Indian Homes

At the entrance you see a raised platform called “thinnai”, a porch overlooking the courtyard in a traditional Chettinad home, to receive visitors. The built-in wooden seating on the entrance verandah adds to its quaint charm as do the Chettinad wooden pillars on either side.

You saw the first part of this magnificent skewed house sitting on a busy street, designed by Studio Lagom. Enveloped by a sprawling landscaped garden, it is camouflaged to the outside world in a…

This is a throwback to “INDIAN ROOTS” with dramatized traditional materials in a contemporary way. Each space has been given its own essence from the natural elements- Earth, Water, Fire, Air and the limitless Aether. This Traditional interior design is exactly what it sounds like: a traditional, warm, soothing, and familiar home décor style steeped in the customs of the past but not limited to any one historical period

Often spotted outside South Indian homes, the thinnai is the raised platform that acts as a covered verandah for the family to gather and enjoy a board game or a hot cup of coffee while they chit chat. Maison Perumal is a 130-year-old family mansion that sports the thinnai where you can sit and unwind with your family. #MeAndCGHEarth #MaisonPerumal #Tamilarchitecture #FrancoTamil #Pondicherry #LocalTradition #TamilQuarter

unTAG creates a gallery-like space that is a nod to India’s evolving art legacy.

This home in Pune designed by Studio TAB blends the owners’ South Indian heritage seamlessly into the local architectural milieu.

Bengaluru-based architecture and interior design Studio ma+rs designed a home for a young textile designer and her entrepreneur husband in the heart of the city.

This Surat home, designed by Metropolitan Architectural Practices, showcases a play of patterns often seen on textiles in different forms throughout the house.