TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROJECT ? WHAT WAS THE CONCEPT
BEHIND ITS DESIGN INCEPTION ?
MONITA : “ RESIDENCE IN NAGPUR " a residential interiors project for
Mr . Praveen Agrawal in Nagpur , India .
The client wanted their house to reflect their lifestyle . The brief for this 2670 sqft , was a three bedroom home with a space to double up for social gathering and to have an extravagant temple . We approached the space as a blank canvas to fill with colors and materials . The temple is the most highlighted part of the house with a waterbody and glass steps that is also a walkway leading to the temple .
The continuation in the space was achieved using pattern , material and colors . It was a pleasure working with such lovely clients who believed in our team , who gave us a free hand while designing the house . The space consisted of 3 bedrooms , living room , dining room , kitchen , spa room , small office space and an entertainment room which doubles up to host social gatherings . Each room has been given equal importance and a different design perspective keeping the user of the room in mind .
( below ) Residence in Nagpur , India by MONITA PATEL AND ASSOCIATES
Photographer : PRASHANT BHAT
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT ?
MONITA : The most favorite , challenging and the special feature in this whole project was the home theatre area .( ON PAGE 79 ) We had to make sure of combining the given area into a home theatre as well as a guest room , keeping the theme same , the overall coordination by maintaining the separate identity . So when its enclosed it becomes a complete home theatre dedicated and a separate room for the guest not being disturbed at the same time . So a lot of technical factors were taken into consideration like acoustics etc .
The main purpose was to make sure that when the theatre room is operational it doesn ’ t create a disturbance in guest room area , so the partition is completely acoustic based .
78 | January - February 2022 Edition // Design Essentia // DE INDIA