Valley House / SOHO Architects

closed

Text description provided by the architects.Located in the picturesque mountain town of Sulthan Bathery in Kerala,  the site sits within a sloping terrain typical of the region's mountainous landscape,  descending towards the east. The topography presented both a design challenge and an opportunity to craft a home that integrates naturally with the contours of the land. While the site lacked naturally level platforms, strategic site grading was employed to create two distinct ground levels for construction. The careful placement of two building blocks minimized cut-and-fill operations and reduced the need for extensive retaining structures, allowing the built form to nestle into the landscape with minimal disturbance.