India’s First Mass Timber Home

Timber Residence in Vagator | Goa

The Timber Residence in Vagator, Goa, champions sustainability with the use of mass timber. It is the first residence in India to be built using glulam, a structural material from the mass timber family that sequesters or stores atmospheric carbon dioxide instead of emitting it. The design consists of a single linear block composed of 11 glulam portal frames, sitting lightly on the site supported on stilts and retaining walls. The functions of the home are organised in a flexible open-plan scheme, with large double-height volumes, ample daylighting and vast vistas.

Typology

Residential

Built Up Area

8650 sq.ft.

Status

Completed

Client

Undisclosed

Photographer

Ranjan Sharma

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