Alibaug, India — 2025
Alibaug, India
Luxury Residential
8,200 sq. ft.
2025
Full interior architecture, styling & furniture
The brief called for a family home that felt open to the coast without losing privacy from the road. Our response was to turn the house inward, around a central courtyard that draws light and air through every room while keeping the street-facing elevation quiet and solid.
Circulation follows the courtyard's edge, so every transition between rooms passes a view of greenery or water — a small daily ritual built into the plan itself.
Local Kota stone, limewashed walls and reclaimed teak, chosen to weather gracefully in a coastal climate.
Layered, low-glare lighting that favours the courtyard's natural light through the day and warms toward evening.
A mix of custom joinery and sourced vintage pieces, prioritising comfort and patina over uniformity.
Warm stone, lime white and charcoal, with copper hardware as the only recurring accent.
A courtyard-first plan that lets every principal room borrow light and air from the centre of the house.
The finished residence reads as calm from the street and opens up entirely once inside — every room holds a relationship to the courtyard, and the family reports spending most of their time in the in-between spaces the plan was built around.