WAYANAD, KERALA · SITE
Wayanad, Kerala · [Year]
Hillside Residence
01The challenge
A sloping laterite plot that made excavation and formwork slow and expensive for a single-family home.
02Site conditions
Laterite over weathered rock, ~12° slope, no vehicle access to the rear of the plot.
Laterite, slopedSOIL SECTION · SITE-SPECIFIC
PLAN DRAWING · SLEEVE LAYOUT
03Engineering approach
Four PEN nodes set by hand-portable driver, no excavator mobilised to site.
PEN — 4 point04Installation
Installed in 2 hours.
INSTALL · 01
INSTALL · 02
TECHNICAL DRAWING
05Construction gallery
FRAME 01
FRAME 02
FRAME 03
FRAME 04
FRAME 05
06Performance
2 hours
Install duration
2.6×
Bearing capacity achieved
80%
Concrete saved
0 m³
Soil excavated
07Lessons learned
[What the team would change or what surprised them on this install.]
08Downloads