GREY'S ANATOMY

Amidst chaotic city sprawl of Chitoor, Kerala, Ar. Jayadev Kesavankutty of Stirvi Architecture and Interior Design creates a tranquil oasis in concrete and wood…

- Ambica Sharma

HOME PROFILE

THE OWNERS Mini and Sardar Kandathil and their two teen children call this serene space, their home. Apart from going on family holidays, they love to cook, together. When they are all free, and at home, they gravitate towards the kitchen to cook, bake and eat together.

THE PROPERTY Built on 4,500 sq ft, this duplex home is high on privacy. It has three bedrooms, a living room, and a large dining area that shares space with the spacious open kitchen. Both these spaces are hemmed in by an indoor rectangular pond and a deck. The home is dotted with breakout spaces, in the form of tiny gardens.

KITCHEN CUM DINING AREA

A large, fuss-free, cool space filled with diffused sunlight, a pool replete flora and fauna, with a deck arranged with loungers, the kitchen-cum dining area is the family’s retreat from the world. It is a leisure space trimmed with green and soaked in mature character moulded from compromise and connectivity. “Their lifestyle dictated the creation of an open kitchen. They have a lot of friends coming over. Mini is big into baking and the family cooks together,” says Jayadev.

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