A couple from Bangalore wanted somewhere to escape to. They had one brief for their architect: make it feel like an extension of the land, and of themselves.
This is Urukka Veedu. Thally, Tamil Nadu. Śūnya. 1,750 sq ft. 2025.
Terracotta roof tiles over a steel frame. Rough-plastered walls that step back so the landscape takes over. Louvred clerestory windows pulling breeze through the building without a single air conditioner working overtime. Earthen pots embedded in the filler slab ceiling. Teak carved into every door frame and shelf edge.
Look at the living room. A custom masonry sofa built into the floor, wide enough to sleep on, designed to hold a crowd. No imported furniture catalogue. No statement piece from overseas. Just a room that knows exactly what it is for.
This is what happens when a home is designed around how people actually live rather than how a catalogue says they should. We spend more of our life inside our homes than anywhere else, and most of what we are building on this continent does not deserve that time.
Build better. Your home is not a status symbol. It is where your life happens.
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Project: Urukka Veedu, Thally, Tamil Nadu, India Architect: Śūnya | Sai Keerthana & Shiv Nayak Photography: Vedant Sharma
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I’m glad he finally got this gig, it’s quite entertaining to watch. He never realized that actually doing something meaningful is much harder than his innate talent to sabotage.
Y'all playing a very shitty joke on this guy; voting him in as the president of the country and not telling him.
Lil' dude still thinks he is an MP in the opposition. Lol.
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