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Suvadu by DLEA | Volume Zero

Located in a tight urban fabric near a main district road and the Chennai Metro Rail corridor, Suvadu – Annai Sita Illam is a compact yet deeply layered residence that traces memory and anchors generational connection. “Suvadu” (சுவடு) in Tamil translates to trace, mark, or footprint—a concept that underpins the architectural philosophy of this home. Every built edge, shaft of light, and surface finish becomes a subtle imprint of remembrance, grounding a global family in their ancestral roots and shared spatial memory.

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Archiabode The House of Arches – D.L.E.A | Arch Daily

Amidst the concrete jungle that Chennai city is, there exists this half-ground corner plot, bounded by two quiet roads on its North and East sides, offering a serene green vista, hiding behind the noisier, less polluted areas of Chromepet, a suburban area in Chennai.

Perforated Brick Planes invite light and shade into D.L.E.A's house in chennai | designboom

In one of Chennai’s fastest-developing urban areas, D.L.E.A’s Perforated Plane House is shaped as a pierced plane of open space. This east-facing plot was one of the few remaining vacant lands in the built-up area, its distinctive position informing the Indian practice’s ethos to blend the home into the surrounding environment while offering a serene ambiance within. A small clinic with separate entrances sits on the site, divided by a courtyard which acts as a buffer and enhances the vistas from the living room.

Coexistence House Sits In Harmony With Nature To Create A Nostalgic Residence by dlea | Architects Diary

The design of Coexistence House is rooted in the philosophy of living in harmony with nature. The site, located in Perungudi—a rapidly urbanising neighbourhood of Chennai—held a unique character with its mature mango and coconut trees, remnants of an older garden deeply tied to the memory of the place. The client’s deep emotional connection to these trees became the guiding principle for the design to build without displacing nature, allowing the house and landscape to grow together as one ecosystem.

Perforated Plane House by dlea | Volzero

In one of Chennai’s fastest-developing Sub-urban areas, they had the unique opportunity to design a house on a rare, open plot, creating a pierced plane of open space within the fully gown urban fabric. This east-facing plot, measuring 40’x70′, stood out as one of the few remaining vacant lands in the area. Their design ethos was inspired by the plot’s distinctive position, transforming the concept of a “pierced plane” into a “perforated plane house.”

House of Arches by DLEA | Volume Zero

Amidst the concrete jungle that Chennai city is, there exists this half ground corner plot, bounded by two quiet roads on its North and East sides, offering a serene green vista, hiding behind the noisier, less polluted areas of Chromepet, a suburban area in Chennai.

Archiabode - House of Arches | Buildofy

Nestled in a less polluted and populated neighborhood of Chennai, Archiabode establishes an emotional connection between the surrounding nature and the users through arches. Integrating various facade elements harmoniously using arches and blending the structure with its surroundings are the key highlights of this project.

Coexistence House | Archello

The design of Coexistence House is rooted in the philosophy of living in harmony with nature. The site, located in Perungudi—a rapidly urbanizing neighborhood of Chennai—held a unique character with its mature mango and coconut trees, remnants of an older garden deeply tied to the memory of the place. The client’s deep emotional connection to these trees became the guiding principle for the design: to build without displacing nature, allowing the house and landscape to grow together as one ecosystem.

Perforated Plane House by dlea | Surface reporter

In one of Chennai’s fastest-developing Sub-urban areas, they had the unique opportunity to design a house on a rare, open plot, creating a pierced plane of open space within the fully gown urban fabric. This east-facing plot, measuring 40’x70′, stood out as one of the few remaining vacant lands in the area. Their design ethos was inspired by the plot’s distinctive position, transforming the concept of a “pierced plane” into a “perforated plane house.”

Archiabode - House of Arches | Archup

Nestled in a less polluted and populated neighborhood of Chennai, Archiabode establishes an emotional connection between the surrounding nature and the users through arches. Integrating various facade elements harmoniously using arches and blending the structure with its surroundings are the key highlights of this project.

D.L.E.A builds ‘Archiabode – House of Arches’ in india | DesignBoom

In a quiet and less populated suburban area in Chennai, India, multidisciplinary design firm D.L.E.A has completed ‘House of Arches‘. Sitting on a corner plot, the final structure uses semicircular arches and different textures that flow within the house to create a feeling of seamless cohesion between the exterior and interior spaces.

This Facade Design House Creates a Pierced Plane of Open Space Within This Urban Fabric | Architects Diary

Nestled in the greener edges of Chromepet, a quiet suburban locality in Chennai, Archiabode – House of Arches reimagines domesticity on a compact, half-ground corner plot, framed by roads on its north and east. With a view to maximizing both spatial utility and architectural expression, this urban infill project harmonizes Vaastu principles, natural light, climate response, and cultural memory into a cohesive whole.

Archiabode _ House of Arches| Archello

Nestled in the greener edges of Chromepet, a quiet suburban locality in Chennai, Archiabode – House of Arches reimagines domesticity on a compact, half-ground corner plot, framed by roads on its north and east. With a view to maximizing both spatial utility and architectural expression, this urban infill project harmonizes Vaastu principles, natural light, climate response, and cultural memory into a cohesive whole.

Stepped terraces carry memory across generations in D.L.E.A.'s indian residence | Design boom

Tucked into the dense grain of Chennai’s Pallavaram neighborhood in India, Suvadu – Annai Sita Illam by D.L.E.A. is an architectural homage to memory, matriarchy, and migratory roots. Designed for a 70-year-old woman and her dispersed family now living abroad, the 245-square-meter residence stands on a narrow plot that was once part of a larger ancestral compound filled with mango trees and a hand-dug well.

House of Arches – D.L.E.A | IndiaArtnDesign

D.L.E.A. (Design Lab for Experimenting Architecture) uses arches to visually expand and playfully craft a seamless architectural vocabulary for a duplex home in Chennai…

Jury member, Grand Stand Awards, Acetech, held at Chennai Trade Centre on 15th July 2022

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