Residential · Near Calicut Airport, Malappuram
Box House
A tropical family home planned around daylight, shaded openings and its existing landscape.
Explore Box HouseURU Consulting · Kozhikode, Kerala · Founded 2015
Architecture & interiors.
Rooted in Kozhikode.
An integrated architecture and engineering practice for homes, hospitality, workspaces and schools in Calicut and the wider Malabar region.
Start with your site, your priorities and the way you want to live or work. Our India team connects design decisions with the technical brief, from the first discussion to the agreed delivery stages.
Based in Palazhi, Kozhikode · Working across northern Kerala
Selected regional work
Different briefs.
A shared attention to place.
These projects are in the wider Malabar region, including Malappuram district. Each case study records its own location and design story.
Residential · Kondotty, Malappuram
A Tweak
An existing home reworked through courtyards, filtered light and more connected living spaces.
Explore A Tweak
Residential · Malappuram, Kerala
House Beneath A Jackfruit Tree
A residence exploring the relationship between a family home, its trees and outdoor life.
Explore House Beneath A Jackfruit Tree
Hospitality · Kottakkal, Malappuram
Pallak Heritage Resort
A traditional Nalukettu adapted for Ayurvedic hospitality, retaining its material and spatial character.
Explore Pallak Heritage ResortIndependent recognition
The work, seen by others.
STIRworld · 2020
More publications and recognition Box House
A published feature on Scandinavian minimalism, Indian craft and a Kerala home.
Read the feature ↗Volume Zero · 2023Longiness
A residential project in Palakkad, published with its brief, photographs and project credits.
Read the feature ↗The Merit List · 2020–21Box House longlisted
Listed on the 2020–21 longlist. Recognition is attributed to the project and edition.
View the longlist ↗One connected brief
Design the space.
Resolve how it works.
Our practice brings architecture, interior design and technical coordination into the same conversation. Your appointment defines the services and responsibilities needed for your project.
Meet the partners and teamArchitecture
Homes, hospitality and institutional design shaped around site and use.
Interior design
Space planning, materials and details considered alongside the building.
Renovation & adaptive reuse
Assess what to retain, adapt and improve before planning an intervention.
Structural & MEP coordination
Resolve interfaces between the spatial design, structure and building services.
Starting a project
A clear first conversation.
An agreed way forward.
Share the brief
Send the location, intended use, approximate area and current stage. Include available plans, budget priorities and timing.
Discuss the fit
Your enquiry goes to our India practice. We review the requirements with you and identify the appropriate disciplines and project lead.
Agree the appointment
The proposal sets out scope, deliverables, fees, stages and site support. Responsibilities and exclusions are recorded before work begins.
Climate and context
A local practice.
A site-specific response.
In Kozhikode, monsoon rain, humidity, shade and outdoor life shape the brief. Orientation, protected openings, ventilation and drainage need to be considered together with the way a building will be used.
Ground conditions, access, existing structures and applicable approvals vary from site to site. We establish the investigations and specialist inputs needed rather than treating every plot as the same starting point.
Planning from overseas? Read our guide to building a Kerala home while living abroad.
Before we begin
Questions from
local and NRI clients.
Are Calicut and Kozhikode the same service location?
Yes. Calicut and Kozhikode refer to the same city. Our headquarters is in Palazhi, Kozhikode, and we consider projects across the wider Malabar region. The selected portfolio on this page includes work in Malappuram district.
What should I bring to the first discussion?
Share the site location, intended use, approximate area, current stage, budget priorities and preferred timing. Available surveys, drawings and a short list of requirements help us understand the brief.
Does the appointment include interiors and engineering?
The appointment can bring architecture, interiors, landscape and engineering coordination together. The proposal identifies the included disciplines, deliverables, consultant responsibilities and exclusions for your project.
How are fees and site support agreed?
Fees follow the agreed scope and stages. Ask us to record drawing deliverables, revision allowances, site visits, coordination responsibilities, payment stages and additional services in the proposal before appointment.
Can I plan a Kerala home while living abroad?
Yes. Tell our India practice where the project is and where you are based. Online discussions and agreed document reviews can support the design process; site attendance and reporting are defined in the appointment.
Your project starts here
Tell us about
your place.
A new home, a renovation or a hospitality brief: begin with the location and what you need the project to do.
Orris Tower, Opp. HiLite Mall
Palazhi, Kozhikode
Kerala 673014, India
Share your brief with the team to arrange a discussion.