{"id":4811,"date":"2024-04-13T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T11:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archnest.in\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2024-07-15T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T10:28:56","slug":"mathothe-experience-of-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archnest.in\/?p=4811","title":{"rendered":"House of Matho: A Vernacular-Tropical Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why<\/strong> clutter the interior with artificial elements when there is a beautiful natural scenery just outside the house? Whether it’s a nearby hill, a neighbouring tree, a flowing river, or any other natural feature, incorporating these gifts of nature into the interior design allows for a seamless blend between the interior and exterior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The liveability of a house isn’t determined by the price tag of the materials used, the artificial decorations, or the extravagance. When a house is built and lived in, there is an energy that is imbued into that house and an energy that it gives back. Only when these energies are in harmony does the house truly come alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like a Boutique Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set along the picturesque Periyar River, the house of Matho is an ode to vernacular-tropical architecture. The site is located in a typical residential suburb in Kerala and is approached through a narrow road, giving no hint to the presence of an architectural gem in the vicinity.The client owns multiple resorts and hotels of his own but he felt like his own home fell short in aesthetics; this became the brief, to renovate his existing home to feel like a boutique resort, with views towards the river wherever possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upon entry to the site, the visitor is welcomed by lush lawns and tropical greens and a pathway leads him further into the site. A long exposed laterite wall acts as an axis,demarcating the entry walkway and public spaces from the semi-public and private spaces.There is a thick growth of calathea along its side which contrasts with the bright brick red of laterite, acting as a defining element leading to the sitout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entering into the house, one feels the richness of wood in carefully curated handpicked furniture with the backdrop of the beautiful Periyar River. He then proceeds into the semi-public spaces through a passage with courtyards on either side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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