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Fusion of Multiple Designs
Architecture + Design
|January 2017
Embracing varied design sensibilities, the architects shaped a residence inspired by the unconventional artistic taste of the client.
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Richly detailed, the residence provides a sumptuous visual feast with interest in every corner.

It’s not often that a client approaches a designer with a free rein to experiment and fashion an unusual space, far removed from any of the current fads in interior design. When such a rare client does materialise, it can sometimes unsettle the designer if the design intent seems to be veering towards ‘maximalist’ excess. When the architectural team met their client, a new owner of a residence in posh settlement of Sainik Farms in South Delhi, they had no cause for alarm. They considered themselves fortunate to have worked with this client, who while explaining the idiosyncrasies of the unconventional artistic taste, conferred his complete trust on them to harmonise the finished whole into a comfortable inviting home.

This story is from the January 2017 edition of Architecture + Design.
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