Living Large

The rule is (seemingly) simple for Beyond Designs’ Sachin and Neha Gupta: fuse the charm of classical design with a fresh, modern touch and you have a house that is perfect for the present generation. And that's just what you'll find in their recent project for a young New Delhi couple.

- Carol Ferrao

Back in the 1990s, a marketing campaign popularized the phrase ‘go big or go home’. Years later, we have a popular lifestyle brand called Beyond Designs turning that phrase on its head with a residential project, a home that itself is an epitome of grandeur and luxury. Designed for a young couple and their two kids in the South Delhi neighbourhood of Chattarpur, it exhibits an opulence that is strangely inviting as opposed to intimidating. Maybe because it is “a harmonious medley of genres, materials and styles that finally spell a fresh, contemporary, liveable environment,” as the principal designers Sachin and Neha Gupta describe it.

The Guptas were trusted with this revamp project having worked with the clients before. “I had a clear idea of their taste and lifestyle, hence I explained to them where I would go bold with colours and style and where I would like to stay neutral and got their okay. After that the clients left everything to us,” shares Neha. Armed with their instinct and keeping in mind the requirements of the space, the duo arrived at a classic-contemporary ethos for the home, marked with bold and flamboyant touches. “We believe in fusing old-world designs and crafts from around the globe with the new to come up with a unique amalgam that works for the present generation,” she explains.