DESIGNING A PENTHOUSE

in the middle of Mumbai

featuring

K HOUSE

Project type: Residential
Location: Mumbai, India
Penthouse Area: 2800 sq ft
Name of Interior Design Firm: AVN Interiors, Mumbai
Lead Interior Designer: Aditi Vora Nair
Photography Credits: Shamanth Patil

About

Image: The spill out terrace

In the thick of the hustle and bustle of Mumbai city is perched a building-top escapade, an idyllic reinterpretation of penthouse living. K House as it is called spans two-floor levels, manifesting a space where resort luxury strikes a chord with the everyday lifestyle of its occupants. Unlike most penthouses, it merges artistic expression with every nook and cranny of its design to showcase an avid interest in the arts, unfolding an art gallery of sorts with a french touch to it.

Layout

Image: Floor Plans

The project’s layout conceives a linear profile, accommodating communal activities including the main entrance at the upper terrace level. The more private functions reserve themselves for the lower floor that is accessible via a staircase within the home premises.

Communal Spaces

Image: Main entrance

The terrace floor is the pièce de résistance of the project, giving one quite an invitation into the house and sets the tone for the rest of the design. A strong french country chic vibe largely infuses into the composition, distributing hints of elegance, charm and artistry.

Image: Entrance Court

Entering into a sky-lit court with a generously canopied tree planter the penthouse pitches itself on either side of this perfect welcome. An enclosed living-dining occupies one side and a Sun Lounge on the other. This linear arrangement of spaces begins an ascent towards an alfresco terrace deck, creating an idyllic user experience whilst in transition. Spatial volume and light intensity have a large role to play in the journey as the smaller scale living-dining space delicately flows into a taller, generously lit glasshouse-like Sun Lounge.

This structures the primary communal space of the apartment.

Palette

All the communal spaces come together tastefully by palette which is predominantly in the whites, neutrals, beiges and taupes.

Textures and patterns bring depth and variety into the aesthetics, as seen in the brick walls and concrete cladding.

Image: Dining Room

Wall-mounted art, contemporary and vintage furniture, unique ceiling hung light fixtures adds a sense of finesse to the overall.

Sun Lounge

Image: Sun Lounge by day

Image: Sun Lounge by night

The highlight to the terrace floor is the Sun lounge which occupies a part of the terrace. It manifests an attractive reinterpretation of french architecture sporting tall glass walls and pitched roofs. A beautiful platform to nurture social interactions whilst enveloped in a marriage between intimate indoors and the great outdoors.

Private Spaces

The private spaces of the penthouse begin to branch away from the primary communal area into a powder room, kitchen and 3-bed & bath suites.

Image: Master and Children bedroom

Each of the bed & bath suites adorns a unique aesthetic sense. Whites, neutrals and grey undertones form the base palette for the bedrooms juxtaposed with deep hardwood accents seen on the flooring and select walls. A play of colour enters into the picture in the form of upholstery, wall-mounted artwork, unique furniture pieces.

Image: Master Bath

Image: powder room and guest bath

Mimicking the introduction of natural material like timber seen in the bedrooms, the bathrooms manifest pattern-rich spaces rendered by marble stone veining.

Transitional Spaces

Image: Staircase leading to corridor

The transitional spaces in between, like corridors, stairwell, are not ignored from the intervention, rather emphasised. These spaces instil an art gallery-like vibe where large works of art are displayed beside concrete and mirror-clad walls, adding character into the aesthetics.