Meera Nair
Architect · Climate-responsive homes and public spaces
Kochi, Kerala
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Architect with 6 years of designing homes, schools and small public buildings in Kerala. I work with laterite, lime and terracotta, design for monsoon and heat, and stay on site until the last tile is laid.
Projects
Laterite House, Thrissur
A 2,400 sq ft family home in laterite and lime with deep verandahs; it stays 4°C cooler than the street without air conditioning.
- Laterite
- Lime plaster
- Passive cooling
Community Library, Fort Kochi
A 1920s warehouse turned into a library for 600 children, with a shaded reading courtyard.
- Adaptive reuse
- Timber
Monsoon School Pavilion, Wayanad
A bamboo and steel pavilion for 120 students, built in 11 weeks with local craftspeople.
- Bamboo
- Community build
Terracotta Jali Café, Kozhikode
A façade of handmade terracotta jali that shades the west wall and lets the sea breeze through.
- Terracotta
- Façade design
Experience
Project Architect
Jul 2021 – Present
Studio Mitti ArchitectsKochi
- Lead five homes and two institutional projects from concept to handover, with budgets up to ₹6 crore.
- Coordinate structural, MEP and landscape consultants and 30+ site workers.
Junior Architect
Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Coastline Design CollectiveBengaluru
Skills
Design
- Climate-responsive design
- Adaptive reuse
- Construction detailing
- Site supervision
Software
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- SketchUp
- Rhino
- Enscape
Education
B.Arch
Aug 2014 – May 2019
College of Engineering Trivandrum
Languages
Malayalam (Native), English (Fluent), Hindi (Conversational), Tamil (Conversational)