In the village of Khandiya, Gujarat, a newly built house combines traditional rural features with contemporary modular thinking. The design incorporates sloped tiled roofs, thick lime-plastered walls, earthen floors, and shaded plinths to evoke familiar village dwellings while asserting durability and adaptation. The project intentionally questions the binary of tradition versus progress and proposes rural architecture can evolve rather than be abandoned. Modular design is presented as a practical strategy to bridge gaps between fast-changing rural communities and conventional housing provided to them. The house aims to root occupants in land and memory while responding to evolving lifestyles and needs.
In the quaint village of Khandiya in Gujarat's Panchmahal district, a new house stands rooted in land, memory, and the promise of change. Sloped tiled roofs, thick lime-plastered walls, earthen floors, and shaded plinths suggest a familiar rural home. Yet this dwelling is a deliberate architectural propositionchallenging the binary of tradition versus progress. Could rural architecture evolve rather than be abandoned? Could modular design bridge the widening gap between India's transitioning rural communities and the housing being built for them?
The Space Tracing Company + 11 Lead Team: Rutvi Patel, Jay Patel Project Management: Metric Enterprise More SpecsLess Specs The Space Tracing Company Text description provided by the architects. In the quaint village of Khandiya in Gujarat's Panchmahal district, a new house stands rooted in land, memory, and the promise of change. Sloped tiled roofs, thick lime-plastered walls, earthen floors, and shaded plinths suggest a familiar rural home.
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