Maskara House

The negotiations between existing conditions and form.

The negotiations between existing conditions and form.

Specifications

project details

ROLE

Project Lead, Architectural Designer

NATURE OF WORK

Commissioned

YEAR

2023

TYPOLOGY

Residential Interior Design

SCOPE

Interior Design + Furniture Design

AREA

4500 sq.ft.

LOCATION

Mumbai, India

PUBLISHED IN

Roles & Responsibilities:

Project lead for a team of 3, Concept Design Visualisation, Client Facing, Construction Drawings (Interior Design + Furniture), Design Development, negotiations, site execution, coordinating with consultants and contractors, Costing and scheduling

Roles & Responsibilities:

Project lead for a team of 3, Concept Design Visualisation, Client Facing, Construction Drawings (Interior Design + Furniture), Design Development, negotiations, site execution, coordinating with consultants and contractors, Costing and scheduling

Perched majestically in the heart of Worli, Mumbai, the sprawling 4500 sqft residence stands as a living testament to the discerning taste and lifestyle preferences. Within the residence’s narrative, a unique and captivating story unfolds, born from a structural flaw found in the old building’s framework. Rather than conceal the imposing beams that descended two meters from the finished floor level, the design team ingeniously transformed this flaw into a sculptural . Working on a residence for an art gallery owner taught me how architecture can become a quiet framework for art. The house had to remain minimal, precise, and restrained, allowing the collection to take focus. On this project, I learned the discipline of managing draftsmen, consultants, contractors, and site teams while responding to real-time site conditions, improvisations, and execution challenges.

The site faced quite a lot of hurdles in the existing conditions of the site. Originally built as a hotel, the building had a very strange layout, terribly low ceilings and ceiling beams that zigzagged across the interior. Some as low as 8.5’. It was an architectural oddity that we really leaned into. Rather than hiding this flaw, we made this into a designed element. This not only helped camouflage the overarching ducts and wiring, but also flipped the script by turning the formerly awkward appendages into the home’s tour de force.

The
Process

The
Process

PROJECT CREDITS:

Vedanth Ashok, Ved Jiraffe, Kamal Noyona

PROJECT CREDITS:

Vedanth Ashok, Ved Jiraffe, Kamal Noyona

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