The Crimped Roof House by LIJO RENY architects

"It feels almost like a song suspended in air. The Crimped Roof House in Poovarni seems to hold a melody within its form. LIJO.RENY.architects have shaped it as a single-story home that gently rises with the land, using the natural slope as part of the design rather than a challenge. You enter at an elevated level, where the rooms unfold along a clear central spine. Formal spaces sit at one end, bedrooms at the other, with a warm and lived-in core of family spaces in between. The crimped roof ties it all together. It moves like cloth in the wind, softening the geometry and shaping the light within. As you walk through, the ceiling heights shift, giving each space its own rhythm.The materials are calm and grounded. Teak brings warmth, soft neutrals create a sense of ease, and light filters through with quiet grace. The house breathes with its surroundings, modest in tone but quietly unforgettable." --------- Project: The Crimped Roof House Location: Poovarany , Pala, Kerala, India Client: . Litty Joseph, Mr. Sebastian G Mathew and Family Site: 100 ct (4046.48 sqm) Built up area: 631 sq m (6788 sq ft) Completion: 2024 Architects: LIJO.RENY.architects (www.lijorenyarchitects.com | www.instagram.com/lijo.reny.architects/) Principal Architects: Ar. RenyLijo and Ar. Lijo Jos Project Team: Dhanayan KS, Ar. Mohamed Shamel, Ar Alfred Francis, Ar Bibin Jacob, Keerthin Kumar and Jeswin Biju Interiors: LIJO.RENY.architects Landscape: Plain Spaces and LIJO.RENY.architects Structural Design: Er Rosemy George - Keystone Engineers Video: Turtle Arts Photography Music Courtesy: Evening Star (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework) Frances Shelley, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres (The Orchard Music, Manners McDade) --------- #thecrimpedroofhouse #residence #house #lijorenyarchitects #lijoreny #architectsinkerala #architectsinthrissur #pala #houseinpala #palahouse #kottayamarchitects #kannur #garden #landscape #contemporaryindianarchitecture #contemporaryarchitecture #comtemporarykeralaarchitecture #architectureinkerala #kerala #keralaarchitects #architectsthrissur #tropical #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodernism #withnature #livingwithnature #biophilicdesign #biophilic #gardenhouse #naturallight #ventilation