Social Housing - 2025 - Thiruvananthapuram, India
Rooted in personal memory and set in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram, this project rethinks Kerala’s rapid shift to high-density living by challenging generic concrete housing, proposing a climate-responsive, community-focused model that reconnects modern life with cultural traditions of space, ritual, and shared living.
Transcript
“That old house was my favourite; the north and south rooms, the kitchen, the sit-out. My house had everything I liked. I lived there for many years with my husband, who would go to work while I raised my kids at home.“
“When my elder sister was sick, she stayed here for about four months. I still remember asking her, sister I'm looking after you now, who will look after me, she jokingly replied, you’ve got kids to look after you haven’t you! – I still laugh thinking about that moment.”
“I used to pray at the sit-out, it was nice hearing the rain”
“The whole house was decorated for my daughter’s wedding there were so many people there.”
Site Plan
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
