Dense suburban neighborhoods of Mumbai have seen many bungalows transforming into narrow apartment buildings which hug each other shoulder to shoulder. Having undergone a similar transformation, this new home has lost its previous qualities of being surrounded by greenery and open spaces. Therefore a large part of the process of designing the 3rd and 4th-floor duplex was about redefining the relation of the interior spaces with the outdoors. Along with the architects of the building we decided to include a courtyard in the center of the duplex apartment.