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This Brick Home In Chennai Archives A Language Of The Past

Across 5,300 sq. ft., WeBe Design Lab reinterprets the Tamil vernacular through transitional spaces, earthy materials, and courtyards.

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This Inward-Looking Home In Kerala Huddles Around Its Courtyard

Sun-dappled, Tropical Modernist and propagating indoor-outdoor living, this Palakkad residence, envisioned by Seethal Design Group, is unlike any other.

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Inside A Thrissur Home Where Stone, Wood And Terracotta Swaddle Nature

With its Padippura threshold, Kota floors and porous jali blocks, ‘Saswatha’ by GVQ Architecture Studio carries the texture of Kerala’s architectural memory.

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Wada Revisited: A Mumbai Home of Pillars, Arches, and Heritage in 1500 sq. ft.

Aarunya fuses intricate teak carvings, Warli murals and the iconic ‘sopa’ into a streamlined, compact layout designed for contemporary city life.

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Something Borrowed: A 3,000 sq. ft. Bengaluru Home References Traditional Udupi Houses With A Contemporary Flair

This contemporary home in Bengaluru pays homage to the residing family’s roots, belonging to Udupi while borrowing distinctive elements from their traditional houses.

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Mountain’s Melodies: A Tamil Nadu Home Masterfully Traces the Treacherous Terrains of the Surrounding Ghats

This home facing the Western Ghats mimics its robust character while snugly embracing the residents in its warm yet rugged walls, incorporating pockets of verdant goodness.

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Is Sustainability in for the season or the future? Buildofy Talks to the Guardians to Discover their Secret

The showers extinguished the country's residents, simmered with a gamut of construction sites and its effects. In memory of Environment Day, Buildofy speaks to architects underscoring the importance of sustainability through designs.

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In This 3,400 sq. ft. Bengaluru Home Pockets of Stark Built Are Fashioned Inside the Soft Greens

This home befriends the paws with blurring boundaries and minimalistic décor, allowing them to wander freely amidst the greens and greys.

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Poetry Slam: A 15,000 sq. ft. Rajasthan Home Recites Verses on Sustainability Tucked in its Stone Walls

With natural, reclaimed materials and ingeniously in-built cooling methods, Ananda-Poetry in Stone aims at an eco-conscious character without leaving behind any carbon footprint.

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Curious Case of Maze House: This 14,000 sq. ft. Ahmedabad Home is Fashioned Like a Maze to Unpack Inquisitiveness With a Traditional Charm

From bricks of every size to ingeniously interconnected spaces, Maze House references the region’s traditional architecture to craft a labyrinth of spaces.

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Greens and Neutrals Join Forces in Kerala to Embellish a 3,330 sq. ft. Beauty with Regional Influences

By handing out invites to nature, this home in Kerala embodies the spirit of its context while comfortably soaking in the tranquil warmth of nature’s produce.

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Modernism With Mud: A Bengaluru Home is Inspired by the Five Elements from Nature

A home mimics its community and natural surrounding lushness, by employing a palette of all things natural and unprocessed.

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Farmhouse in Mahiravani: A Sustainable Revival of Historic Wadas in the Tranquil Landscapes of Nashik

Fashioned with a commitment to sustainable architecture and a minimalist lifestyle, this dwelling is a tribute to local architectural heritage. Tailored to seamlessly blend with the region's diverse climate, every detail reflects a dedication to eco-conscious living.

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Beat the Heat: 7 Cool Homes That Tackle the Blazing Indian Summer

Due to climate change, summers blaze extra hot this year, underscoring many monstrous dealings between structures and ecology. Cooling off, here are a few sustainably designed homes that become a guide for summer-ready homes.

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Inside Out: This 2,874 sq. ft. Kerala Home Plays an Intermediary to Hustle and Calm

This home boasting wooden accents and reclaimed elements dons a cap of sustainability, emerging into an ethereal world that whispers stories of the past alongside a blooming view.

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Dear Earth, Happy Mother’s Day! 5 Homes That Worship Their Roots by Celebrating Mother Nature

Mother’s Day is one day of the year when a mother’s boundless and perpetual necessity is recognized. This year, Buildofy recognizes Mother Nature’s necessity, narrating tales of homes that equally respect the wishes of their often-overlooked creator.

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Coquetting With the Waves: A Chennai Home Writes Love Letters About Its Regional Designs

This home takes notes on Chennai’s indigenous architecture and embodies its fluid characteristics while altering it to fit the family’s flourishing needs.

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These 6 Homes with Heritage Artforms Explore the Theme of Regional Belonging

In Indian homes, art pieces not only pay homage to the family's regional roots but also infuse emotions in each space. Discover Buildofy’s art archival, which colour is the house in shades of heritage and regionalism.

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Unprocessed Utopia: A 3,800 sq. ft. Home Satiates a Family’s Wishes for All things Recycled and Unprocessed

Away from the city, a residence emerges with ingredients recycled and upcycled to make a perfect recipe that matches the family’s ecological tastes.

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Makeover Memos: A Home in Bengaluru is Reincarnated from its Old Self with a Hint of Balinese Swank

The residence’s renovation started with a trivial confusion but reached the top with neutral-hued spaces, tropical style décor, and nuances of Indian craftsmanship.

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This Home in Maharashtra is: Of the Earth, By the Earth, For the Earth

Sustainability has peaked since climate change symptoms are visible to the populaces. Thus, this home with its ingenious techniques and natural décor, sitting amidst a lush setting, becomes a crusader for ‘saving the planet’.

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This 4,200 sq. ft. Home Corroborates with the Materials and Techniques of the Past to Curate a Warm Habitat

Brick is a material that, when exposed by default, is attached to one name; the celebrated architect Laurie Baker. This home too, with its minimal palette of materials and airy spaces, balances modern and traditional styles while referencing the Gandhi of architecture.

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When Kerala Meets Chennai: A Home That Travels an Extra Mile for Sustainability

In an effort to materialize the sustainable influence of Kerala architecture, Srishti is drenched in the piquancy of ‘God’s own country’. With undulations, courtyards, and wooden accents it sits in the heart of the bustling city of Chennai.

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Maximalist Serenity: Bridging Modern Design and Indian Mythology in Urban Living

Tucked away in the vibrant heart of North Bangalore, the charming DS Residence sits gracefully upon a modest 30'x40' plot. With a keen focus on maximizing space and creating a seamless flow between its levels, this home sets a new standard for comfortable living in compact settings.

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World Mother Tongue Day: 5 Homes that Bridge the Gap Between Verbal and Architectural Language

With changing times, the language barrier is becoming a rather trivial discomfort in the larger narrative. Keeping in trend with this crusade, Buildofy pins its ears back to its archives to spotlight homes with a language besides English.