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HOUSE OF OBJECTS
Designed for a young entrepreneur based out of Dubai as a second home in India. He wanted a luxurious home to host gatherings for his friends and relatives in Mumbai. This was an opportunity to conceptualize an avant-garde home in Mumbai’s most upscale residential area that would impress upon its visitors and yet simultaneously be cozy and inviting. The vision for the home was to design a space where guests could be transported to a realm of mystery, poetry, and emotions, similarly witnessed at an art gallery. Where the art would be the bespoke objects in the home ranging from furniture pieces, artifacts, and materials sourced from various parts of the world, eclectic lights, and furnishings, to even functional elements such as doors. In order to house these objects, the space designed was very minimal and raw while having a well-thought-out color and material palette with sophisticated metal details that complement these bespoke objects while elevating the space.
NOTE - EACH OBJECT / FURNITURE IN THIS HOUSE IS CUSTOM MADE.
THE PLAN - Since the home is designed to host gatherings, it is divided into 2 zones. Public and private areas / served and service areas. Facing the sea on the RHS are the public spaces, (the entry foyer, formal and informal seating, dining, den, and the bar area) which are conceived in an open plan to allow free movement and gathering of people. On the other side, the private and the service areas (Master bedroom, kitchen, servant area, utility area) are efficiently organized out of sight for the visitor.
THEME - The idea was to conceive a timeless space that houses the various objects/sculptures in a way that does not compete with them but rather draws attention to them. To make it timeless, we proposed a strategy that involved decluttering and having a very minimal, bare, monolithic shell that blends various monotoned textures and materials seamlessly with sophisticated metal details to accentuate the space while complimenting the objects. Functional and practical aspect was also integrated into the careful planning and designing of the space. We also wanted this home to have many contradictions; Black and White, Smooth and Rough, Opaque
and Transparent, raw and finished. This would allow us to design an elegant, sophisticated, and yet radicalhome that creates a sense of luxury.
DINING - The dining area with a sculptural dining table is the focal point of the home and was as much of an engineering feat as a logistical one! It was designed to be a space that is a conversation starter for visitors and an object that adds to the x-factor of the house. It was also challenging to convince our client of it as it is an experimental design and is not a conventional 'table' especially for a home. Inspired by the raw power of geodes, the large boulder-like legs are carved in Brazilian granite and are installed at inclined angles. An 11’ long single toughened glass top is cantilevered on these rocks. The juxtaposition this piece offers in terms of
form, materials, colors, and texture with respect to the home is quite exciting for us. The bar behind the dining table, exquisitely designed with precious mother-of-pearl tiles, is the perfect backdrop for it.
ANOMOLY -
We had the idea that the powder bathroom is the only space we should break away from the achromatic monolithic theme of the house. Inspired by a marine color palette, we wanted to give the space a monotone and applied handmade clay tiles glazed in emerald green color. To tie this in the home, one can also see hints of this color palette used in the MOP chips inside the blue tone-colored bar for the backsplash and the shibori print fabric used for the bench in the living room.
MATERIALS - we experiment with layers of different finishes, textures, patterns, and even colors within the achromatic color palette.
BEDROOM - Art Deco inspired wallpaper at the back of the custom made leather upholstered headboard and bed. Brass finished bedside light and custom-made metallic finish bedside tables and metal inlay on the border of the flooring.
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