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2020

Photographer : Gokul Rao Kadam & Ashish Sahi

Simply put, the Courtyard House is a home of dreams. Nostalgic and traditional Indian elements come together with Spanish, Mogul & Moroccan motifs to create magic in a space that has no walls differentiating the inside from the out. The architecture and interiors are tightly woven together to tell a story of patterns, colours, textures and materials which are all carefully curated within each room. The entrance is a spectacular vision of blue skies, green lawn, angular roofs, a deep mustard wall and a dramatic walkway that creates shadows as a result of a laser-cut pattern on the roof. The same design is then reflected in the pavers which bleed in a deconstructed manner into the lawn. The water body on the left consists of square platforms of different heights that play hide and seek with the tropical plants and a gorgeous frangipani tree. A bright blue wall hallmarks the entrances which is composed of a solid wooden door and an old block print piece as the handle. The landscape was designed to ensure that the interiors and architecture were an extension of each other.

Hosur,Tamil Nadu,India

Architects	:	DKP Architects
Area	:	10,000 sq.ft
Year	:	2020

One of the most striking and exceptional features of the home is a set of columns that make the home stand out against any other. They create the Kerela style courtyard feature for the home.

Instead of hiding them as structural elements, we chose to highlight them with a patina finish paint above and hand painted motifs below. Each column is different and unique and sets a very distinct sensibility to the home. And especially so, because a lot of them are experienced against a deep mustard passage wall that runs the length of the house from inside to the outside. The colours of many furniture items are derived from here and so are the room concepts. Another element that needs highlight is the door detail. The bedroom doors are teak and combine a patina louvre at the bottom, a Kasumi glass above that is sandwiched between an MS grill detail making it elegant, delicate and unusual. All outside door and window frames are done in patina, an inspiration from Bawas architecture in Srilanka.

The home uses a grey IPS in all the common areas such as the dining and living. The dining room is bold and rustic. A stone wall that wraps to the breakfast area is also the backdrop for a larger than lifelog table that is paired with typical Sri Lankan leather chairs.

A brass light hangs above; an antique blue wooden carving is perched over a greenish console; the roof has teak wood trusses and rafters interspersed with banana fibre and track lights run on either side to illuminate the space with soft warm light. Bamboo baskets adorn the other wall.

The combination of materials used here maybe a mouth full, but they come together in a way that only enhances the best of each imparting a dichotomy to the home – it feels homely and country style and yet plush and luxurious at the same time.

The living room is the central space of the home and is surrounded by the columns. Needless to say the living cluster is more subtle that the motley pillars that it is housed within. However, it holds its own with a gorgeous vintage patch work rug, a pair of beige sofas with a black tapestry like motif ; a pair of indigo chairs and a parrot green sofa.

The family area is a combination of a blue sofa, a drift wood console, a patchwork blue chair and blue ceramic accessories. The breakfast table is distressed white and looks most inviting against the bare stone wall. Most of these pieces have been sourced from Anthropologie Home in the United States even though most are make in India.

The bedrooms are delightful and different in their use of colours and patterns derived from the columns. The wooden ceilings in the bedrooms make them warm and cosy and also enhance the pitch in the roof.

The master bedroom has a four poster bed in blue. The floor which is a cement pattern tile in blue, green and grey also wraps behind the bed making it difficult to decide whether the floor or the bed is the pièce de resistance of this area. Two wooden chandeliers hang down and add grandeur.

The olive and ochre room uses a heritage pattern tile in Kota, Jaisalmer and peach. An olive bed paired with white accessories and lights create the perfect balance between subtlety and vibrancy. In the red room, a solid crimson wainscot meets a bold, black, grey and red floral cement tile. A simple wooden and black The olive and ochre room uses a heritage pattern tile in Kota, Jaisalmer and peach. An olive bed paired with white accessories and lights create the perfect balance between subtlety and vibrancy. In the red room, a solid crimson wainscot meets a bold, black, grey and red floral cement tile. A simple wooden and black