Residence - Biome

Kumars house- Ecological city house on a small plot of land

People often ask us the question whether it one needs a large plot to build an ecological house, whether it is possible to build something nice and simaltaneously eco-friendly on a small plot of land within the city.

Here is a project designed by Biome in Malleshwaram, Bangalore in the year 2000. This is a 2 bedroom house on a plot of dimensions 15 feet x 40 feet. Given similar constraints of plot size, neighbours had already built till the edge of this plot. To provide for light, ventilation and privacy, the house has a staircase around a central skylit court. The court provided the light and air to the house and also enables the owners to have privacy from the neighbours and has murals by artist Sanjay Singh along the stairs.

Designed by Deepak Godhi and built by Mr.Ranganath this house is a framed RCC structure with 6" thick SMB(stabilized Mud Blocks) walls . It harvests it's water and has ample daylight. At a cost of about Rs.600/Sft, it costed much less than a conventional structure of a similar size at that time.Besides it also saves money on water, and use of external energy for ventilation and lighting.