Our clients approached us with a clear vision for their home: a space that harmonizes with nature, optimizes Bangalore’s climate, and allows for ample natural light and ventilation. Their love for contemporary Indian art and music also played a central role in shaping the design.
The main house, designed in a C-shape around a central garden, allows all rooms to engage with this green space. All public areas maintain a visual connection with the garden, ensuring a seamless interaction between the built environment and nature.
Entry to the home is via a 10-foot high fluted timber door on the west, leading into a double-height foyer that serves as the house’s anchor. From the foyer, one can move north to the open-plan living and dining areas or south to a bedroom suite and puja room. The living room, furnished with comfortable seating, offers views of greenery and the palm-lined street beyond. The dining area, opens into a visually connected kitchen, which enjoys views of a wraparound koi pond and the east garden. The kitchen, designed for frequent use, features an island stove and large windows that bring in the garden views.
A staircase, sheathed in unfinished steel and fluted timber leads from the entrance foyer to the first-floor family area. This space, with its L-shaped seating, overlooks the main east garden and connects to various rooms, including a guest room, home office, children’s room, and master bedroom. A large wall, designed with niches for musical instruments, reflects the family’s passion for Hindustani classical music.
The ground-level living and dining areas open to a deep verandah facing the east garden, a space that doubles as a stage for musical performances. The adjacent outhouse is a 600-square-foot stand alone pavilion ensconsed in a tropical garden, designed as a peaceful lounging and reading space with large windows that integrate the indoors with the outdoors.
The garden plays a unifying role in connecting the main house with the outhouse through thoughtfully designed pathways, lush tropical planting, and strategically placed sculptures. The material sensibility of the house includes white cast-in-situ terrazzo floors, warm walnut wood accents, polished cement walls, and ribbed timber ceilings.
Sustainability was also a priority, with the house featuring photovoltaic solar panels, rainwater harvesting, and passive design strategies such as an east orientation to minimize heat gain and maximize natural light.
