H.O.C

LOCATION

CLIENT

FLOOR AREA

STATUS

PHOTOGRAPHY

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Thrissur, Kerala, India

Krishnadas

3500 Sq. Ft

Completed

Akshay V Sukumaran

Adwaith V S

A well-lit indoor space with a staircase and seating area. Sunlight filters through a lattice wall, creating striped light patterns on the white wall. A woman in a mustard-colored top is walking past the railing, and there are hanging spherical light fixtures from the ceiling. The seating area includes a beige couch with yellow and dark gray pillows, and a wooden coffee table with potted plants and books.
An elderly man sitting on a beige sectional sofa, reading a newspaper in a modern living room. There are colorful pillows, potted plants, and a window with blinds letting in sunlight.

Design Narrative

House of Circles emerges from a deep respect for land, memory, and climate. Anchored within an ancestral plot enriched by mature trees, the design preserves the original building footprint to safeguard the site’s ecological continuity. Rather than imposing form, the architecture evolves through careful negotiation with its surroundings.

The narrative is shaped by air and light as primary design drivers. With limited scope for expansion, the house is reimagined as a porous system, where passive strategies allow natural elements to move freely through space. Vertical ventilation shafts function as breathing cores, drawing air inward and upward, ensuring thermal comfort while reducing reliance on mechanical systems.

Perforated surfaces become instruments of climate control and spatial expression. The southwest jali screen mediates harsh sunlight, transforming it into shifting patterns of light and shadow that animate the interiors. Vertical louvers on the eastern edge frame outdoor spaces, filtering morning light and creating layered visual depth. Together, these elements choreograph a continuous dialogue between interior and exterior.

The house is conceived as a living environment in flux, responding to the rhythms of the day—cool, shaded, and ventilated in the afternoon; softly illuminated and expansive in the morning. Solid and void, light and shadow, openness and enclosure are carefully balanced to shape spaces that are both functional and experiential.

House of Circles embodies an architecture that listens—to climate, to context, and to time—offering a sustainable, responsive home that remains rooted in its landscape while evolving with the lives it shelters.

A woman sitting on a wooden armchair, reading a book, in a bedroom. The room has a bed with a beige and turquoise bedding, a small round side table with a plant and a mug, a wooden cabinet, a large window with blinds, and a wall-mounted air conditioner.
An elderly man and woman having a conversation in a bedroom, sitting on a window seat by large windows with plantation shutters, decorated with potted plants and wall art.
A brick building with a round window in the center, partially covered by large green leafy plants. A woman is visible inside the window, standing behind a white railing, with a ceiling fan above her. To the left, there is a window with white blinds, and on the right, there are other plants and part of a parking garage.
Low-angle view of a brick building facade with a pattern of protruding bricks, flanked by green trees, looking up at a clear blue sky.
Interior shot of a bright, modern stairwell with white walls, a white railing, and a wooden and brick patterned window allowing sunlight to cast shadows.
A modern house with a red brick exterior and white accents, surrounded by lush green tropical plants and trees, under a clear blue sky.