Better Interiors - September 2015

to the otherwise plain sheers. The effect
is stunning, wherein a horizontal line runs
across the
living room and bleeds into the guest
bedroom sheers, adds visual continuity
between the
two spaces, making it appear
volumetrically expansive.
toP: The living room seating encourages you to put your legs up and relax with a glass of whisky while
playing on the X-box, resonating the ‘fun’ vibe of the clients. In keeping with minimalism, the vastness
of the space is accentuated by breaking the living room wall and connecting it to the guest bedroom
with a modern glass partition. This along with the living room curtains continuing into the guest room
adds flow and visual connectivity.
above: One of the most important part of the client brief was to provide for an intimate space by the
window in the living room. This is done with a raised platform that physically divides the space into
a formal and an informal section. With the original parapet wall broken, the low Indian seating and
pouffe become the ideal lounging seats for looking outside the French windows.
a solution to accentuating the vastness of the
living room is their ingenious play of volumes.
For greater open space, they broke down the
living room wall and provided a modern glass
partition to the guest bedroom. Minimally
furnished, the guest bedroom just has a
sofa-cum-bed. For maximum storage, full
length wardrobes were provided behind the
powder bathroom. abutting that, and
accessible from the living room is the recessed
bar behind plain white doors. The powder
bathroom, adjacent to the guest bedroom, has
an interesting play of colours, patterns and
textures. an artwork of Moroccan patterns in
soft shades of grey, blue and yellow become
the floor and the intricacy of the pattern is
beautifully carved into the ceiling. The gold of
the bathroom fittings and the vibrant green of
the plants seen through the window, bring in
focus to the space. not commonly seen these
days, the pedestal basin is another smart
addition to the powder bathroom.
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