The Konkan Journal
A chronicle of climate-responsive design, passive cooling engineering, and vernacular building traditions across the coastal plains of Goa and the Western Ghats.
Laterite and Passive Airflow
Analyzing how indigenous Konkan masonry regulates indoor humidity during the heavy monsoon season. We examine thermal mass calculations and natural ventilation pathways in our recent coastal residential commissions.
Insights and Research
Hand-Cast IPS Flooring
Designing for the Monsoon
Reclaimed Teak Framing
A practical guide to executing traditional Indian Patent Stone floors that remain cool underfoot throughout the intense tropical summer.
How we orient roof pitches and plan deep overhangs to welcome the coastal rain while protecting structural timber from decay.
Sourcing and repurposing structural timber within a fifty-kilometer radius of our projects to preserve local forest ecosystems.
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