Idea Design wins the Indian Institute of Architects State Award for Excellence in Architecture for 2008 for their project ‘Heritage Methanam’ at Kumbalanghi.

Jury Report Excerpts: The Heritage Methanam, is a renovation and re-adaptation of a bungalow of colonial character into a small hotel. The intervention was very carefully handled removing certain unfitting elements like concrete porch and introducing tiled roofs and courts and new staircases substantially improving the quality of spaces and befitting detailing to existing elements. The introduction of traditional wooden partitions and rustic flooring were commendable. On the whole, the building renovation and adaptive reuse showed a maturity in intervention and conservation.

The award was presented in a IIA Kerala Chapter Function at Trivandrum in January 2009.

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