By Marina Correa
Photography: Sameer Tawde; courtesy the
architects
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Standing categorically
apart from the usual apartments, is this Flintstones-inspired,
700 sq ft. cavernously-designed home for a young couple in Bandra, Mumbai …
Since the site was located
on the first floor of a building overlooking other flats, the architects
decided to turn this constraint into an opportunity by designing an ‘introvert’
house.
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Though it is solely an
interior design project, the design outlook veers towards an architectural
schematic. “The major challenge was to achieve the forms in the way we had
imagined them,” say principal architects, Nitin Barchha and Disney Davis of The
White Room.
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So instead of using traditional
materials, the duo opted for ferro-crete, an architectural material, which
worked well to define the contours of the walls and rock-like formation at the
base of a few walls - tying in with the cave-esque design concept. However, the
primeval idiom ends right there. All the services run on state-of-the-art
automation right from mood lighting to air-conditioning.
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Interestingly, arches and
vaults interconnect different spaces while rustic textures, colourful floral
motifs and a predominantly turquoise and white interior palette exude a cool
Mediterranean vibe.
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A warm and cozy feel is
fostered via a curvaceous main door; turned-in window frames; curvy walls and asymmetrical
but round-edged furniture. Ubiquitous chip mosaic, hand sawn wood, rough slate,
antique rocks and stucco largely comprise the rustic material palette, while
tessellated marble flooring is punctuated by brass strips that subtly become a
common thread between different spaces.
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Even though it was
originally a two bedroom house that has been converted into a one bedroom
apartment, space planning has been diligently mapped carving out a master suite
with a walk-in wardrobe and as-when-required guest bedroom that can otherwise
be amalgamated into the living area.
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It is refreshing to see such
a distinctive design palette emerge proving that there are no limitations to
creativity except one’s own imagination.
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