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Spaces as we shape them, seen whole.
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A wall of travel cups and handmade pottery, sized cup by cup, frames the Plum House dining table.
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A calm, light-filled living room in Powai, left deliberately open to gather a family's life over time.
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Hand-applied lime plaster and teak in a Gamdevi living room that looks into mango and jackfruit trees.
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Marble kept for the moments visitors notice: the reception lounge of a Chembur office built in five months.
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Concept render: a double-height dining room around green marble and a planted boulder, facing the city.
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Warm timber and an arched niche bring character to a Juhu dining corner on a careful budget.
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Raw brass, black marble and a mirrored storage wall make a 386 sq. ft. home feel generous.
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A bed framed by wardrobes, so the guest room stores as much as it sleeps.
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A mirrored wall doubles the daylight across a hand-carved timber table and stone-legged bench.
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Arched lime-plaster niches hold plants and pick up the green from the trees outside.
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One sculpted lime-green wall carries the office's identity and its awards.
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The Voxel, an IAAC Barcelona cabin Maitri contributed to during her master's, built from pine grown and milled within a kilometre of the site.
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A timber grid headboard wall turns the bed into a place to keep books and objects.
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Soft white walls, hand-shaped niches and a cane frame keep this bedroom quiet and cool.
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Each bedroom in The Nest has its own character; this one is softer, in pinks and burgundy.
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Concept render: a bedroom under a skylight, with plaster shelves and a desk shaped into the wall.
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Raw brass, chosen because it settles into a soft patina instead of staying new.
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A passage of arched timber frames and rattan lights, rounded the way a Kutchhi bhunga is.
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Banswara marble runs from dining to kitchen, past a curved island and a brass-detailed door.
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Arched black frames give the cabins privacy without blocking the light.
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Terracotta plates, a teak bed and a window seat in a bedroom that opens onto trees.
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Inside The Voxel: exposed pine, with seating built into the structure itself.
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A ladder to the loft and storage folded into the timber walls of The Voxel.
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A channel-tufted headboard and three carved timber rounds in a calm, warm bedroom.
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Full-height wardrobes with slim timber pulls keep the storage quiet in this Juhu bedroom.
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Porthole cut-outs and green pinboards carry the curves into the second work area.
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Concept render: a building lobby in stone, with a patterned rug and a quiet reception counter.
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A curved stone island, seen through the teak louvres that open and close the kitchen.
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Woven rattan wardrobe doors in teak frames, with terracotta plates above.
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The feature wall ripples past the desks towards a glass cabin in the corner.
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The brass console doubles as extra seating when twelve guests come over.
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A dressing passage of teak and rattan wardrobes hidden behind the bed.
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A Murphy bed folds into the wardrobe wall, so one room can be a study or a bedroom.
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Teak cabinets and fluted glass in a kitchen that looks through to the bedroom passage.
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Layered timber frames give long views through the whole office.
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Switchable glass turns this second bedroom from one room into two at the touch of a button.
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Lime plaster, teak and plenty of green in a renovated South Mumbai family home.
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A built-in daybed and open shelves keep the Juhu living room warm and uncluttered.
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A built-in desk and shelves in The Voxel, every piece of timber traceable to its tree.
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Round mirrors and green panels soften a disciplined, efficient work zone.
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A frameless glass meeting room that stays part of the office.
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A balcony corner for a stool, a plant and a handmade wall piece.
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Teak louvres, cane chairs and a red travertine table: Indian materials, used lightly.
Forms and the details within them, up close.
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Lit teak cubbies, inspired by Kyoto teahouses, hold a collection of cups beside the kitchen.
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Terracotta-red tile, a black stone basin and a brass tap in a small, bold bathroom.
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Black marble inlaid with red, resting on timber and red marble legs.
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A checkerboard basin made entirely from marble offcuts left over on site.
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A window seat tucked between rattan wardrobes, a place to sit with the trees.
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A window seat with drawers below: seating and storage in one built-in.
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Nesting coffee tables in black marble that split apart and come back together.
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Veined stone and a backlit counter make the smallest room the most dramatic.
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A red marble basin, brass details and handmade green tiles in the office washroom.
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Charred timber cladding, after the Japanese yakisugi technique, protects The Voxel's skin.
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The Voxel's dark, charred form among the trees of Valldaura.
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A daybed under a window full of jackfruit leaves, with a folding teak tray.
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A corner seat with open shelves above, built to the shape of the room.
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Limestone, glass and a teak-framed mirror in a simple, calm bathroom.
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A private cabin warmed by herringbone wood flooring and a single piece of art.
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A marble console at the entrance, with room for a print and a green glass vase.
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Cane, timber and a brass pendant at the bedside.
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An arched mirror makes the smallest bedroom feel twice its size.
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A pill-shaped mirror, green fluted tiles and a timber vanity.
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White marble walls over Kota stone, with storage that disappears into the joinery.
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An organic marble table on timber legs, made for the meeting room.
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Display niches built into a doorway, for ceramics collected over time.
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The Voxel at dusk, designed to be self-sufficient for whoever shelters inside.
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A timber-veneered vanity and cream tiles, simple and hard-wearing.
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Movable teak louvres that hide the dining room or open it to the living room.
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A curved timber vanity under terracotta pendants in the powder room.