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Iki Builds uses local stone and earth for "cascading" vaulted home in India

Dezeen·Jon Astbury·about 2 months ago
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A geological palette of rammed earth , local stone and terracotta tiles reflects the rugged, rocky character of the nearby Deccan Plateau at this home in South India , designed by local architecture studio Iki Builds . Named Aurva Illam – a combination of the Sanskrit word Aurva, meaning 'of the earth' and the Tamil word Illam, meaning 'home' – the dwelling is located on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Iki Builds has completed a home to reflect its surrounding landscape in south India According to the principal architect at Iki Builds , Vamshidhar Reddy, the home was an attempt to "rethink modern luxury", rejecting what he described as the "imported glass-and-marble" style typical of villas in the area for something that reflected the landscape. "We wanted the architecture to act as a physical extension of the Deccan Plateau – a home truly born from the 'memory of the land'," Reddy told Dezeen.…

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