Inside Climate-Responsive Homes on a Shared Family Site in Kochi | Home Tour | @ArchPro

Homes are designed as compositions. Metaspace, led by Jacob George, designed this Kerala residence as a system that can be taken apart and rebuilt. Take the full home tour. The project began as a personal experiment in architectural logic, testing whether a home could be built entirely around repeatable modules rather than conventional construction intuition. The result is a 2,370 sq.ft residence structured on an 8’×4’ grid, where walls, glazing, and even spatial planning follow a single dimensional rule. This approach reduces waste, simplifies future modification, and turns flexibility into the central design principle rather than an afterthought. That system extends into how the house behaves. Large sliding panels allow entire walls to disappear, transforming rooms into open pavilions that merge with the landscape. Deep verandahs and shaded edges provide passive climatic control, while a restrained material palette of wood, shade netting, and simple finishes ensures the architecture remains calm, functional, and adaptable over time. Documented by ArchPro. Designed by Jacob George, Metaspace ──────────── 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁? That's where ArchPro comes in—we take responsibility for getting your project built as designed. For enquiries, connect with us: 📞 +91 96336 66341 | 80 🌐 archpro.live ✉️ [email protected]   / archpro.live   |   / archprohq   |   / arch_kerala   |   / archprohq   |   / archkerala   ──────────── 00:00 - Design as a Way of Life 01:03 - Site, Views, and Beginnings 02:47 - Early Design Vision 02:47 - Making of Space 05:19 - Philosophy of Living Well 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦: Name: Jacob George’s Residence Location: Kochi, Kerala Build-up Area: 2,370 sq.ft Completion Year: 2005; Renovated in 2025 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦: Architecture: Jacob George, Metaspace Structural Design: Associated Structural Consultants Steel Fabrication: Mech Engineers Carpentry: Design Build (Custom) 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦: Furniture: Custom Made Electrical: Jaquar Flooring: Westwood Flooring Lighting: Design Build (Custom) Windows & GlassWork: Custom Sanitary & Bath Fittings: Cotto Kitchen Appliances: Electrolux Watch the full tour and see how a modular grid transformed an experimental home into a flexible living system-the complete walkthrough, material logic, spatial design, and philosophy behind every decision on https://www.archpro.live Filmed and Edited by LJ Studios. #modulararchitecture #keralaarchitecture #hometour #contemporaryhome #minimalarchitecture #climateresponsivearchitecture #kochihomes #archpro