Creating Architectural Interiors Through Light and Texture
We believe interior spaces are defined by the materials you touch and the way light moves through a room. Here is a look at our approach to crafting textures, staircases, and spaces that feel deeply connected to the environment.
Snippets from a site visit to an Experience Center in Bengaluru, showcasing our use of natural materials like brick, stone, and metal to create a warm and tactile environment. Water features and landscaping further enhance the sensory experience.
A tree is framed by a brick opening in a courtyard, creating a living work of art. This work-in-progress shot highlights our use of architecture to frame views of nature.
A black-and-white photo of a courtyard passage, where the texture of a projecting brick wall contrasts with smooth stone flooring. The play of light and shadow animates the space.
The dynamic play of sunlight through a skylight creates moving patterns on a wall, contrasting with the static, rough texture of a board-formed concrete surface. This is from our "Colour Splash House" project.
In the "Pool Court House," light filtering through a perforated screen casts dappled shadows on the wall next to a floating wooden staircase, creating a serene and poetic moment.
The staircase in the "Pool Court House" wraps around a double-height void, with glass railings ensuring uninterrupted views across the different levels of the home.
The minimalist design of this floating staircase makes it appear light and sculptural. The interplay of light, shadow, and material is a central theme in our work.
A view from the mid-landing of the staircase in the "Pool Court House," looking across to the living spaces and the pool court beyond. The landing is designed as a space for pause and reorientation.
The details of the entrance at "The Treehouse" apartments, where steps and a ramp are integrated. The design considers accessibility while creating a visually interesting threshold.
A grove of yellow bamboo planted at our studio entrance acts as a natural, semi-porous screen, offering privacy from the street while creating a beautiful green threshold.
About The Art of the Interior
We approach interior design as an extension of architecture, not a separate layer. In our projects, like the Pool Court House, we rely on material studies—exposed brick, board-formed concrete, and natural stone—to define spaces rather than decorative finishes. Before we begin, we examine how light hits these surfaces throughout the day, which often requires us to plan for skylights and courtyard orientations long before the walls go up.
Our design process for interiors is less about decoration and more about spatial organization and the raw honesty of materials. When we work on a home, we look for opportunities to blur the lines between the inside and the outside.
The Role of Light and Shadow
Light is our primary building material. We use skylights, perforated screens, and deep-set windows not just to illuminate a room but to animate it. By controlling how light interacts with surfaces—such as board-formed concrete or rough-hewn stone—we create shifting patterns throughout the day. This is evident in our staircase designs, where the mid-landing often serves as a space for pause and redirection, bathed in filtered light.
Materiality and Process
We are interested in how materials age and perform. We prefer using brick, timber, and concrete in their honest states rather than covering them up. Our studio’s hands-on approach involves building physical models and testing light conditions at the site scale. This allows us to resolve complex details, such as floating staircases or structural connections, during the design phase rather than on-site.
Designing for Your Space
If you are looking to define your interior environment, we start by understanding the site's unique conditions. Whether it is integrating a courtyard to improve cross-ventilation or using a living screen like bamboo to provide privacy while maintaining a view, our goal is to create a home that feels like a natural extension of its surroundings. We prioritize functional circulation and structural clarity over trends, resulting in interiors that remain relevant and comfortable over time.
Thirdspace
We are Praveen and Namrata, the team behind Thirdspace. We spend our days sketching at our studio in Koregaon Park or visiting sites in Belagavi, obsessing over how a staircase feels or where the light hits a wall. Our process is messy and hands-on, because we believe that is the only way to find a solution that truly belongs to your site.
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