Urban Sanctuaries in Dense Cityscapes
Finding peace in the middle of chaos. I design vertical homes and apartments that breathe, using courtyards and light to create your own quiet refuge from the city.
This is Sarvasva, a vertical home in Bombay. Its terracotta skin provides a self cleansing facade that stands in marked contrast to its surroundings, with a principal jagged eye sculpted to take in the best vistas and suspend greens.
A render of our Koba House, a country home by the Sabarmati. The design uses big, elemental white spaces to frame expansive views and make light the true showstopper of the architecture.
A preview of our Dubai Hills villa, Wahatan, which means Oasis. The design sucks the green of the golfing fairway into its central courtyard, making nature the absolute center stage of the home.
Our first apartment project, Ikebana in Ahmedabad, is nearing completion. These are glimpses of the experience center, a lofty white space with a stone temple like enclosure rising from a black reflective water plane. Elemental Zen.
The courtyard of our Dubai Hills villa, Wahatan. The home is designed as an oasis, with lush greenery and a bridge connecting two wings, creating a private, natural world in the middle of the city.
Ikebana is green housing at a mega scale in an urban environment. The goal is to bring green to the area and be a sympathetic neighbor, using user centric design with shaded glass, irrigated planters, and sustainable practices.
A render for a new project in Bombay, living on the edge between land and sea. We intend to make a difference in our mother city, where mediocre architecture has dominated for too long. This is one of those attempts.
The sculptural form of the Koba House at dusk. The design is elemental, using clean white planes and a dramatic roofline to create a powerful statement against the deep blue sky.
A view into the green heart of our Dubai Hills villa. The design brings the lushness of the adjacent golf course right into the home's courtyard, creating a true oasis in the desert landscape.
A before and after view of our Khwabgah project in Delhi. This multi generational home celebrates the outdoors with green rooftops and courtyards, using noble materials like red sandstone and white marble.
About Urban Sanctuaries
Most urban homes fight against their environment, but I design yours to embrace it. By utilizing terracotta screens and internal courtyards, I turn a standard apartment into a living organism that breathes, filters city noise, and invites light deep into your private spaces.
Dense cityscapes demand a shift in perspective. Instead of sealing ourselves off behind glass, I focus on porosity. In my projects like Sarvasva in Bombay, I sculpted the building to suspend greenery at every level, creating a vertical garden that functions as a natural filter against the surrounding concrete.
The Architecture of Breath
My Urban Sanctuary approach is rooted in the concept of the aangan (courtyard). Even in restricted plots, I find space to place a green heart. This heart regulates temperature and creates a visual pause point. I use noble materials like basalt, rammed earth, and salvaged teak that age beautifully, adding texture that synthetic finishes cannot replicate.
Technical Rigor
Design is only half the battle. I spend significant time on physical models to map sun-paths and wind directions. This ensures that the passive cooling strategies—like wind tunnels and large overhangs—work as intended throughout the seasons. This is not about following a trend. It is about building for the next fifty years.
What to expect
When we start, I listen. I need to understand your lifestyle before I draw a single line. We will look at material samples, walk through the site, and build small-scale models to test volume. I do not hide behind computer screens. If you appreciate the tactile feel of raw stone over mass-market finishes, we are already speaking the same language. We prioritize climate-responsive layouts that reduce electricity costs and improve your daily well-being. Whether you are in Bombay, Delhi, or Dubai, my studio works to ensure your home feels like an oasis of calm.
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