Indian studio Meister Varma Architects has completed Shilaya, a home in Tamil Nadu built using stone salvaged from a ruined cottage that once stood on its site. More about Meister Varma Architects uses salvaged stone for home in India
A cluster of stacked shipping containers has been coated in a layer of poured earth to create this restaurant in Tamil Nadu, India, designed by local studio Wallmakers. More about Mud-coated shipping containers form Petti restaurant in India by Wallmakers
A monumental stone table forms the centrepiece of this jewellery store in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, which Parinamah Architects designed as a meditative space informed by religious rituals and symbology. More about Parinamah Architects references temple architecture at Indian jewellery store
Indian studio Madras Spaces has completed The Threshold House, a farmhouse in Tamil Nadu built using a locally sourced palette of repurposed brick, timber and tiles. More about Madras Spaces creates rural Indian home using "only what was necessary"
Architecture practice 182 Design has completed Sanctum of Trees, a stone memorial space in Tamil Nadu, India, that was lined with deep red concrete to symbolise the human heart. More about Forest memorial in India by 182 Design is a "spiritual threshold"
Indian studio Prithvi Architects has completed Winterfell, a mud-walled house woven around existing trees and rock formations in the village of Shoolagiri in Tamil Nadu. More about Prithvi Architects winds mud-walled Indian house around existing trees
A red aluminium roof modelled on banana leaves shelters Shiv Nader School, completed by architecture studio Vastushilpa Sangath in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu, India. More about Vastushilpa Sangath covers Indian school with banana leaf-shaped roof
A wave-like roof formed of earth-toned concrete ribbons shelters a patio at the heart of this house in India, which has been completed by local practice VY Architecture Studio. More about VY Architecture Studio tops Indian house with wave-like concrete roof
Fabric canopies, brick arcades and small alcoves help cater for a variety of sensory needs at the Sai Kirupa Special School in India, completed by local studio Biome Environmental Solutions. More about Biome Environmental Solutions designs Indian school to cater for various sensory needs
A sculptural shell coated in mud plaster creates a winding, cave-like interior at this farmhouse in Tamil Nadu, India, completed by local architecture practice Earthscape Studio. More about Earthscape Studio creates cave-like form for The Wild House in India
Two hundred skilled artisans from across the country collaborated to create the interiors of this Indian house in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, designed by Bengaluru studio Multitude of Sins. More about Multitude of Sins designs intricate Chennai home to reflect "richness of Indian craftsmanship"
Architecture studio Cadence Architects has completed the concrete K-Home, which was designed to frame views of the city and hills surrounding its site in Krishnagiri in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. More about Cadence Architects "carves out" openings in facade of Indian home
Nautical references nod to the coastal setting of this brick house in the port city of Thoothukudi, India, which has been completed by local architecture studio STOMP. More about STOMP designs Billy O'Tea house to resemble "docked ship" in India
This holiday chalet by Bangalore firm Biome Environmental Solutions has walls of stone and mud brick, and nestles into a hillside overlooking a tea and coffee plantation in southern India (+ slideshow). More about Hornbill House by Biome Environmental Solutions faces out over an Indian tea plantation
A bamboo screen surrounds the five colourful volumes that make up this foster home for 15 HIV-positive children in a village in India (+ slideshow). More about Casa Rana is a colourful foster home in India for HIV-positive children