Nelly House

Thirunelly, Wayanad

Nelly House

Paddy fields to the front, a coffee plantation behind, the Brahmagiri Hills on the horizon. The house was sketched around the old trees rather than over them, its walls rammed from the earth dug out to make the pond.

Photograph
Abhimanyu K V
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
The entrance foyer and its reclaimed door
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