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btl is short for between the lines. We work from a fourth-floor room on Mavoor Road in Kozhikode, on houses, interiors and commercial projects.

Selected work

Nelly House seen from the approach, rammed earth walls under a terracotta roof

The house among the trees, seen from above

The verandah, half indoors and half out

The living room, furnished from the owners' own collection

The inner courtyard, screened by bamboo grown on site

The library, framed by a salvaged window looking over the fields

01Nelly HouseThirunelly, Wayanad

The main bedroom, sliding wardrobes facing a red armchair at the window

A bedroom with its wall-hung writing desk and sliding wardrobe

The washbasin mirror, catching the bar and the room beyond

The kitchen counter in terrazzo, red cabinets behind

The breakfast counter, with the kitchen beyond and doors to the bedrooms

A bedroom in olive green, with a timber four-poster and three painted panels

02House TwoKozhikode

A panelled living space with a timber screen

A dining table beside the mirrored washbasin niche, between two timber doors

Palms and ferns banked against the fluted timber panelling

The living room looking out to the balcony, cane chairs drawn up to the table

The kitchen in green, timber uppers above a black counter

The dining nook, a navy banquette under two glass pendants

03House ThreeKozhikode

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Studio

The btl studio entrance at dusk, the practice's name etched into the glass

We believe that structure is both a foundation and a reflection of identity.

btl is short for between the lines. The practice works from a fourth-floor room on Mavoor Road in Kozhikode, and takes on houses, interiors and the occasional commercial project across Kerala.

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Press

Nelly House seen from the approach, rammed earth walls under a terracotta roof

Architectural Digest

A publisher and wildlife conservationist's Wayanad home lies amid the wildernessFeature · Nelly House2026

Nelly House seen from the approach, rammed earth walls under a terracotta roof

A rammed-earth house in Wayanad that grew around its treesFeature · Nelly House2026

The main bedroom, sliding wardrobes facing a red armchair at the window

House Two / btl architectsFeature · House Two2026

Everywhere btl has appeared

People

Ar. Thressia Paul and Ar. Faizan Hussain outside the studio

Ar. Thressia PaulPrincipal ArchitectAr. Faizan HussainPrincipal Architect

btl is short for between the lines. We work from a fourth-floor room on Mavoor Road in Kozhikode, on houses, interiors and commercial projects.

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Contact

4th floor, Chamayam Building
Mavoor Rd, Pottamal
Kozhikode, Kerala 673016

studio@btldesigns.in
+91 99472 44424

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