City Homes
A 7,000 sq ft Chennai home by Chestnut Storeys embraces a burst of colours and individuality
Our contemporary phenomenon of retrofitting heritage property into fine dining often has to balance on a tightrope between baseline interventions and completely superseding the original structure. There is a risk of losing the building’s nostalgia and cultural significance if its fabric succumbs entirely to the whims of a modern aesthetic. Bengaluru-based practice Tesor Designs, however, […]
Layers of greys, blacks, curves and arches amidst a calculated sea of spellbinding colours proved to be a wise choice for this home nestled in South Mumbai. Shaping up a design odyssey with a clean canvas, a bare shell transformed into its purest form, inviting the warmth of a cherished home while also harbouring playful […]
Echoing the cosmopolitan imagery of the distinctive New York loft-style apartments — think modern, industrialist, rustic and airy — a home in Pune materialises with a riveting collision of different styles, layers of aesthetics and a gripping design process. Spearheaded by the creatives at Amoeba Design, Satyajeet Patwardhan and Pashmin Shah, the residence emerges as […]
Imagine teleporting across continents and witnessing the unhurried and gently decorated world of an English countryside home — a bit of luxury, some repose and plenteous visually appealing corners being its prescribed traits. Such an idyllic reference goes on to become a reality at a home in Pune designed by Studio VDGA, which transports its dwellers […]
If an epopee is an adventure where dreams come true, then the restoration of Château de Mille became the Provence epopee of the French-American couple Constance and Lawrence Slaughter. Married for over 30 years, parents to three boys who were raised in London, Constance is a French artist and Lawrence is an American working in […]
Just as an artist identifies its muse and frames it within their piece of art; a designer anchors the context and outlines a conceptual planning around it. When a panorama of the scintillating Mumbai skyline along with a spectacle of Bandra-Worli Sea Link uncovers as a vantage point, needless to say it adjures to be […]
Rooted in sound architectural principles and a love for experimentation, this home located in the nucleus of Ahmedabad depicts a modish yet minimal design style. Crafted by Noopur Shah and Chinmay Patel, partners at Projects 3.14, this 2,100 sq ft home sits on the ninth floor of Central Park and overlooks the lush green Law […]
Often referred to as the vault of the sky, arches as a design element symbolise openness and strength. Vividly incorporating it as an aesthetic component, principal architects Boney Keriwala and Alak Parmar of The B.A.D (Bureau for Architecture and Design) Studio have designed the House of Arches. Home to a family of five, the house […]
