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Wrapped in meticulous timber grids, the exteriors are carefully planned to reflect

the gradual ageing process one sees in nature. Dipping into the same nature-

centric focus, the landscape is bohemian and vernacular in character.

Akshat Bhatt, Principal Architect, Architecture Discipline

apped in meticulous itself is a sum of many surprises. The visual (Facing Page, Above)
mber grids, this home narrative is simple, the drama heightened The formal dining
room houses a
th its clean lines, through the scale of the project. The facade large table that can
remely structural, towers above you, but once you enter, the accommodate up
to 40 people, with
ost austere facade, ceiling is kept deliberately low, with a sudden a striking minibar
ds in stark contrast boom of height as one walks through the and parquet flooring
in three colours,
residential realm. doorway, escalating from 7ft to 22ft in an making it optimal
for entertainment
The exteriors are carefully planned to reflect instant. The material and colour palette and quintessentially
the gradual ageing process one sees in is subdued, the furniture and accessories minimal. (Facing
Page, Below) Each
nature. Dipping into the same nature-centric minimal, drawing your attention to the bedroom has been
focus, the landscape is both bohemian and abundance of natural light. carefully planned
and executed to suit
vernacular in character. “With a clear concept of drawing on the each family member’s
For architect Akshat Bhatt, architecture, or natural energy, we refrained from over- requirements while
following the same
building a home is not just about rendering styling the space. Keeping light at the crux, we over arching theme of
simplicity.
a service or implementing what other people focused on the various aspects surrounding it,

want. “I like to develop the use of the building including diffusion, patterns and shadows,”
together with the client, in a process, so that informs Akshat. The house is programmed
as we go along we become more intelligent,” in a way to allow for flexible partitions and
he elucidates. An approach that he follows for systems, which can be moulded to increase or
each of his projects. decrease space as needed in the future.
This evolved pattern of design is obvious The design is progressive, timeless and still
even in this New Delhi home. The house relevant twenty years later.

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