BRICKWEAVERS®

Architecture · Conservation · Sustainability

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Architects · Kochi, Kerala

Architecture shaped by climate, craft and restraint.

Homes, institutions and places to retreat to — designed with the land, and built to age well.

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Philosophy

We don’t chase fleeting trends. We weave climate, craft and memory into spaces that are built to endure, for the people who live in them and the land they stand on.

Founded by Ar. Sethukrishnan T S & Ar. Dhrishya Vidyadharan

Our vision

What we do

Six disciplines,
one way of building.

Every commission is shaped by the same instinct: listen to the site, respect the climate, build to last.

Conservation by Brickweavers
01

Conservation

Reviving heritage fabric with research, lime, timber and restraint — so old buildings stay useful, not frozen.

Architecture by Brickweavers
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Architecture

Homes, institutions and hospitality shaped by climate first: deep overhangs, shaded transitions, air that moves.

Interior Design by Brickweavers
03

Interior Design

Interiors that continue the architecture — honest materials, calm palettes and details built to age well.

Landscape by Brickweavers
04

Landscape

Courtyards as lungs, gardens as rooms. Landscape designed with the building, not after it.

Consultation by Brickweavers
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Consultation

From feasibility to permits — a clear path through budgets, codes and approvals before a brick is laid.

Product Design by Brickweavers
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Product Design

Furniture and fixtures conceived for the spaces we build: handrails, tables, chairs and light.

See how it all comes together.

Our projects

In the making

Built into the hill, not onto it.

Stonefold, a resort near Munnar, with work due to begin on site. Terraces follow the fall of the land, two villas settle into the slope, and one long clay-tile roof shelters it all from the monsoon. Watch it open, level by level.

Design model · Illustrative · See the project

Design model of the resort on its hillside: three levels under a long clay-tile roof, with lawns and terraces stepping down the slope

Index

More projects

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30+

Projects built and designed

14+

Years of collective experience

2

International awards — top 50 placements

Process

How a project unfolds.

Residential projects typically take 8 to 12 months from first conversation to completion; larger commercial work can run beyond a year.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    We begin by listening — your needs, your site, your budget. You don’t need a detailed plan; a general idea is enough to start.

  2. 02

    Concept design

    Climate, light and landscape shape the first sketches. We explore options together until the idea feels unmistakably yours.

  3. 03

    Detailed planning

    Drawings, materials and systems are resolved with engineers and specialists, with transparent estimates at each stage.

  4. 04

    Permits & approvals

    We manage the entire permit process, ensuring every design complies with local building codes — so approvals move without delay.

  5. 05

    Construction oversight

    We work hand-in-hand with contractors on site, so the building that stands is the building that was designed.

Sun & shade

Eaves sized by the sun.

We size eaves and openings by the sun’s geometry, not by guesswork, studying sun and shadow on a geolocated 3D model of each site. Try it on an illustrative house below.

Illustrative section · sun-path study

A deep eave keeps the high midday sun off the walls and glass. The low morning and evening sun on east and west faces gets under any eave, so those openings need more than an overhang.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Journal

Notes on tropical modernism, materials and the future of building.