A Warm & Inviting, 735 sqft, Mumbai Home by Ameliorate Design Studio
“It’s a deception of how combinations of pastel colours give a complete chic and contemporary look to the home. What’s different about this design is keeping in mind our young entrepreneurial clients request of wanting colours and yet not looking gaudy, we played with pastels through the passage doors, which uplifted the space to give a sense of warmth, homely and yet contemporary finish.”
“The Electric Blue Project, Bangalore”, A 900 sqft Home by Kinaaya Design Studio
A home pieced together with an appetite for blues by Kinaaya Design Studio, which creates a haven for a young couple that manifested entwining the past with the present seamlessly.
A petit urban apartment for a young couple Asmitha and Ganesh, The Electric Blue Project is a home replete with character, playful nuances, and sheer vitality nestled in the eastern outskirts of sprightly Bangalore.
This was a brand-new house handed over to us for making it a “home” which is simple, cosy, comfortable and fresh. A home which is not so glamorous that it feels less like home and more like hotel. A home which is so simple that it sometimes allows us to be messy.
Mumbai: There are several Design lessons hidden inside this Joint Family Home
Accommodating all the needs of a joint family within a city dwelling is no mean feat. This particular one was even more challenging as this dwelling isn’t a single space, but a combination of separate apartments—four in this case, of which three were originally 1BHK apartments each and one was a 2BHK home.
Nirant : A Bungalow design by Usine Studio, that becomes whole with put together concepts.
58, Nirant Bungalow design could have been a typical bungalow that looked exactly like its neighbors. And even when the Architecture is unchanged, what the Usine team has done for this house is apparent right from that entrance porch.
The clients had floating pieces of ideas for what they needed in each of the spaces individually and thus, agreed against the notion of one overarching concept for the entire house.
The 900 sqft, “Ruby Residence” in Mumbai by The Design Chapel Studio
They say ‘Home is where the Heart is’, but in current times with the pandemic raging, the Home is where everything is. Today our homes have doubled up as our work spaces, as our gyms, playgrounds for our young ones, as (home) theatres on the weekends and Master Chef kitchens for all those with a flair for cooking.
This Singaporean couple INDI and ANUSHKAR (Nush), tell us why they love their newly renovated Bali-style penthouse in Siglap, on the east of Singapore. When Indi and Nush Tandon arrived back in Singapore following a year-and-a-half stint in Shanghai, they knew they wanted to settle in a large loft or penthouse apartment.
“The Sparrow Nest” : A 2,400 sqft, Hyderabad Home by Manikath Chava
“The common focal point of this 2,400sqft apartment is to keep the decor stylish with different colours and also by giving some traditional touch. We opted for fine colours in the living area and further added wood and veneer to give the space warmth.
“Villa Rashmi” : A Magnificient Heritage Home in the Heart of Mumbai
Villa Rashmi is a one-of-a-kind over 100-year old heritage villa in Mumbai with over 50 rooms, located on a dead-end road in the heart of the suburb of Malad. Villa Rashmi is situated in the High Security Military COD (Central Ordinance Department) vicinity.
Can feng shui be used for apartments? After all, classical feng shui was created in a time when buildings were mainly single-story, with the grandest of them being double-story. How can an ancient practice be used for apartments, condominiums, and other high-rise buildings?
This Mumbai Architect’s Home is a Celebration of Indian Design & Craft Forms
This 3 bedroom Mumbai apartment has been renovated by architect Sahiba Madan of Insitu / Kalakaari Haath for a young working couple (the designer herself and her husband). Originally bought as additional space for the couple’s parents who lived on a lower floor, the apartment has remained untouched for over 7 years.
QUIET COOL: A MUMBAI BACHELOR PAD THAT’S CONTEMPORARY YET TIMELESS
Floor-to-ceiling windows wrap around this apartment soaring above an upscale South Mumbai neighbourhood. Much of the home is a canvas in itself — one that frames many of Mumbai’s historic hotspots like the coastline and Mahalaxmi racecourse. By day, stunning panoramas take care of the odd hankering for the outdoors.
Designer Shabnam Gupta’s eclectic Mumbai Residence design is fully inspired by Art & Colour.
The clients are a creative couple, wanting a space which was formal, with a lived-in feel. They had visualised a space which was earthy and close to nature in as many ways possible. Therefore the challenge was to design contemporary cloth with an eclectic weave going through its every thread, this space eventually shaped up ‘as a home close to paradise’.
This cosy Kochi Home is a perfect blend of Modern & Traditional décor
Designed by 1LeapingFrog Studio, this apartment takes its aesthetic cue from the strong lines of the existing windows. “The existing window frames provided by the builder had really strong black lines, says Aatira Zacharias who heads 1LeapingFrog Studio along with her husband Bhyrav BR.
The spaces of this house in southern Kerala are organized around the beautiful large trees which were existing on the site. The idea was to create a series of spaces that open out onto the green seamlessly. Water bodies add another layer, creating spaces that are one with nature.
