The Silent Valley Resort in Kalasa, Karnataka, designed by K. Jaisim and Supriya K., features 40 wooden cottages spread over a 1.31-hectare site with an emphasis on sustainability and natural integration. The resort, built between 1997 and 1999, utilizes local materials and designs for energy efficiency, including cross-ventilation and rainwater management systems. It is situated near the Kudremukh National Park, offering a warm and humid climate ideal for visitors between October and March.

1. SILENT VALLEY
RESORT
NEAR TO KALASA, KARNATAKA
ARCHITECT: K JAISIM
- SUPRIYA K
513721251012

2. BUILDING NAME: SILENT VALLEY
RESORT, KALASA.
SITE AREA: 1.31 HECTARES
TREE HOUSES COTTAGES
ACCOMMODATION - 40
INDIVIDUAL VILLAS
BUILT-UP AREA: 1600 M²
YEAR OF START/COMPLETION
- 1997-1999
TYPES OF HOUSES
1.
2.
3.
4..
5.
- VILLAGE TYPE ATMOSPHERE

3. ABOUT THE SITE
THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE
WESTERN GHATS OF KARNATAKA
N
RIGHTSIDE –
KUDREMUKH FOREST
LEFT SIDE – TEA ESTATE

4. ABOUT THE ACCESS
FOOTHILL OF KUDREMUKH
NATIONAL PARK,
5KMS FROM THE HILLTOP OF
KALESEHWARA TEMPLE
MANGALORE AIRPORT – 120KMS
RESORT FROM KALASA
BUS STOP - 3.9 KM
TOURIST SPOTS:
CHIKKAMAGALURU RAILWAY
STATION – 34KMS
HEBBE WATERFALLS
BHADRA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
BEST TIME TO VISIT – OCT TO MARCH

5. ABOUT THE CLIMATE -WARM AND HUMID CLIMATE
AVG TEMPERATURE – 34°C TO 21°C
DRIEST MONTH – JANUARY (2%)
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION)
HOTTEST MONTH – MARCH (34°C)
AVG HUMIDITY – 67%
COLDEST MONTH – JANUARY (17 °C)
WETTEST MONTH – JULY (97%
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
ELEVATION – 807M ABOVE THE SEA
LEVEL
WIND DIRECTION – SW TO NE
RAINFALL – SOUTHWEST MONSOON
SEASON(JUNE TO SEPT)
SW
NE
N

6. DESIGN OBJECTIVES
CIRCULAR PLAN -FEWER MATERIALS
ARE REQUIRED TO BUILT IT
COTTAGES
CROSS VENTILATION ALSO
PROVIDED
SHADED OUTDOOR BUFFER SPACES

7. THE COTTAGES ARE PARTIALLY
SUNK INTO THE GROUND TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE THERMAL
STORAGE CAPACITY OF THE EARTH
THE LINED CHANNELS AROUND THE
COTTAGES IN THE SILENT VALLEY
GUIDE THE FLOW OF THE RAINWATER
WHICH GETS COLLECTED IN A TANK
AND IS USED FOR IRRIGATION

8. GROUP OF BUILDINGS ALSO TEND
TO BE SPREAD OUT WITH LARGE
OPEN SPACES IN BETWEEN FOR
UNRESTRICTED AIR MOVEMENT
OVERHANGING EAVES PROVIDE THE
NECESSARY SHADING TO BOTH
OPENINGS AND WALL SURFACES

9. RESTAURANT WHICH IS A MULTI -
DECK STRUCTURE FOLLOWS THE
NATURAL CONTOUR
CONTOUR
NATURAL CONTOURS HAVE BEEN
RETAINED AND USED EFFECTIVELY
TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF
VEHICULAR POLLUTION AS WELL AS
TO PROTECT AGAINST STRONG WINDS

10. VILLAS
WINDOWS – FRENCH WINDOWS ARE
PROVIDED
LARGE AND FULLY OPENABLE FOR
CROSS VENTILATION
THE FLOORS ARE PREFERABLY
ELEVATED ABOVE THE GROUND TO
ALLOW FOR BETTER VENTILATION

11. TREE HOUSES

12. CANOPY
CANOPY EFFECT BY TREES
CREATING A COMFORTABLE MICRO
CLIMATE IN OUTDOOR SPACES
ROOF SIDE OPENING PROVIDE
INDOOR AIR VENTILATION

13. EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO RETAIN ALL THE
EXISTING VEGETATION. INSTEAD OF
INDISCRIMINATELY CHOPPING TREES TO MAKE PLACE
FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, MATURE PLANTS HAVE
BEEN RETAINED AND MADE A PART OF THE BUILDING
ITSELF
MATERIALS
WALLS ARE MADE OF SOLID MUD BLOCKS, PILLARS ARE
OF LOCAL WASTE TIMBER, AND ROOF IS MADE OF
LOCALLY AVAILABLE COUNTRY TILES

14. THE ROOF, MADE OF TRANSLUCENT SHEETS, ADMITS
DAYLIGHT AROUND THE DAYTIME
ROOF ALSO ALLOWS LIGHT TO PERMEATE AND
ILLUMINATE THE ROOMS, THEREBY REDUCING
LIGHTING NEEDS DURING DAYTIME
LIGHTING

15. WASTEWATER TREATMENT
THE WASTE FROM THE COTTAGES IS
PASSED THROUGH A SEPTIC TANK; THE
OUTFLOW IS PASSED THROUGH A BED OF
DISPERSION CHANNELS CONSISTING OF
EUCALYPTUS TREES.
A CENTRALLY LOCATED BIOMASS WATER
HEATER USES DRY LEAVES AND TWIGS
TO HEAT WATER FOR THE COTTAGES.
SOLAR WATER HEATER IS USED IN
VILLAS

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