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Textures and materials help demarcate zones in a partly open-plan apartment
Manish and Neha Jain wanted their apartment to be an easy, free-flowing space that would be a welcoming hub for their family and friends. This was the brief with which they approached Riyaz and Simeen Quraishi from Moriq Interiors.
“We suggested an open-plan concept that would ensure a seamless physical and visual interactive space throughout the floor,” Riyaz, chief consultant on the project, says. The original apartment consisted of four rooms and a dining-cum-lounge area. After two years of work, the apartment was converted into a home with one expansive open-plan space and two closed bedrooms. “One of the biggest challenges was planning for an open layout concept within a space which was loaded with structural walls, which could not be tampered with,” associate consultant Simeen says.
“We suggested an open-plan concept that would ensure a seamless physical and visual interactive space throughout the floor,” Riyaz, chief consultant on the project, says. The original apartment consisted of four rooms and a dining-cum-lounge area. After two years of work, the apartment was converted into a home with one expansive open-plan space and two closed bedrooms. “One of the biggest challenges was planning for an open layout concept within a space which was loaded with structural walls, which could not be tampered with,” associate consultant Simeen says.
“The Jains wanted a home that would reflect their youthful personalities. So we envisioned and decided on this young, vibrant and contemporary feel for the interiors,” Riyaz says. The choice of colours in the lounge are striking and are the highlight of this space.
In addition to the L-shaped arrangement of sofas, the living room furniture includes floor cushions, wooden logs used in clusters as tables, pouffes and hanging chairs. A multi-coloured rug anchors the whole setup. “We personally love the the two baby-pink hanging chairs,” Simeen says. In the image, natural light floods in from the right where the lounge opens to an open deck.
The expansive living area has an informal layout that imparts a comfortable ambience. “The homeowners’ lifestyle revolves round family and close friends who visit often and spread out everywhere. We conceived a very casual layout where everything would be accessible, without any barrier, be it the master bedroom or the cooking counter,” Simeen says.
Sofas: Minotti; technical lights: Reggiani
In addition to the L-shaped arrangement of sofas, the living room furniture includes floor cushions, wooden logs used in clusters as tables, pouffes and hanging chairs. A multi-coloured rug anchors the whole setup. “We personally love the the two baby-pink hanging chairs,” Simeen says. In the image, natural light floods in from the right where the lounge opens to an open deck.
The expansive living area has an informal layout that imparts a comfortable ambience. “The homeowners’ lifestyle revolves round family and close friends who visit often and spread out everywhere. We conceived a very casual layout where everything would be accessible, without any barrier, be it the master bedroom or the cooking counter,” Simeen says.
Sofas: Minotti; technical lights: Reggiani
While colours take the centre stage, the semi-abstract monochrome wallpaper printed with skyscrapers makes for a perfect background and keeps the effect of the colours in check. It also adds depth and a sense of expanse to the lounge area.
Tables: Riva 1920; wallpaper: Mr Perswall
Tables: Riva 1920; wallpaper: Mr Perswall
The bathroom attached to the lobby subtly brings in the multi-coloured theme with tiles of blue, yellow and purple. The transparent glass partitions provide minimal visual hindrance and maintain the open-plan feel, like in the rest of the house.
The homeowners wanted an extended space where family and friends could lounge around, and unlike most other open floor plans, here in this house, the master bedroom is also included. “We went a step further and advised dissolving the walls between the master bedroom and the living and dining space too,” Riyaz says.
Folding glass doors are installed to separate the bedroom from the living area. However, the room shares the same ceiling and wallpaper as the living area, as well as the wooden flooring. “This flooring, which is devoid of grains, was consciously selected as we wanted a warm base minus the strong character [imparted by grain],” Riyaz says.
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Folding glass doors are installed to separate the bedroom from the living area. However, the room shares the same ceiling and wallpaper as the living area, as well as the wooden flooring. “This flooring, which is devoid of grains, was consciously selected as we wanted a warm base minus the strong character [imparted by grain],” Riyaz says.
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The bedroom has a quirky and edgy feel to it. This is headlined by the bespoke four-poster bed hanging from the ceiling and the small table on wheels that replaces the usual ottoman. “A stack of drawers are used in the place of conventional bedside tables,” Simeen says. This space has been kept clear of the colours of the living room.
The master bathroom, just like the bedroom, has muted colours. The sleek floating cabinet is of the same shade of white as the floor tiles. Mirrors are used on facing walls to give the illusion of an expansive space.
The kitchen and dining area run parallel to the lounge and bedroom space. However, the use of different materials has ensured this area stays visually different from the rest. “Instead of wooden flooring like in the bedroom and in the lounge area, the kitchen and the dining area have floors and walls covered with 12x12-inch tiles,” Simeen says.
The clean-lined wooden furniture balances the busy-patterned backdrop. The reused wooden table top and the metal chairs bear a design resemblance to the end table of the bedroom and the side table and lamp in the lounge. “Throughout the house, materials have been used to tie one area to another, which gives a certain flow to the open plan,” Riyaz says.
The clean-lined wooden furniture balances the busy-patterned backdrop. The reused wooden table top and the metal chairs bear a design resemblance to the end table of the bedroom and the side table and lamp in the lounge. “Throughout the house, materials have been used to tie one area to another, which gives a certain flow to the open plan,” Riyaz says.
“The wooden top of the dining table continues into the open kitchen area,” Simeen says. The kitchen area includes a kitchen island made of Italian cabinets integrated with a Corian cooktop.
Kitchen: Ar-Tre
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Kitchen: Ar-Tre
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Who lives here: Manish and Neha Jain
Location: Hyderabad
Year built: 2016
Size: 325 square metres (3500 square feet); 1 semi-open master bedroom; 2 closed bedrooms; 2 bathrooms
Architectural designers: Riyaz and Simeen Quraishi, Moriq Interiors
That’s interesting: The weaving of multiple areas with individual characteristics into a single space.
Along with an open-space plan with minimum visual hindrances, the apartment’s interior has also been given a unique palette where it brings in an eclectic mix of patterns, colours and materials. This is visible from the entrance lobby itself. The doors open to a wall embellished with 12x12-inch multi-patterned, multicoloured Spanish tiles that extend from the walls on to the floor to demarcate a seating zone.
To the left of this lobby, as we enter, lies the open-plan floor space that includes the kitchen, lounge, dining and the master bedroom. To its right are two rooms – a guest bedroom and a child’s room.