancestral home and palace of this family is a heritage complex about an hour’s drive from the city of Cochin. The client who got a small parcel of around 1,740 sq. ft. in the family partition decided to build a vacation home on it.

The brief was to design a home that could host their frequent visits and double up as accommodation for the multitude of classical artists and performers who grace the annual family festival.

The 880 sq. ft. layout is largely informed by this; keeping bedroom areas to a minimum and giving over space to an open-plan living. An oversized circulation passage doubles up as access to the heritage complex which would otherwise get blocked with this new construction. During the annual family festival, it becomes a place for the artists to rest and relax en route to their performance.

Ar. Krishnan Varma narrates how the design takes cues from traditional Kerala Architecture while exploring its own architectural expression.

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Cinematography: Running Studios
Photo Credits: Syam Sreesaylam, Govind Nair

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