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Mumbai Houzz: A Home That Merges Many Stories Under One Roof
Studio KE Architects deftly uses marble and wood to weave a cohesive residence for different tastes and lifestyles
Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here: A couple with a teenage son, who have frequent visitors
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Year built: 2020
Size: 358 square metres (3850 square feet); 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms
Interior designers: Karan Danda and Esha Tipnis, founding partners, Studio KE Architects
Photographs by: Kuber Shah
It isn’t an easy task to design a residence of 3850 square feet, when all the members of the family have their own unique ideas about what their individual personal space should be like. This Thane home is designed keeping in mind the different personalities, comfort quotients and quirks of each member of the family, including the daughters who have left home but often visit with their own families.
Karan Danda and Esha Tipnis at Studio KE Architects say, “We noticed a strong sense of nostalgia for the home the family was leaving behind, and we decided to take hints of elements that were comforting for them.” This led them to make every space unique to its user, while binding the house together via its common areas through the use of wood and some carefully selected stones and textures.
Who lives here: A couple with a teenage son, who have frequent visitors
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Year built: 2020
Size: 358 square metres (3850 square feet); 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms
Interior designers: Karan Danda and Esha Tipnis, founding partners, Studio KE Architects
Photographs by: Kuber Shah
It isn’t an easy task to design a residence of 3850 square feet, when all the members of the family have their own unique ideas about what their individual personal space should be like. This Thane home is designed keeping in mind the different personalities, comfort quotients and quirks of each member of the family, including the daughters who have left home but often visit with their own families.
Karan Danda and Esha Tipnis at Studio KE Architects say, “We noticed a strong sense of nostalgia for the home the family was leaving behind, and we decided to take hints of elements that were comforting for them.” This led them to make every space unique to its user, while binding the house together via its common areas through the use of wood and some carefully selected stones and textures.
The living room impresses with its voluminous space, made more so by the natural light coming in. Explaining the extensive use of luxe materials such as wood and marble, Danda says, “The idea of luxury in the living room is brought about by concentrating on detailing each design intervention and carefully picking materials to create a fresh and vibrant elegance.” Warm white oak wood contrasts with the cool blue Macaubas marble, bringing oodles of style to the living room.
Blue chairs and centre table: Studio KE Architects
Blue chairs and centre table: Studio KE Architects
The family loves socialising, and ample seating and a variety of lighting setups create the right space for hosting friends and family regularly. Magnetic track lights provide direct lighting while the indirect ambient lighting from the L lamp and a ceiling light, customised by Arjun Rathi and Let There Be Light (LTBL) respectively, add layers and depth to the illumination. A rug from The Weaver accentuates the bright, fresh look of the space and ties the living room together.
On the other end of the living room lies the open dining area that is designed with a traditional Indian touch inspired by the couple’s memories of dining seated on a geru (red oxide) floor. The dining zone’s floor, a pastel version of the original, complements the other half that is pale marble flooring.
The combined palette of the reddish floor, the vaulted wood ceiling and the oak-wood veneered walls creates a warm space. The studio designed the dining table and chairs, and the cage-like pendant lights come from LTBL.
The dining area connects to the kitchen through a panelled double door.
The guest bedroom lies to the left of the entrance foyer. Bright pastels with tones of wood bind the entire scheme together.
Browse through images of pastel bedrooms
Browse through images of pastel bedrooms
“Design elements like pre-war wainscoting, paired with fresh colours and minimalistic moulding, give the room its character,” Tipnis says.
The daughters’ rooms are adjacent to each other. This bedroom sports gentle arches and curves. Keeping in mind the daughter’s affinity for pink, the design firm paired it with muted shades of grey and white to make it the focus of the room.
The custom-designed dresser and accompanying pouffe add a youthful touch to the chic character of the bedroom. Says Danda, “We collaborated with Avni Sejpal to design lights that follow the inherent design language created by the soft arches and curves in the bedroom.”
The other bedroom sports shades of mauve and lavender, along with the ubiquitous wood tones. “We have tried to bring back the charm of an older era by providing plain surfaces like the Indian patent stone (IPS) wall and the wood-panelled ceiling, and accentuating these surfaces with intricately detailed woodwork pieces like the custom-designed four-poster bed and design elements in the bathroom,” Danda says.
Purple niches in the wall provide storage and a dose of colour to the otherwise pastel palette.
Of the two master bedrooms, one belongs to the son. This space has been designed like a bachelor pad, complete with darker shades. The raw concrete texture and the electric-blue wood panelling make for a striking appearance.
See what happens when concrete meets wood
See what happens when concrete meets wood
The blue reappears to make its small but impactful presence on the frame of the sliding door, table top of the dresser and the TV credenza (not seen).
The play of materials, colours and textures continues into the bathroom with its bold Dalmata marble, black fixtures and a pop of blue.
The design of the other master bedroom keeps in mind the connection of the couple to their traditional roots. Tipnis says, “Although the design language keeps up with the times, we have introduced our take on traditional woodworking elements through custom-designed wardrobe handles, bed legs, dresser-table knobs and the daybed.”
The woven cane lounger is a nod to the furniture of the days of yore, bringing an old-world charm to the contemporary setting.
Floor plan
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