Indian studio Evolving Radical Aesthetics has completed Ushas, a farmhouse built into a steep Kerala hillside with an open-air temple carved into a retaining wall. More about Open-air temple sits beneath granite farmhouse on Kerala hillside
Indian studio Mindspark Architects has created a house overlooking a cardamom plantation in Kerala, using sliding glass doors to connect its concrete interiors and the surrounding landscape. More about Summer Home by Mindspark Architects overlooks cardamom plantation in India
Architecture practice The Purple Ink Studio has created a temporary pavilion in India at the Kerala Literature Festival that aims to recall the region's Indo-German links. More about The Purple Ink Studio draws on ship sails for seaside pavilion in Kerala
The deep eaves of a large coconut-wood roof shade the bright, airy interiors of this house in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Thought Parallels Architecture as a contemporary response to the region's vernacular architecture. More about Thought Parallels Architecture draws on vernacular architecture for Ananda house in India
Indian practice Studio Nirvana referenced the principles of Zen Buddhism to create the minimalist and monochromatic spaces of this holiday home in Kerala, India. More about Studio Nirvana designs Zenhouse in India to invite "calm and stillness"
An exposed grid of structural steel was used to bring a feeling of "industrial elegance" to House XO in Kerala, India, which has been designed by local architecture studio 3dor Concepts. More about Gridded steel frame envelops Indian home by 3dor Concepts
Indian architecture studio 3dor Concepts referenced flowing, pleated cloth when designing the undulating white walls of this minimalist home in Kerala. More about White fabric-like walls wrap Nyori house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts
Rounded layers of smooth cement plaster take cues from traditional stone-carved architecture at TropiBox, a home in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. More about Tropical Architecture Bureau blends "old-world charm with the modern" for Keralan home
Indian practice Studio Terratects has completed Urul, a house on a forested site in Kerala, India, which features a mud-plastered interior. More about Studio Terratects nestles earthy home into Keralan forest
Barrel-vaulted concrete roofs are supported by thick laterite walls at The Stoic Wall Residence in Kerala, India, completed by local studio Lijo Reny Architects. More about Vaulted roofs and laterite walls form "unapologetically modern" home in India
Architecture studio Wallmakers has repurposed approximately 6,200 discarded toys to construct the walls of Toy Storey, a circular home in Kerala, India. More about Wallmakers wraps Indian home with perforated walls made with discarded toys
Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. More about Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts
Architecture studio Wallmakers has reimagined a traditional roof by adding skylights that double as seating for an arts centre and home in Kerala, India. More about Wallmakers punctuates arts centre roof with skylight seating
Indian architecture studio Workers of Art has converted a former storage space into its own plant-filled office, using recycled and repurposed waste materials in almost every aspect of its design. More about WOA designs own studio space using materials that had been "relegated to landfill"
Locally produced bricks and recycled materials feature in this vaulted residence in Kerala, India, named The Wendy House. More about Earthscape Studio nestles vaulted house in Kerala forest
A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mushroom mycelium, to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. More about Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala