# @dwellmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMJL2w6RwPl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33973813-dwellmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-15T21:28:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dwell (@dwellmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dwellmagazine

## Caption

In India, this daring new tiny house shows what social housing can be. Designed for a single mother and her two children, the 700-square-foot home features a vaulted roof inset with brick jaalis (lattice screens), a landscaped border, and a warm, earthen palette—offering a sense of light and space rarely found in houses of this scale and typology. Built as a pro bono project, Koodu—which translates to “Nest”—was realized through a combination of government funding, donated materials, and, most importantly, noarchitects’s commitment to making good design accessible. “This project was done on a very small plot—around two cents [871 square feet] in total,” says Neenu Elizabeth, who cofounded the firm with Harikrishnan Sasidharan. “It’s really an example of small-space living.” And while the home impressively makes room for three bedrooms and two bathrooms, the star of the design is the dramatic brick double-barrel vault at the top—an unusual form in any setting, but especially in low-cost housing. The perforated walls of the vault rise above the surrounding buildings, allowing a sea breeze to naturally ventilate the home. It’s all pretty inspiring. Read more about the home at the link in bio.
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Photos by sifarhans
Story by mandikeighran
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