Every summer, the question comes back like the heat itself: can we really cool our buildings without depending on machines? In 2023, a client from Srirangam, Trichy, approached us with this kind of question. She lives in a 50-year-old house built in the 1960s, a beautiful, sturdy structure. Back then, there were no buildings on either side and the building naturally stayed cool. She now lives abroad and visits Trichy occasionally, especially during summers . During her visit

There’s something about a courtyard that never leaves you. Maybe it’s the way light keeps changing through the day, or how the whole...