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Villa in the Palms, Goa
Contemporary Architectural Development in India – design by Abraham John Architects
6 Jan 2019
Villa in the Palms
Design: Abraham John Architects
Location: Sangolda, Goa, India
Villa in the Palms
Villa in the Palms is named after the 19 towering coconut palms that thrived for decades on the land, which dictated the villa’s concept and footprint. This four-bedroom house overlooks a field and a seasonal stream.

photo © Alan Abraham
Embedded into the natural landscape, Villa in the Palms appears almost village-like, pockets of small homes nestled between 80-year-old coconut trees, nearly invisible from points further up the approach road. The fact that the trees on site existed for decades gives the overall house a very rooted presence.
photos © Edmund Sumner
The studio?s design approach is to reconnect architecture with nature.

photos © Edmund Sumner
Designing a regular building block would have required the cutting down of several trees to accommodate the programme. To avoid this, the building was carefully designed between the trees, without disrupting the surroundings, and not a single tree was felled during construction.

photo © Atul Pratap
Consequently, the structure is fragmented rather than monolithic, reminiscent of an old-time Goan village but at the same time entirely modern. Each bedroom on the ground floor, for example, feels li...