A frieze marking the main floor runs the full width of the building over an arcade interrupted by pilasters prolonged in the veranda railing.

In a process of adjustment to the climate, we note the formation of a second veranda behind the building, connected to its internal core comprising three large divisions.

Its age and importance as an element marking the territory’s image and structure in the 17th century are confirmed by the fact that it was depicted in the first Dutch maps of the Kochi and Malabar Coast region.

After the area was occupied by the Dutch, Saint Lawrence’s of Edakochi was subject to major renovations in 1709 during the period of Bishop Pedro Pacheco.

The galleries on the side, comprising verandas resting on ashlar pillars, constitute refined manners of ventilating the building interior and protecting it from the sun.