A Home Liberated – Ar Niranjan CW, Ar Vishnu K, Ar Shebin G, Ar Visakh S, Trivandrum, India

Jury Citation: This building has an aura of the past, yet is modern in its appeal and rooted to the culture of the place. Though it uses all the typical elements of a house, the courtyard, pillars etc., it does so in a very restrained and balanced way. The architecture celebrates minimal intervention and through controlled lighting creates beautiful spaces and transitions –reminding us that if you do it right the minimum is enough. Through all of this a spiritual atmosphere is created that marginalizes the terrestrial attitude and upholds the celestial quality.