The Green Olive

Boutique.Salon.Spa |  Trivandrum

The site is approached from a tight urban neighbourhood, back dropped by open parcels of residential land waiting to be developed in the heart of Trivandrum city. School teachers in UK, the clients brief was for a serene and relaxing home for their vacations and after retirement. The positioning of the house is based on the parameters of capitalising the strong breeze flowing throughout the day and to create open spaces for gathering of friends. The existing coconut trees on the periphery of the site was the major inspiration for the soul of the design. We envisioned a mass that dissipates into the greenery creating , in the exteriors a feel of floating planes among the coconut trees and in the interiors transcendent spaces mirroring the nature outside. The construction detailing emphasises this theme. The combination of steel support frames and concrete beams in the car porch are examples. The openings in the facade is also done to accentuate the design harmony.