Ledge at peeremedu
By: Daniel, Vinu
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(11), Nov.Description: 51-55p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: Perched on the edge of a mountain, The Ledge is a residence
in Peeremedu that is designed based on a dream sequence.
The inquisition that leads one to walk till the edge of a ridge
or a child-like whim to jump from the top of a cliff can be
attributed to a human desire to walk ahead into the clouds
even after the mountain is over. Hence the building has
been designed as a shard that seems to be protruding as an
extension of the mountain into the air.
Camouflaged within the natural landscape the roof and the
external walls are made out of treated casuarina poles, which
is a fast-growing tree. Its wood is considered as waste and
used only for scaffolding and fencing. Here the long span
casuarina-ferrocement composite roof is further supported in
between with the help of casuarina trees planted at the onset
of construction in the central courtyard of the house.
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Perched on the edge of a mountain, The Ledge is a residence
in Peeremedu that is designed based on a dream sequence.
The inquisition that leads one to walk till the edge of a ridge
or a child-like whim to jump from the top of a cliff can be
attributed to a human desire to walk ahead into the clouds
even after the mountain is over. Hence the building has
been designed as a shard that seems to be protruding as an
extension of the mountain into the air.
Camouflaged within the natural landscape the roof and the
external walls are made out of treated casuarina poles, which
is a fast-growing tree. Its wood is considered as waste and
used only for scaffolding and fencing. Here the long span
casuarina-ferrocement composite roof is further supported in
between with the help of casuarina trees planted at the onset
of construction in the central courtyard of the house.
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