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Elle Decor India
|April - May 2021
Meetu Akali of Studio MoMo imagines a vintage and tropical paradise for this horseshoe-shaped, retirement home in Assagao that’s built around 100 year old mango trees
A century-old mango tree that stands at the centre of the plot has driven the plan for this tropical paradise in Assagao, North Goa. The site belongs to my client, an international chef and restaurateur, who desired a retirement family home in Goa—one that is a tranquil, joyful refuge.
Finding a lush forest abutting the location, my initial thought was: ‘When you have a property like this, you have to orient it to the greenery’ and that was our first step towards designing this sustainable, three bedroom abode.
This story is from the April - May 2021 edition of Elle Decor India.
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