Bond Tile in Kerala
Kochi, Kerala, India · Rust Red · 200 m²
A family house outside Kochi, in a belt that takes about 3,000 mm of rain a year. The previous asbestos-cement sheets had gone brittle and were chalking, and the owners wanted something they would not have to replace again.
The Bond profile is a deep box, which is why it was chosen here. At 27 degrees the channel carries the monsoon down to the gutter without water backing up under the lap, and the shadow it casts keeps the surface a couple of degrees cooler.
A ventilated ridge was added on top of the standard detail. In Kerala the heat goes into the roof space, and letting it out at the ridge made a difference you can feel in the rooms below.
- Profile
- Bond Tile
- Colour
- Rust Red
- Roof area
- 200 m²
- Location
- Kochi, Kerala, India
- Completed
- 2025
On the roof
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