Makizham Thottam House / Second Ground

The site is situated in the heart of the agrarian basin of Tamilnadu, with an absolute minimum built fabric. A small house amidst the farm, with minimum tampering of the environment and the earth of the land as a building material was, therefore, an appropriate way forward. The attempt is to use minimum steel and cement and maximize the use of earth, in the walls and roofing material. The design, therefore, is a careful marriage of the disciplines of alternate, yet ancient roofing systems, load-bearing walls, and spatial elements of the past such as thinnai (in-built seats) and courtyards, while reflective of the architecture that we practice today.