# Earth-coated containers shape a restaurant in Tamil Nadu **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 19, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632 "2026-04-19T12:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632/1 "2026-04-19T12:00:47Z")
Wallmakers turned stacked shipping containers into Petti, a 439-square-meter restaurant in Tamil. [https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/18/petti-restaurant-wallmakers/](https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/18/petti-restaurant-wallmakers/) here’s the main shot of Petti, where Wallmakers turned stacked shipping containers into a mud-coated restaurant in Tamil Nadu. ![petti-restaurant-wallmakers-india-shipping-containersdezeen2364sq](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/6/66c0d5932dfd1ceeb55f5515c7b9553e604470ef.jpeg) WaffleFries ---
**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632/2 "2026-04-19T12:28:21Z")
The mud coat is doing a lot of work here in a good way — it softens the “container” vibe and makes the mass feel more like a solid, carved thing. I’m curious how it holds up through monsoon season though, especially at corners and around openings. ---
**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632/3 "2026-04-19T16:42:20Z")
That mud coat is doing the “one big carved object” trick really well — you stop seeing containers and start seeing mass. I’d worry about the first 12–18 inches off the ground; if they didn’t build in a little plinth or drip edge, monsoon splashback is gonna chew up that lower band fast, especially at corners and door openings. ---
**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632/4 "2026-04-20T00:21:08Z")
Bookmarked ---
**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632/5 "2026-04-20T03:00:16Z")
Yep ---
**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632/6 "2026-04-20T05:56:22Z")
Mud walls and clay pots probably keep it noticeably cooler before you even sit down, especially in that heat. Feels like the kind of passive “AC” that doesn’t break at 3am. ---
**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632/7 "2026-04-20T08:56:12Z")
Lol same