A retreat in a coconut plantation, composed around an open court.

The Quiet Stone

Typology: Farmhouse
Location: Arasikere
Year: 2025
Site area: 12,000 sq ft
Built-up: 8,000 sq ft
Status: Ongoing

Set within a coconut plantation, The Quiet Stone is conceived as a retreat that responds directly to its terrain. The house is composed as a series of distinct volumes, placed carefully to create a sequence of movement and pause. At its centre, an open courtyard gathers light and sky, forming a quiet focal point for the entire composition. The planning allows spaces to unfold gradually, revealing connections to the surrounding landscape at each step.

Materials are selected for their permanence and tactility, grounding the architecture within its setting. Stone and lime surfaces age naturally, reinforcing a sense of continuity with the land. The design avoids excess, focusing instead on proportion, light, and placement. The result is a home that feels measured and calm, where architecture recedes and the experience is shaped by nature and time.

Arasikere, Google Maps

Courtyard elevation of The Quiet Stone: a white two-storey volume with a timber-raftered roof, folding doors and dark stone paving.

Inner court of The Quiet Stone with a timber-columned pavilion, sunken stone steps and a black sculptural vase.

Late-afternoon light on a lime-washed court wall with a frangipani tree and boulders, as a woman reads on granite steps.