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Lemon

Bengaluru

This 1500 sq.ft. apartment was envisioned as a vibrant, contemporary home for a client keen on exploring bold color within a cohesive and liveable framework. The design reimagines a typical builder-grade apartment into a series of expressive yet connected spaces. Here, color, materiality, and texture work together to create a layered spatial experience. 

At the heart of the design is the idea of colour as an architectural tool. Colour is applied in deliberate blocks across walls and volumes rather than being used as surface decoration. This defines zones, guides movement, and establishes visual continuity. A carefully curated palette of earthy terracotta, muted greys, warm neutrals, and saturated accents brings balance. It allows the home to feel energetic without being overwhelming.

As an example, the transition from the living to dining and into the passage is done through a continuation of color-blocking language—where terracotta tones gradually give way to muted greys, subtly demarcating zones while maintaining a seamless flow. The balance between bold visual expression with everyday functionality and cohesion has been achieved by grounding vibrant elements with natural materials, maintaining consistency in finishes, and carefully detailing transitions between spaces.

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Traditional courtyard with vibrant Athangudi tiles, designed as a subtle backdrop for showcasing handcrafted textiles.
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