PALANCHEERI

Client:

Mr. Venu Madhavan & Ms. Sindhu

Location:

Kadamboor, Palakkad

Site Area:

1.7 acres

Plinth Area:

4500 sft

Year Of Completion:

2020

Palancheeri - experience the bygone era!

Venu Madhavan, who stays with his wife Sindhu & their children predominantly at Mumbai & runs logistic business in Dubai, is nostalgic about everything that he talks about his native place - Kadambur

Be it about his aging but energetic & loving mother Bharathi Amma or about paddy & coconut farming or simply about taking dip in a natural pond...

Palancheeri is just that -

the refreshing natural pond...

the tall coconut trees...

the lush green paddy fields...

the 'padippura' entrance...

the dressed stone paving... 

the banyan tree & 'aalthara'...

the poomugham...

the 'charupadi' built-in seat...

the familiar smell of wood & clay...

the long verandahs...

the 'thankoormam' dominant roof form...

the 'thattin puram' attic space...

and...

Last but not the least,
Bharathi Amma's ever smiling face!!!

Photo credits:

Ar. Divya Rajesh