Madras Spaces creates rural Indian home using only what was necessary

Indian studio Madras Spaces has completed The Threshold House, a farmhouse in Tamil Nadu built using a locally sourced palette of repurposed brick, timber and tiles.

Surrounded by agricultural fields in the small village of V Thuraiyur, the compact 93-square-metre home was the result of a simple client brief that prioritised local materials, daylight and natural ventilation.

Chennai-based Madras Spaces gave a third of the site's footprint over to a patio, wrapped by brick walls punctured...