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The House Veiled In Brick / LIJO.RENY.architects

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

The design of the House Veiled in Brick originates from the careful balance of seemingly opposing needs—privacy and openness, shade from the sun, and connection to the outdoors. A distinctive brick veil defines this residence, enveloping a diverse array of spaces, built and unbuilt, private and public, shaded and open to the sky. This veil ensures privacy and tranquility while still embracing openness and natural light.

The House That Meets the River / LIJO.RENY.architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Perched along a scenic waterfront, 'the House that Meets the River' subtly emerges, blending into its verdant surroundings while gracing what could arguably be Thiruvalla's most captivating locale. Embracing a brutalist architectural style, yet characterized by the elegance of simplicity in its choice of materials, this residence embodies a profound poetic resonance with its environment. It nurtures an intimate and meaningful connection between its residents and the distinctive, natural surroundings, forging a harmonious bond that transcends the ordinary.

The Stoic Wall Residence / LIJO RENY architects

Hana Abdel — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Immersed within the captivating embrace of a hot and humid tropical climate, 'The Stoic Wall Residence' harmoniously combines indoor and outdoor living. Situated in Kadirur, Kerala, amidst its scorching heat, incessant monsoon rains, and lush vegetation, this home exemplifies the art of harmonizing with nature. Courtyards, landscape pockets, and biophilic features effortlessly integrate with the house, transforming the act of dwelling into a holistic experience of well-being.

BEHIND the SCENES Pavilion / LIJO RENY architects

Hana Abdel — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0000

The pavilion, named 'BEHIND the SCENES' (pun intended), for the celebrated ITFOK (International Theatre Festival of Kerala), was primarily designed to showcase the illustrious retrospective work by the famed scenic background artist ‘Artist Sujathan’. Sets and backdrops for many of Kerala's renowned professional plays have been designed and created by Artist Sujathan over a career spanning approximately fifty years, with a repertoire that includes over 4000 plays, Sujathan's traditional approach involves creating paintings with pigments mixed with Arabic gum on cloth. His contributions have been recognized with numerous accolades, including 15 State awards and a fellowship from the Sangeetha Nataka Akademi.

The House Within the Grid / LIJO RENY architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Located in a leafy neighborhood, ‘The House within the Grid’ sits on a slightly elevated plot accessed by a silent road.Designed for a doctor couple and their 4 children, based in Sharjah, this house was meant as a place for relaxation, rejuvenation and bonding during their frequent visits to Kerala. The sprawling house and its many rooms were designed to accommodate and entertain the family as well as several relatives and friends who may join them during such occasions. Eventually, as this house was meant to become their permanent home, it was designed as one than just a holiday home.

The Colour Burst House / LIJO RENY architects

Hana Abdel — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

“We want to enjoy the rain, from every room of our house”, was the initial statement made by the clients in their project brief. "The Color Burst House" was the result, and it included three enormous, double-height open-to-sky courtyards that all of the main rooms could open into, allowing the occupants to enjoy the rain, light, and breeze with the changing seasons from the comfort of their rooms.

The Hunkered House / LIJO RENY architects

Hana Abdel — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Despite being in a relatively peaceful, lush green interior of Kannur in Kerala, the site with its downward incline and the abutting road that connects the recently commissioned airport to the city, posed several challenges than one could imagine.

House That Rains Light / LIJO RENY architects

Hana Abdel — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000

The ‘House That Rains Light’ re-imagines dappled shade under the trees, informal kids play nooks, gardens with flowers, birds and butterflies, all lost to rapid urbanization, while being confined to a tight plot within a typical residential layout.

The Store Between the Lines / LIJO RENY architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:00:00 +0000

‘Magis’ had etched its way into their clients’ hearts as a popular women’s wear brand in South India for the last 13 years and when it came to hosting their own products, with their flagship store in Thrissur, the owners had wanted the space to reflect the qualities, of their products, that had made them famous. ‘The store between the lines’, as it’s fondly called, was the result of this dream.

The Regimented House / LIJO RENY architects

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

This project seemed like an Architect’s dream at first but upon closer understanding, of the site and the brief, revealed its complex nature. The seemingly large plot of 2.45 acres, populated with a variety of trees - small and large, was to be shared between the client and his brother, who had an existing house on site, without any compound wall in between. However, an informal pedestrian path, allowing the plot at the back an access to the main road, literally cut the site into two. Moreover the extending site towards the south, marked aside for the future commercial activity further reduced the buildable site to a linear strip.

The Floating Parasol House / LIJO.RENY.architects

Rayen Sagredo — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:00:00 +0000

Set in a semi urbanised strip that border a busy road in the otherwise sleepy suburb of Tirur,‘The Floating Parasol House’ sits on a linear plot with its shorter side abutting the street. Built for a privacy conscious family, the house was tucked towards the rear to accommodate a garden in the front, enclosed by means of a secondary landscape wall, that shield the house from the cacophony of the vehicular traffic and the commotions on the street.

The Breathing Wall Residence / LIJO.RENY Architects

Daniela Cardenas — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:00:00 +0000

It was difficult to know if it was day or night or for that matter rain or sunshine, while inside the client’s previous dingy home that stood on this site and they craved for a new lease of life!

The Walls and Vaults House / LIJO RENY architects

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:00:00 +0000

The modest brief called for a restrained single storey residence for a family of six that included the client’s parents as well as their kids. The project sits in a location that experience contrasting climatic situations with long heavy monsoons and scorching sun during the remaining months. This helped model the core design principles for this project.

The Skewed House / LIJO.RENY.architects

Daniel Sánchez — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:00:28 +0000

Architecture, at its very best, celebrates life. It is a measure of joy in living, brought out through spaces which are evocative, spaces which are never static, constantly reflecting the inherent flux in nature. It is often a quest for simplicity and serendipity, qualities which are rare to articulate, qualities which then are overlooked for brash, loud interpretations and complexities. The ‘Skewed House’ by LIJO.RENY.architects is a true reflection of the power of architecture to create spaces which transcends mundane notions and trivialities to elevate and celebrate the sense of being.

The Running Wall Residence / LIJO RENY architects

Jonathan Alarcón — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The brief from the client was simple and short “a fort like house that one can’t scale”. As the site sat right in the middle of one of the rougher districts of Kerala the client wanted a house that looked intimidating. In fact that is the very feel that one gets as one stands outside trying to get in.

Residence at Punkunnam / LIJO RENY architects

Nico Saieh — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The compound wall is a simple contemporary design, which breaks at two points, on either side of the site, to form horizontal openings that give a glimpse of the serene landscape within. The compound wall was designed in this fashion so that it compliments the building within it. It accommodates two entries to the site, a vehicular gate & a wicket gate. The wicket gate stands under a gateway that which is totally contemporary and a very good example of how traditional elements can be used in a modern context. The gateway connects the compound wall to the house visually, a point that is missed in most of the houses today.