An Escape Into The Skies

Imagined as a tent that’s propped up to provide shade, this private retreat was designed by architect Harsh Vardhan Jain for a young couple on the terrace of their family home

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While the world is looking at eye level to develop urban structures, Architect Harsh Vardhan Jain is doing just the opposite. He’s looking skyward, and his terrace project, completed in March 2018, has spearheaded a whole new dialogue in its wake. Conceptualised as a modern retreat for a young couple, this 400sqft space is fashioned after the Mughal era structure, the DiwanI-Khas at Red Fort — the hall of private audience in New Delhi, where the Mughal emperor used to receive and en