House of Three Pavilions, Mandrem

The house with 3 pavilions is a luxury house in Goa spread over an acre and a half of land that overlooks endless rice fields, and boasts of a coconut plantation on the site as well as its own seasonal pond. It is a home that is designed as three pavilions, all with extensive verandahs, courtyards and open spaces; all kept on a modest scale such that the pavilions can quietly co-exist within the landscape and not appear to be significant interventions.

The site planning undertakes a comprehensive water management plan, where the objective is to retain most of the rain water within the site and to recharge the underground water table, further minimizing the impact of the new construction on the land. All the roof rain water runoff is captured and along with the site surface runoff, it is directed into the central seasonal pond. The pond is connected to a newly planned system of bio swales that spread the collected runoff water over a larger site area increasing the rate and extent of percolation on the site.