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Two Styles…but Function First

Two apartments in Mumbai designed by Aum Architects deploy markedly different aesthetics, even as they cater

to modern living. While one is slickly contemporary in the ambience it creates, the other has a retro Art Deco feel. The

functionality, however, remains unhampered regardless of the material and colour palette of the spaces.

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ceiling.’ Moreover, this foyer is like a funnel, widening as it advances towards the liv-ing room. ‘To take attention away from this, the punctures in the ceiling are like vaulted trapeziums with thick wooden borders,’ says Manish, explaining the thought behind the design.

‘We saw no reason to replace the marble flooring provided by the builder,’ says Manish, cognisant of control-ling wasteful expenditure. Civil changes have been restricted to the kitchen, which now has a sliding door. The only changes in the bathrooms was the addition of a more design-centric mirror than that provided by the builder.

Glam and Glitz

Manish Dikshit

A young couple with two children – a teenage daughter and a six-year-old son – told Manish Dikshit of Aum Architects that glam-our in the aesthetics of their home was high on their list of priorities. The 1,775 sq ft four-bedroom home in Mumbai has been treated by Manish with a sophisticated material palette, after taking care of the space planning.

A private elevator opens into a foyer with a large mir-ror with metal inlay, creating the illusion of a larger volume. ‘This space had many offsets on the walls which would have become even more evi-dent if we had made a sym-metrical linear cove on the

In the living room, the television panel has a backdrop of colour lamination in a pale but glossy earth tone. A tropical print on the upholstery picks up

an olive tone from the solid colour on some sofas. The stepped ceiling has been designed to encase and conceal a projector, used with a large drop-

down screen in front of the TV on the opposite wall.

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Within, the six-seater dining table has a bar on one side, the latter concealed behind etched mirrors. A metallic sculpture of a man sits on top of this unit, drawing one’s gaze upwards. The televi-sion panel has a backdrop of colour lamination in a pale but glossy earth tone. A tropical print on the upholstery picks up an olive tone from the solid colour on some sofas. The stepped ceiling has been designed to encase and con-ceal a projector, used with a large drop-down screen in front of the Tv on the oppo-site wall. Recessed spotlights appear to be scattered ran-domly, but are positioned on a grid, providing ambient light where needed. The guest bedroom is closest to the liv-ing space, with a padded blue

headboard which reaches all the way to the ceiling. The height is further accentuated by the mirrors behind the bedside tables, which also reach towards the top. Fur-thering the illusion of space, the wardrobes are also clad with mirrors.

The bedrooms for the fam-ily enjoy more privacy on the inner side of the flat. The son’s bedroom is designed to evolve with his changing require-ments as he grows, without too much new expenditure. The headboard behind his bed is in sleeper wood, while his four shutter wardrobes are reflected by a mirror placed at right angles to them. The upper part of the shutters is a peppy cobalt, while sleeper wood is repeated on the part below the in-built handles,

The six-seater dining table has a bar on one side, the latter concealed behind etched mirrors. A metallic sculpture of a man sits on top of this unit, drawing one’s gaze upwards.

The transparent

swing on the deck

has a visually

light feel.

A private elevator opens into a foyer with a large mirror with metal inlay, creating the illusion of a larger volume. This space had many offsets on the walls which would have become even more evident if there was a symmetrical linear cove on the ceiling. Moreover, this foyer is like a funnel, widening as it advances towards the living room. To draw attention away from this, the punctures in the ceiling are like vaulted trapeziums with thick, wooden borders.

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the surface faceted to create a 3-D effect.

The daughter’s room is ele-gant without being ‘girlie,’ the low marble clad bed being underlit to impart a floating effect. The headboard is in lime green, while the ward-robes have delicate moulding and gold PU.

In the master bedroom, the Tv panel and ceiling has an intricate geometric pattern

which has been layered on the veneer. A cove below the bed as well as the Tv panel gives a floating effect, while the en suite bath has an etched mirror and back-painted glass shutters.

Using high end materials and detailing together with gold leafing, coves and under lighting, a luxurious ambience has been created in accor-dance with the client’s brief.

In the master bedroom, the TV panel and ceiling has an intricate geometric pattern which has been layered on the veneer.

The guest bedroom is closest to the living space, with a padded blue headboard which reaches all the way to the ceiling. The height is further accentuated by the mirrors behind the bedside tables, which also reach towards the top. Adding to the illusion of space, the wardrobes are also clad with mirrors.

The daughter’s room is elegant without being ‘girlie,’ the low marble clad bed being underlit to impart a floating effect. The headboard is in lime green, while the wardrobes have delicate moulding and gold PU.

The son’s bedroom is designed to evolve with his changing requirements as he grows, without too much new expenditure. The headboard behind his bed is in sleeper wood.

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don’t want a dining table which is visible all the time,’ said the lady of the house. ‘I want to be able to free up floor space when we are not having a meal, so that there is the possibility of having more seating.’ While the brief for this 1,100 sq ft three-

An Art Deco Sensibility

bedroom apartment centred around the quantity of seat-ing in the living room, Manish Dikshit chose to ground the aesthetic in the celebrated Art Deco style of the 1920s and 30s. ‘Art Deco is an attrac-tive, timeless look and lends itself to a contemporary inter-

pretation,’ he says. Starting from the entrance

and continuing into the liv-ing room, kitchen and mas-ter bedroom, the motifs and lines of Art Deco are evi-dent, including the colour of the ceiling in the living room, which Manish describes as:

‘A cross between candy floss and lotus.’ The pink velvet sofa picks up and echoes this tone, while the door has strips of brass inlay in a geometri-cal pattern reminiscent of a bygone era. The same lines are repeated on the drawers of the console in a 3-D form,

functioning here as handles. The moulding details on

the walls continue the chosen aesthetic style, a flat panel holding pictures, while an off-set in the wall offers a niche for artefacts. True to the require-ment of the client, the dining table folds up onto the wall,

freeing up floor space which is used for additional seating.

In the kitchen, a bold chev-ron pattern in black and white has been created in lami-nate on the shutters below the counter and is offset by a teal on the cabinets which are on the wall above. The

The door has strips of brass inlay in a geometrical pattern reminiscent of a bygone era. The same lines are repeated on the drawers of the console in a 3-D form, functioning here as handles.

The brief specified freeing up floor space apart from mealtimes, to facilitate the possibility of having more seating - hence the dining table folds up onto the wall.

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The master bedroom has a chevron pattern on the headboard, recessed parts of the pattern laminated a deep green. The side tables and the base of the bed echo this malachite shade in colour lamination, while brass trim adds a luxurious touch.

The fan shaped motif which recalls Art Deco has been created in MDF or POP, based on the location in which it has been used.

In the younger daughter’s room, the bed has been placed close to the window, with only one side table on the other side. Wooden panelling on the wall opposite goes from floor to ceiling, the natural tone warming the colour palette in the room.

In the elder daughter’s bedroom, the study table is an extension of the wardrobe, located in one corner of the room.

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chevron pattern is repeated in the master bedroom on the headboard, recessed parts of the pattern laminated a deep green. The side tables and the base of the bed echo this malachite shade in colour lamination, while brass trim adds a luxurious touch.

The elder daughter’s bed-room has a pitched roof to recreate a loft-like feel, the chamfered panelling on the walls and the blue wardrobes imparting a western feel. The study table is an extension of the wardrobe, located in one corner of the room. The younger daughter is a dancer, the large mirror on the ward-robe assisting in practice ses-sions. The bed in this room has been placed close to the win-

dow, with only one side table on the other side. Wooden panelling on the wall oppo-site goes from floor to ceiling, the natural tone warming the colour palette in the room.

While these two rooms are a departure from the retro look, Manish has evoked asso-ciations with the past through visual cues in the rest of the house. The fan shaped motif which recalls Art Deco has been created in MDF or POP, based on the location in which it has been used. ‘The exercise was geared towards using this classic style and reinterpreting it in a contemporary context,’ says Manish. In this home, the leisure and style of a bygone era offer a refuge from the bustling world outside.

In the kitchen, a bold chevron pattern in black and white has been created in laminate on the shutters below the counter and is offset by a teal on the cabinets which are on the wall above.

The grill on the front door, the panelling surrounding it as well as the motif on the wall which bears the number of the flat - all announce the aesthetic to expect.

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