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South India Calling

South India – Mancini

Anyone who has spent time in India will appreciate that finding solitude is not always an easy task.  The owners of this home have certainly found it!

A retreat worth calling home for...
A retreat worth calling home for…

“A 4000sqm compound has been turned into an interior world consisting of 3 houses, pool with pavilion, small forest, rock – tropical – and suspended gardens, sunken garden around a deep well, outdoor bathrooms, savanna and water-tank all of it assembled to provide views on the nearby holy mountain and yet creating privacy in its different indoor and outdoor spaces.

Sloping roof-gardens provide natural connectivity from the living quarters on the first floors down to the common spaces on the ground-floor and the visitor discovers a new space or a new vista around every corner.

The buildings draw on traditional construction technique combined with large roof-overhangs and high thermal mass thus ensuring cool interiors in the very hot climate of the south Indian countryside.

All architectural and interior elements are custom designed and manufactured by local craftsmen whereas the infrastructural elements rely on technology to ensure environmental sustainability.”

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If you like this home, we recommend you also view The Peterson Home

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