CREATING OPEN SPACES

In the project, architects ma+rs has created an open living plan, filling up the space with ample natural light and a clear visual connect to the greenery outside.

- Sabyasachi Routray & Anisha Menon

Project: Home on Kensington Road, Bangalore; Architects: ma+rs

SABYASACHI ROUTRAY, Co-Founder, ma+rs

Sabyasachi graduated from D.Y Patil college of Architecture, Pune. In 2012, he went on to intern at Mathew & Ghosh architects (Bangalore) for 4 months where he worked on projects like Freedom Park-Phase 2 and residential projects. After which he worked as architect at flying elephant studio (Bangalore) for 4 years. He worked on projects like APF School and district insitute, IIIT-Bangalore, residential projects varying from single house scale to towers and institutional architecture competitions.

The clients, a textile designer and her entrepreneur husband, gave the architects a clear understanding which was a conscious, warm and simple home with abundant use of natural materials and an earthy palette. They were looking to convert a rather cramped three-bedroom apartment into an open and bright two-bedroom + studio setup.