WAYANAD, KERALA · SITE
Wayanad, Kerala · [Year]

Hillside Residence

01The challenge

A sloping laterite plot that made excavation and formwork slow and expensive for a single-family home.

02Site conditions

Laterite over weathered rock, ~12° slope, no vehicle access to the rear of the plot.

Laterite, sloped
SOIL SECTION · SITE-SPECIFIC
PLAN DRAWING · SLEEVE LAYOUT
03Engineering approach

Four PEN nodes set by hand-portable driver, no excavator mobilised to site.

PEN — 4 point
04Installation

Installed in 2 hours.

INSTALL · 01
INSTALL · 02
TECHNICAL DRAWING
06Performance
2 hours

Install duration

2.6×

Bearing capacity achieved

80%

Concrete saved

0 m³

Soil excavated

07Lessons learned

[What the team would change or what surprised them on this install.]