Jack Fruit Garden Residence in, Vengola, , India designed by Wallmakers

Read more: The Indian architecture firm Wallmakers led by Vinu Daniel has recently completed Jack Fruit Garden Residence, a singlefamily home that largely constructed with CSEB (Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks) and Rammed earth walls. Architect s statement: The Jackfruit Garden Residence as the name suggests is a house for Mr. Riaz, whose very design arose from trying to retain the huge jackfruit tree growing in one corner of the site. Another consideration to keep in mind was that designing for a large family also meant that privacy was of utmost importance if we wanted the common spaces to be inclusive. This gave form to the idea of a compound wall that revolves around the tree and twists upwards to join the ferrocement shell roof of the house, seamlessly. This in turn created a small intimate space landscaped like a Japanese Zen garden providing ample shade, privacy and is also eas