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This is the first home I’ve bought—it was a bare shell unit, which was the perfect canvas for me to explore my design abilities with utmost creative freedom,” says Anand Deshmukh, principal architect at Pune-based firm Mind Manifestation (co-founded by Chetan Lahoti), when recalling what it was like to work on this space which he fondly calls his urban cave. Nestled amidst the city of Pune, surrounded by a range of hills on three sides, the 1,200 sq ft apartment displays strikingly broody brutalism while feeling remarkably soothing— like a cocoon to escape to from city life. Taking what he describes as a functionalist approach to design each room in a minimalist way, he chose a monochromatic muted palette of greys and black to give the place a sense of connection with the rugged terrain across it.
This story is from the June - July 2023 edition of Elle Decor India.
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