Courtyard House, Chiplun

The wall design: The local material in Chiplun being laterite, the walls were designed with thee same. Various options and iterations were tried for as the material is has high porosity, due to which it was difficult to get the aspired size of laterite brick.

The door window design:

The openings were to be designed taking in various factors such as extreme climatic condition of the region, the existence of insects and mosquitoes, the light intake and aesthetics of the building. Windows were designed in a manner that opens in 4 different parts as per the need, the climate and the time.