Studio Motley

About

We approach master planning as a way to make places feel alive, not just organised. It’s about how buildings, open spaces, and people all fit together - like they’re having a conversation with each other and with nature.

How We Shape Spaces

• We don’t simply plot buildings and roads. We pay attention to every bit: from the way streets look as you walk down them, to how your balcony catches a breeze, to how a small street-corner feels at sunset.
• For residential and plotted layouts, we use natural materials - think clay, brick, wood - and a consistent style to give the whole neighborhood a sense of belonging.
• Homes aren’t just boxes; we like to add central courts or balconies so you feel the outside is always close, not just through a window.

Campuses & Complexes

• Big sites like schools or offices? We break them down into smaller pods or clusters, so you get that “small village” feel, not a soulless block.
• We play with volumes, shadows, and paths - sometimes using real physical models to get a real feel for how spaces work together.
• Our projects always try to foster organic interaction - not forced, just natural.

Heart of the Community

• We design shared spaces that actually invite you in - clubhouses flowing into parks, verandahs (deep covered porches) and jagalis (raised platforms) for you to lounge and chat.
• Pavilions and open areas are part of the landscape, not plonked on top of it.
• We love using ideas like “Komorebi” - that special dappled light under trees - to make these places feel magical.

What Drives Us

• Always blurring lines between indoors and outdoors
• The play of light and shadow makes spaces come alive
• Honest materials - wood, stone, terracotta - that feel good to touch
• Borrowing views from nature around to make spaces feel bigger and more connected

Contextual site planning and community-centered design are at the core of what we do, and we never lose sight of how integrated landscape architecture can make all the difference.