Beach Huts

Title: Beach Huts

Location: North Kerela, India

Client: Community Collective

Date: 2010

Situated just south of Kannur in north Kerala , The stilted beach huts are positioned in a coconut grove over looking the Indian Ocean, They were designed to sit against the rock face at the rear allowing access to the huts from above while providing a communal area below.  The area was bought by a community collective to help preserve the spread of large scale development for the tourist industry. 

Designed to be economic in its construction using materials and techniques sourced from site while maintaining the classic character of a coconut grove.