10 Indian Homes Show How to Get Urban Greenery Right
Landscaped balconies, vertical gardens, indoor plant beds ... these homes have created their very own green lungs
Vinita Kunnath
30 May 2019
A Houzz India contributor, freelance writer, lover of the internet, travel, funny blogs and all things off-beat, with an eye for good taste and aesthetics. Home, not clothes, maketh a man.....or woman.
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City life is fast becoming synonymous with concrete. Unless you are fortunate to live in a house with a garden, one has to make do with an odd potted plant here or a trailing creeper there, for that patch of green one so craves. But, don’t give up hope yet. Have a dekko at these homes that are prime examples of how to stay connected with nature, whether on the twelfth floor or the ground.
1. Where: New Delhi
Firm: Spaces Architects@ka
You wouldn’t guess it, but this is the fourth and topmost level of a Delhi home. The terrace has a beautifully laid out lawn, enclosed on one end by an ivy-covered wall. A patio built with granite adds to the nice mix of soft and hard elements in the terrace.
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Firm: Spaces Architects@ka
You wouldn’t guess it, but this is the fourth and topmost level of a Delhi home. The terrace has a beautifully laid out lawn, enclosed on one end by an ivy-covered wall. A patio built with granite adds to the nice mix of soft and hard elements in the terrace.
Find a landscape professional to green up your house
2. Where: Pune
Firm: TAO Architecture Pvt. Ltd.
This twelfth-storey penthouse establishes a connection between the indoors and outdoors via its large french windows that open onto a landscaped balcony. Imagine being perched so high up, surrounded by a patch of green under a canopy of blue sky – heaven, isn’t it?
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Firm: TAO Architecture Pvt. Ltd.
This twelfth-storey penthouse establishes a connection between the indoors and outdoors via its large french windows that open onto a landscaped balcony. Imagine being perched so high up, surrounded by a patch of green under a canopy of blue sky – heaven, isn’t it?
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3. Where: Vadodara
Firm: The Crossboundaries
A clever dugout at the edge of this lounge area allows for a touch of green as well as uninterrupted views of the city below.
Looking for plants, pots or fountains?
Firm: The Crossboundaries
A clever dugout at the edge of this lounge area allows for a touch of green as well as uninterrupted views of the city below.
Looking for plants, pots or fountains?
4. Where: Thrissur, Kerala
Firm: LIJO.RENY.architects
Atriums, in any context, are standout features. This one is doubly stunning, thanks to the mini tropical jungle growing in it. Glass windows almost make believe that the mini trees are within the living room.
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Firm: LIJO.RENY.architects
Atriums, in any context, are standout features. This one is doubly stunning, thanks to the mini tropical jungle growing in it. Glass windows almost make believe that the mini trees are within the living room.
Tour the house for more ideas
5. Where: New Delhi
Firm: The Ketli Home
When you don’t have floor space, look upwards – as this tiny alcove exemplifies. Money plants from suspended pots trail downwards, curtaining off this delightful space from the hubbub of the rest of the house.
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Firm: The Ketli Home
When you don’t have floor space, look upwards – as this tiny alcove exemplifies. Money plants from suspended pots trail downwards, curtaining off this delightful space from the hubbub of the rest of the house.
Discover ways to display hanging, trailing plants
6. Where: Mumbai
Firm: The Orange Lane
This small balcony has the vibe of a garden sit-out, ensconced as it is within vertical greenery. The jali design above the sofa, with creepers all over it, adds to the outdoorsy feeling.
Firm: The Orange Lane
This small balcony has the vibe of a garden sit-out, ensconced as it is within vertical greenery. The jali design above the sofa, with creepers all over it, adds to the outdoorsy feeling.
7. Where: Bangalore
Firm: Manasaram Architects
A traditional-style courtyard in a modern house is turned into a little sea of green, allowing the entire house, built on two floors, to enjoy a slice of nature right in its midst.
Browse through stunning courtyards that soak up the sun
Firm: Manasaram Architects
A traditional-style courtyard in a modern house is turned into a little sea of green, allowing the entire house, built on two floors, to enjoy a slice of nature right in its midst.
Browse through stunning courtyards that soak up the sun
8. Where: Ahmedabad
Firm: Ace Associates
One side of this bathroom has been turned into a bed of plants. It doesn’t hurt to have a partially open roof: that way both the homeowner and the plants can enjoy the rain and sunshine.
Firm: Ace Associates
One side of this bathroom has been turned into a bed of plants. It doesn’t hurt to have a partially open roof: that way both the homeowner and the plants can enjoy the rain and sunshine.
9. Where: New Delhi
Firm: Spaces Architects@ka
A four-storey house shows off a set of green walls at the front, which add a soothing feel to the hard façade. It also merges the building with its surroundings – a green belt in front of the plot.
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Firm: Spaces Architects@ka
A four-storey house shows off a set of green walls at the front, which add a soothing feel to the hard façade. It also merges the building with its surroundings – a green belt in front of the plot.
See the inside of the house here
10. Where: Surat
Firm: Studio Lagom
This home has its very own green space in a sunken pebbled courtyard that has been designed as an additional seating zone – a sure-shot attraction one would gravitate towards, rather than to an enclosed living room.
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Firm: Studio Lagom
This home has its very own green space in a sunken pebbled courtyard that has been designed as an additional seating zone – a sure-shot attraction one would gravitate towards, rather than to an enclosed living room.
Read more:
5 Plants Best Suited for Indian Homes
Gorgeous Water Features for Indoor & Outdoor Spaces
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We did this tropical green wall system outside a Client's private GYM. It covers a massive concrete wall and connects 2 utility sections. Today's Urban surroundings are packed with artificial materials and acute angles which make life more stressful. Pad up all those sections with green walls, green screens, wall cladding plants etc.