The structure of dwelling, or on this case an clever inside, is usually known as the third pores and skin. Every layer – from flesh to vogue to facade – is ultimately an expression of the particular person inhabiting it. For the Sen residence in Mumbai, India, it’s a absolutely immersive household expertise designed by Saniya Kantawala of her eponymous observe Saniya Kantawala Designs (SKD). Playfully gilded, the design is a specific reflection of Shubhra Sen, an acclaimed Dubai-based jewellery designer and mom of Bollywood’s Sushmita Sen.
The personalized entry to the Sen residence.
Artworks and metallic thrives are layered within the luxurious, double-height dwelling area.
The sprawling 7,500-square-foot, two-story penthouse contains 4 bedrooms, 5 bogs, communal areas engaged in a richly layered, voluminous open plan, and a protracted central backbone created by opening the primary space to intensify spatiality. The lounge, kitchen, and two bedrooms are on the decrease stage, whereas the higher includes a lounge and two extra bedrooms. Left of the primary entry is the kitchen camouflaged with a grid wall, which extends the area into the lounge and makes manner for eating. And on the appropriate facet of the primary gathering space is a balcony that runs the size of the condominium. Notably, every area reads like a chapter inside a better design narrative consultant of the household. Bedrooms specifically communicate a language of consolation and aesthetic finesse curated to emulate the occupant’s desires and wishes whereas harmonizing with the inside scheme.
The primary lounge is designed in collaboration with Italian designer Ugo.
A protracted central backbone has been created by breaking down a wall close to the eating space.
Ample cupboard space is hid behind a {custom} grid work of cabinetry with gilded detailing.
“If we had been to liken the metallic accents to a specific accent, they’d embody the essence of a timeless watch,” Kantawala says. “Simply as a watch seamlessly combines performance with class, the metallic accents within the penthouse strike an ideal stability between practicality and luxurious. They function refined but placing elaborations, elevating the general aesthetic of the area with their understated opulence.”
Sliding home windows separate the kitchen from the dwelling space.
The son’s and granddaughter’s bedrooms on the first flooring are conceptualized as non-public boudoirs. Awash in muted tones, a scalloped paneled wall offers a backdrop for the mattress with a hidden walk-in wardrobe within the son’s area, whereas the point of interest of the granddaughter’s bed room is a bespoke mural symbolizing transformation. The en suite toilet options meticulously crafted terrazzo and stone – each triangular tile has been reduce and plastered by hand to create an natural sample.
An accent wall was created to create space for a walk-in wardrobe.
A rest room that options an fascinating interaction of patterns evoking curiosity.
The focus of the granddaughter’s bed room is a bespoke mural symbolizing transformation.
Made out of terrazzo and stone, the daughter’s toilet options triangular tiles which have been reduce and plastered by hand to create a novel geometry.
A discrete elevator brings guests to the higher stage lounge space drenched in vibrant hues of maroon and pink in a playful distinction from the remainder of the house’s ambient, impartial coloration palette. Quietly making its presence recognized is a small mandir with foldable shutters and lotus motifs reworking the unassuming nook right into a religious sanctum. This flooring accommodates a visitor bed room with a impartial coloration scheme, sage and white checkerboard sample flooring, and modest lights. The first bed room is a sleek answer marrying class and performance. Female touches grace the area in parts, like a mural-wrapped column, custom-made French panels resulting in a superb walk-in wardrobe, and pink marble with a fluted tile wall within the ensuite toilet.
Shifting from the neutrals to extremely saturated magenta pigments, the lounge has a daring aesthetic.
A small mandir with foldable shutters and lotus motifs affords a religious sanctum.
From the lounge, a passageway results in the bedrooms.
The design vocabulary is finest expressed, although, within the open dwelling quarters. Type, perform, and luxurious conspire to create a comfortable, private haven for its multi-generational owners – tying all the person vignettes collectively. Made double-height, free of columns, and flooded with pure mild, this inside area is enhanced in collaboration with Ugo Idea Studio as seamlessly built-in storage is hidden by way of a grid work of cabinetry embellished utilizing metallic inlays. These parts imbue the residence with sophistication and glamor harking back to nice jewellery with out feeling ostentatious.
The visitor bed room has a impartial inside design scheme juxtaposed with a sage and white checkerboard sample flooring.
Modest pendant lights illuminate the visitor bed room at nightfall.
The first bed room displays female grace with a refined coloration palette embraced in each element.
Pink marble lends a distinctly modern aptitude to the lavatory, complemented with a fluted tile wall.
A doorway results in a closet and self-importance space within the major suite.
Pictures by Aspire Studios.
