All great homes start with a great concept for its interiors.
Residential interiors take inspiration from:
- What the client wants
- What their existing architecture is
- The imagination of the designer.
Most often than not, clients do not know what they want and getting information from them is the trickiest part in getting the interiors right.
We did a concept design for a client of ours about four years ago and this gives an account of what we actually did.
The basic specifications of the client’s residence included the following:
- It was a 4000 sq. ft. property
- 3 bedrooms with privacy
- Walk-in wardrobes in 3 of the bedrooms
- One bedroom to be used as an office
- One bedroom for the children
- One bedroom to be converted into an entertainment room – music system, home theatre and library
- One pooja room to be cut out from the large living area
- Open dining, living and kitchen area
- Single floor and no stairs
- Standard RCC structure
The materials to be used included solid wood (teak, rosewood, mahogany), natural materials, and contrast in textures and color.
Design concept
Equipped with this knowledge, we started out on designing the interiors for them. We showed them some reference images for inspiration. Based on their likes, we did the initial sketching and drawing. Once they were convinced with the sketching and drawing, we proceeded with the 3D model of how it would appear in the end.
3D model allowed them to visualize their interior space and they had a number of suggestions in terms of materials used, colors used and the amount of space used in each of the designs. We went through 3 iterations and got to the perfect model of what the client wanted.
Design execution
We kept most things in white and natural wood colors. We used solid colors for the children’s bedroom and for the cushions and mattresses. All the cupboards, walk-in wardrobes, curtains and the kitchen storage were kept in white.
We did a traditional concept design for their pooja room with metal hangings and decorations using antiques. We recreated some of the antique designs from the photographs they shared with us for their pooja room.
Their sofas, cots, and living area shelves were made of Burma teak wood. The living room shelves had a natural unfinished look that added to the character of the house.
We used a single piece of Mahogany wood for their dining table. This had a bit of history as this was sourced from a tree that fell during ‘Thane’ cyclone. This wood had a large hole towards the sides. We arrested the damage and covered that portion alone with glass and this added a bit of spice and story to their dining area.
We completed the entire work from understanding their needs to concept development to sourcing and execution in a span of 4 months. The client is really happy and we visit them once a year to make sure that the space is still working for our client.
