Homes
Fenn Residence
A home that stays bright even on the darkest monsoon day.
South Bangalore, near Hulimavu lake · 2020 · 5,000 sq ft built · Plot 2,400 sq ft (60 × 40 ft)
A house should give you reasons to pause. At the Fenn Residence, the whole home is organised around one tall atrium, thirty feet high, that pours daylight down through every floor. Skylights above, a screen of light on the north side and windows high on the walls keep the rooms bright. Even on a grey monsoon day there is 800 to 1,000 lux inside, so no lamp is needed until evening. Every bedroom and the study has a bay window, a quiet seat at the edge of the house for a book and a cup of tea. The structure is simple. The magic is in where the light comes in.