Project: Casa Bohemia, Mumbai; Architects: Open Atelier, Mumbai
AR. RAHUL MISTRI
Founder and Principal Designer, Open Atelier
Open Atelier Mumbai is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary design studio based out of Mumbai, that strives towards transforming urban lives. Founded by designer Rahul Mistri in 2010, the studio aims to craft spaces of experiential quality derived from a rooted understanding of how design affects lives as a result of urban necessities. The studio categorises itself as a diligent student, aspiring to consistently renew its inspirations, while contributing to shaping the built environment.
Trends are everywhere these days, including architecture and design. Many residences today are designed with current trends in mind, while aligning with an overarching client brief. Each element complements the holistic theme of the space, which is so perfect that it seizes its place on the pages of a magazine. Yet, it often falls short from feeling like a home. Instead, the nostalgia of 'home' takes one back to the clutter, to the mismatched cushions on a contrasting couch, to art pieces in different styles adorning the walls because they were curated over time, to frames and rugs that may not belong in the same visual design style. Yet, all of it together feels a lot more like home.
The client brief for Casa Bohemia forms the basis of the design for an organic home that is uncoordinated yet grounded in bohemian style, is aesthetically pleasing and an integral part of the clients' persona. Designed as an honest and delightful space with a mismatched visual palette, which is curated to disrupt the coordinated synchrony' of elements, this residence defines disproportionate harmony.
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