Piercy Conner

Architects at Piercy Conner, UK firm responsible for Kolkata's selected design, recognise that contemporary housing rarely deviates from the accepted model of sealed cellular spaces, which often fails to respond to demographic and environmental conditions. So in designing for the Indian location, their self-imposed challenge was to create an economically viable alternative that would be "expressive, joyful and responsive to the environment."

Their solution is based on a dwelling design Piercy Conner calls SymHouse Mk1. SymHouse Mk1 conceptualizes the symbiotic relationship of a sealed, conditioned contemporary living space enveloped by a permeable responsive outer skin. As the two "natures" permeate each other, the in-between spaces become an outdoor room and the internal spaces engage with the landscape.

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