Amara

Moulded and made with second chances.

Material Palette & Technique

Made with Minimal Materials - Exposed Brick, Concrete and no Paint

Walls - Poured Earth

Soil mixed with minimal stabiliser, poured into formwork, raw texture left as finish.

Feature - Debris Wall

The Debris Wall is made of waste quarry stones, set in mortar as a feature surface throughout the house.

Furniture - Reclaimed From Rajasthan

Antique and second-hand pieces sourced from Rajasthan, restored rather than replaced.

Railing - Lantana Cane

Harvested invasive lantana turned from an ecological problem into a structural and aesthetic solution.

Amara was built around the idea that nothing needs to be new to be beautiful. Its walls are poured earth–mixed, formed, and left with the texture of their making. Its feature wall is composed of construction debris: tiles, brick ends, and stone offcuts assembled into a surface that is more interesting than anything purpose-designed could be.

The lantana railing is perhaps the most deliberate choice of all. Lantana camara is an invasive species across South India, a plant that most farmers pull out. Here, it has been harvested, dried, and woven into a railing that is both beautiful and ecologically responsible. Amara doesn’t just use reclaimed materials. It reclaims the idea of waste itself.

Impact & Experience

Second Life, First Principles

Footprint

Low impact, built with what exists. Reduced reliance on new materials, minimising extraction and transport.

Toxicity

Minimal, no paint, no synthetic layer. Poured earth and raw finishes keep the space breathable.

Ecology

Responsive, lantana transformed from invasive growth into functional craft.

Experience

Lived-in, materials arrive with memory, the space feels evolved not newly made.

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