The Aranya Residence

A space with
its own story.

The clients approached us with a disjointed two-storey structure in Arera Colony that suffered from dark interior rooms and rigid partitioning. They required an open, multi-generational home anchored by natural illumination, where living, dining, and courtyard spaces felt continuous without losing acoustic privacy in private bedroom suites.

Material, light
and feeling.

The original floor plan divided the residence into sealed rooms that blocked cross-ventilation and daylight from reaching the central living spine. Our architectural intervention stripped non-structural masonry walls to establish a continuous visual axis from the entrance foyer directly out to an interior courtyard garden. We chased a feeling of monastic calm grounded in tactile permanence: monolithic Italian travertine floor planes flow uninterrupted across living and dining volumes, establishing a cool datum against Bhopal's intense summer climate. Above, bespoke fluted teak joinery warms vertical elevations, concealing ducted air distribution within dropped architectural reveals rather than decorative false ceilings. The play of light throughout the day transforms the lime-washed plaster walls, catching micro-textures and softening exterior glare without requiring heavy drapery.

• Italian Navona Travertine
• Solid Quarter-Sawn Teak
• Gunmetal Brass Ironmongery
• Hand-Applied Lime Plaster