UNDER THE CHICKOO TREE

Shrouded by chickoo trees, the Nirmal Farmhouse in Bharuch by Dipen Gada effortlessly mitigates the boundary between indoors and outdoors by submitting to what nature has to offer  

- TWINKLE TOLANI

Facing north, the dining area at Nirmal Farmhouse flows outward with a wooden dining table from DAAZ, candlesticks from @home by Nilkamal and a custom made chandelier by Dipen Gada & Associates. Adjacent to it is the open kitchen with a central island that flaunts a ceiling light from

The journey of this residence sitting gracefully on cosmic proportions of an 8 lakh sq ft farmland in Bharuch, Gujarat, first commenced in the imaginative mood board of Dipen Gada, the spearhead at Dipen Gada & Associates. Rewind a few years ago, his visit here for a karaoke party hosted by his client-turned-cohort took shape of a purpose to build a dwelling and an extended lifestyle, sewn astutely with the nature, precisely the chickoo trees! Fast forward a few years, the duo stood overlooking that very site, where a twinkle-eyed Dipen said to him, “If you want to design a weekend house, the chickoo plantation area is the best. The trees, here, could be cuddled. Rather, they could cuddle you!”