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Villa Aranya — Alibaug

01Residential

Villa Aranya

Design intent

Set within a dense coastal forest, Villa Aranya is organised around the path of the sun. Board-formed concrete carries the grain of the timber that shaped it; teak softens every surface a hand might touch. Rooms open and close to the trees so the house feels different at dawn than it does at dusk.

Location
Alibaug
Year
2024
Area
6,500 sq.ft
Typology
Residential
Status
Completed
Scope
Architecture + Interior

18.64° N / 72.87° E

Board-formed concrete facade of Villa Aranya among trees

01Approach — the concrete mass set into the forest

A house should know what time of day it is.

Double-height living volume with timber ceiling

02Living volume, north light

Teak-lined corridor with a slot of daylight

03Threshold — teak and a slot of sky

Villa exterior at dusk with warm interior glow

04Dusk — the house turns inward

Bedroom opening onto the forest canopy

05Upper bedroom, canopy level

Detail of board-formed concrete and timber junction

06Detail — concrete grain, teak edge

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