Earth Bound

Envisioned by Sandeep Khosla and Amaresh Anand, this villa impresses with its seamless spatial flow and natural, picturesque purlieus.

- Sandeep Khosla

The burnt orange staircase sculpted out of mild steel with timber treads by Khosla Associates is the cynosure of the expansive living area. Mori fabric pendant lights from Brooklyn design house Rich Brilliant Willing, illuminate the entertaining area below. The long lounger by Khosla Associates (manufactured by Virasp Batliwala), low table in wood from Sarita Handa, red Prince armchairs from Minotti, leather Utah sofa by Riva and handwoven ikat carpet from Le Mill make an eclectic ensemble. While the glass Moebius table is from Objekto, the Bell Table light is a Tom Dixon piece.

This being a rare 16,000 sq ft site in Bengaluru surrounded by many mature trees, we felt the need to create an architectural marvel in harmony with the natural environs – inspired by the vernacular, contextual in its materiality, yet peppered with international style markers in its interior treatment. We arrived at a structure of sloping Mangalore tiled roofs and rough cut Sira stone walls contrasted with floors of kota and joinery of teak.