Kalai Illam | Architecture |Built project
“Kalai Illam” is a three-story residence in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Clients and architects worked together closely to create a structure with clean contemporary lines, Chettinad -influenced design elements, and a modernist look. In concrete and steel, with a sloped filler slab roof, the structure uses a combination of traditional and modern building materials inside and out. The interior is open, crisp, and brings together the charm of a traditional Tamil home.
Team:
Head architect: Tahaer Zoyab, Triple O studio
Site execution: Gowri Shankar, Merit League
Photography: Binsan Oomen, Triple O Pixel
Image courtesy: Binsan Oomen, Triple O Pixel.
Living and dining filled with natural light, finished with Jaisalmer stone flooring
Image courtesy: Binsan Oomen, Triple O Pixel.
Second-floor foyer looks down to the living room sheltered by a clay pot filler slab, finished with athangudi tiles and Kota stone flooring
