MS
Residence
2024
CONCRETE • KOTA STONE • VALSADI TEAK • KESARIYAJI MARBLE • STATUARIO • BLACK MARQINA • STAINLESS STEEL • SANDBLASTED BLACK GRANITE • LIME PLASTER • TERRAZZO • AMBAJI WHITE MARBLE • COTTON • CHARRED OAK • FROSTED GLASS
With the interiors, the spatial vocabulary manifests in the form of a more localised material palette and expression, using lime-plastered walls, grey Kota stone and ethically sourced timber. A variation of textures: both in concrete surfaces, and lime-plaster is ensured through local craftsmen, whilst bespoke details such as handcrafted joinery, soft furnishings, and warm lighting temper the raw materiality, ensuring the house feels lived-in and inviting.
"The brief was to create an exposed-concrete home that felt warm, intimate, and deeply connected to nature, while preserving nine existing neem trees on the site."
The entrance courtyard as viewed from the vestibule space
The living room incorporates smooth-polished plywood cast concrete surfaces and ethically sourced teak wood elements that lend warmth to the space
The bedroom interior incorporates a localised material palette, using sage green lime washed walls, terrazzo flooring and ethically sourced timber furniture
The master bathroom, designed using marble and timber details, features an island counter with a circular skylight over it which bathes the space with diffused light through the day
The master bedroom floor carries a terrazzo detailing at the edges—a hint from the secondary bedrooms, with a four poster bed anchored over the kota flooring
“The level of curated customisation inside and out, from details in the concrete and landscape, to the smallest interior junctions bringing together a medley of materials, reflects the collaborative process involved in bringing warmth to the seemingly cold RCC architecture"
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Images by Ishita Sitwala