When Ramanujan Basha decided to build a modern, eco-friendly home in Kerala, he turned to Wallmakers, a local design practice with a decade’s worth of experience designing sustainable architecture. Unlike its more conventional neighbors, the house, dubbed Chirath, is built primarily of mud, recycled elements, and natural materials. Passive solar principles were also applied to the design to let in natural light and much-needed natural ventilation for relief from Kerala’s tropical climate.
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