Insights · Calicut, Kerala

Notes on architecture and building in Kerala.

Long-form writing from the studio — practical, occasionally opinionated. Written by the partners at SOHO Architects in Calicut for anyone planning to design or build in Kerala.

25 May 2026 · 8 min read

What does an interior renovation in Calicut actually cost?

Numbers we use in first conversations — for kitchens, full-house refits, single-room interiors. Honest ranges, what shifts them, and where most renovation budgets quietly leak.

Ar. Suhail AK →

25 May 2026 · 11 min read

Laterite, lime, country wood — a material register for Malabar

What we specify on most of our houses, why, and what we have stopped specifying. A working register of materials that hold their character in the Calicut climate.

Ar. Varun Gopal →

25 May 2026 · 10 min read

Designing for the Kerala monsoon — twenty houses' worth of small corrections

Four months of rain a year writes half the brief in Kerala. What we have learned about overhangs, courtyards, gutters, and the small details that decide whether a house lives well or just stands.

Ar. Suhail AK →

25 May 2026 · 8 min read

How to choose an architect in Kozhikode

We are architects in Calicut and this is biased, but it is also written by people who get asked this question every week. Ten things to look for, and three to walk away from.

Ar. Varun Gopal →

25 May 2026 · 9 min read

How much does it cost to build an architect-designed house in Calicut?

What an architect actually charges in Kozhikode, what the build itself runs, and what shifts the number — written for people quietly planning a house in Kerala.

Ar. Suhail AK →

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