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Thotti Mane Farmhouse

A tiled-roof farmhouse among tall trees and long grass
Location
Rural Bengaluru
Type
Residential

The courtyard vernacular revived. Open to sky, cooled by wind, not machines.

A farmhouse in the thotti mane tradition — a courtyard house open to the sky, with sloped terracotta tile roofs and white walls set among tall forest trees. The plan follows the vernacular: rooms arranged around a central court, cooled by cross-breeze rather than mechanical systems.

Terracotta-tiled roofs above an arched brick base and stone cladding
A curved pond with a planted island, palms and hills beyond
A hall with carved timber columns around a courtyard open to the sky
A carved timber doorway opening onto a terracotta and black tiled floor

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