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COSTFORD, in collaboration with LBC(Laurie Baker Centre For Habitat Studies) , organised a trip BAKER WALK for the public and college students, to some of the most opulent buildings of Baker at Kottayam on 16 March 2019. Trip was lead by Ar.P.B.Sajan Jt Director ,COSTFORD ,Ar.Padmakumar (Member Secretary - LBC) Prof.Shailaja Nair (CET,Trivandrum) ,Dr. Binumol Tom (HOD, Architecture dept.,RIT, Pampady)and Er.Usha Narayanaswamy (CO- Ordinator,COSTFORD). The people jostled with excitement as they embarked on their visit to the Rubber Training Institute, OOR (assisted senior living space ) at Mallappally , Navajeevodayam Centre at Thiruvalla, finally Pallikoodam . Soon after reached the sites, Ar.P.B Sajan and Ar.Renju Raveendran briefed about the places. Ar.Padmakumar the man behind the design of the whole structure , described the engrossing design strategies of OOR with COSTFORD Kottayam Co-Ordinator Er.Biju P John,who roled as the chief engineer of the structure.The ambience of the place and its beauty was magnificient. The teachings of baker designs inscribed in jallis, walls, structure, plans on the buildings shed light on the richness of design talents. The students explored each and every place with a very inquisitive mind and got enlightened with the design ideas of baker. At the end ,the participants were given the opportunities to discuss their experiences.
Ar.Sajan explaining the Rubber Training centre with Prof.Ar.Shailaja
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Costford Kottayam is committed to building NATURE FRIENDLY, COST - EFFECTIVE, AESTHETICALLY APPEALING BUILDINGS. We are a part of the Center of Science and Technology for Rural Development (COSTFORD), a non profit, voluntary organisation of social workers, educators, architects, engineers, scientists, technologists and others. We facilitate a new habitat culture in Kerala with the application of people friendly and environmentally sensibl building technologies and adopting participatory, transparent and gender sensitive processes.
Our area of operation is Kottayam and Pathanamthitta Districts.
We started functioning in Kottayam on the 03-March-2004. In this short span of time, we could realise the dreams of more than hundred clients.
we have also built schools, churches, resorts and designed & landscaped public spaces.
The aesthetic marvel and the Eco friendly nature is our first policy.
Costford Kottayam pays keen attention to incorporating the ideas and desires of our CLIENTS while being aware of all the constraints related to resources, often faced in the process of building. We therefore pay utmost attention to and take regular feedback from our clients to incorporate innovative methods and techniques into the very process of planning and execution, so that the building cost would be reduced and available local resources be effectively used.
We hope that this website would give you an opportunity to understand our architecture and the philosophy behind it. We follow the basic principles of Environment friendly and cost-effective architecture developed by Dr Laurie Baker, the world famous architect and visionary.
- EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS
- REUSE OF OLD MATERIALS
- EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF SPACE, MAX. NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION
- RESPECTING THE TOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION AND MICRO-CLIMATE OF A SITE
- TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
- MINIMAL UTILIZATION OF CONCRETE AND CEMENT
- COUNTRY BURNT BRICKS
- MUD CONSTRUCTION
- BAMBOO AND WOOD
- ARCH SUPPORTS AS REPLACEMENTS FOR R.C.C. BEAMS
- BAY SPACES, BUILT - IN FURNITURE
- A PERFECT BLEND OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE
- Rainwater harvesting, solar powered lights and water heating system, Bio-gas plants, waste management systems, landscaping etc.
- COSTFORD ensures better services at affordable cost for a better living.
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