This multigenerational Delhi residence performs with color and texture in surprising methods

For this week’s instalment of The Inside Story, we head to Delhi, India, to the Sassy Bow residence, the colourful abode of a collector couple and their kids and oldsters.

The target of this 6,000 sq ft condo, conceptualised by Studio Jane Designs, was that it ought to embody the couple’s ardour for amassing artwork and furnishings. It’s, subsequently, one thing of a treasure trove; an eclectic curation of objects, artworks and curios and a chronicle of the house owners’ tastes. The result’s a wealthy homage to aesthetics.

The shoppers wished the condo to interrupt from the stereotype of Delhi design, which espouses flamboyant luxurious with loud color schemes, ornate wallpapers and gilded furnishings, says Studio Jane Design. As an alternative, the two-floor house is rooted in modernist design rules, prioritising clear strains and spatial fluidity.

One other attention-grabbing factor about this residence, and key within the studio’s method, is that it’s shared by three generations. To cater to familial dynamics, the condo encompasses each open, communal areas for interplay and personal areas for retreat. It’s designed with three distinct ‘zones’: one wing homes the grandparents’ and kids’s bedrooms, in addition to a ‘work den’, whereas the opposite is devoted to the couple’s suite. Between these, on the coronary heart of the house, lie the dwelling, eating and kitchen areas.

Upon getting into the condo, you’re greeted by a double-height lobby with black and white checkerboard marble flooring and an impactful black spiral staircase. The lobby opens to a vestibule, with a customized purple console desk instantly drawing the attention. The inclusion of amorphous wall decor and checkerboard art work that matches the ground pronounces this as a house that doesn’t draw back from daring design selections.

This area is split by two columns, that are used as an excuse to impart just a bit extra curiosity: one is utilized with a textured black and white paint, whereas the opposite picks up on the purple notes, nearly a chunk of sculptural artwork itself.

The dwelling area is residence to a honey-hued Sesann couch and material rugs, whereas the focus of the eating space is a inexperienced quartzite rock desk, with a seashell-like lighting fixture hanging above it. On the wall, a hand-painted mural is one more surprising aspect that provides life. The kitchen, regardless of being probably the most purposeful area within the condo, can’t resist a flourish within the type of the placing handmade stools on the breakfast bar.

The western wing is the locus of the first suite – an area of oakwood panelling, tactile materials and honed marble. It’s designed to be, in the beginning, cosy, that includes a mural depicting a forest and a wood mantel with a firebox which evokes a conventional fire. Its en-suite is clad in jewel-like purple tiles and makes use of crops as vibrant accents.