NOSTALIGIA COMES TO LIFE

It may have a contemporary layout, but this apartment in Bangalore remains rooted in traditional Karnataka-style mane homes 

- SABYASACHI ROUTRAY AND ANISHA MENON

A Kannadiga couple brought up in Bangalore, purchased an apartment in a 15-year-old building in Basavanagudi. They had bought the house for the nostalgic value the area held for literature lovers and old-time Bangloreans. They were looking for a home that grounded them, a space where they could slow down. A home that overlooked a lovely park and was surrounded by the most amazing old markets, serving crispy dosas and soft idlis. This apartment met all their requirements.

Old is Gold

The clients came with a thought, ‘a home reflects everything we are in the given time period that we live in it’. They had lived in several homes in various countries, but despite this, they could not forget the basic, functional and warm homes that they grew up in as children. The love the old Karnataka mane (home), where rooms were not just bedrooms, spaces are multi-functional; where they sat on the floor, the houses were grounded, warm and invoked a sense of belonging every time they visited. They wanted us to build a home with these qualities within the modern set up of an apartment.

Magic of Mane