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Indian Coffee House – Trivandrum – Laurie Baker

Indian Coffee House – Trivandrum – Laurie Baker

2022

Laurie Baker (1917–2007), a British-born architect who lived in India for over 50 years, was celebrated for his cost-effective, energy-efficient architecture and human-centered design. One of his iconic works is the Indian Coffee House in Thiruvananthapuram, designed for a workers’ cooperative offering affordable food. The structure features a spiraling ramp that wraps around a central core containing the kitchen, resembling a compact, inverted version of Wright’s Guggenheim Museum. With built-in brick furniture, ventilated jali walls, and dynamic patterns of light and shadow, the building combines functionality with expressive form, offering an intimate yet monumental experience.

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  • Coffee house,
  • India,
  • Kerala,
  • Laurie Baker,
  • and Restaurant

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