Angala — a courtyard house

Study: North Karnataka climate · laterite, Morwad stone, black Kadappa, teak
Status: Concept, not built

A single-storey courtyard house with a partial upper floor, thinking through North Karnataka’s hot-dry summers and monsoon. Rooms ring a 6 × 6 m angala open to the sky; warm air rises out of the court and pulls breeze through the house. Laterite walls, a Morwad stone plinth, black Kadappa in the court and teak jaali on the west.

18 × 18 m footprint around a 6 × 6 m court
0.45 m stone plinth, 0.9 m chajjas
West wall screened with a teak jaali

Drawings

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Site plan · Concept study · not built — PlanSite plan

Ground floor plan · Concept study · not built — PlanGround floor plan

First floor plan · Concept study · not built — PlanFirst floor plan

Section A–A · Concept study · not built — SectionSection A–A

South elevation · Concept study · not built — ElevationSouth elevation

Axonometric · Concept study · not built — 3DAxonometric

Sun, wind and light · Concept study · not built — DiagramSun, wind and light

Massing in morning light · Concept study · not built — 3DMassing in morning light

Design exploration · concept made under Sugeeth’s direction · not built · not client work

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