The Segu Residence is a home in Bangalore that belongs to an expatriate family transitioning to the process of adapting to a renewed style of dwelling in urban condominium abodes. With its every weave, the Segu Residence fulfils the homeowners’ aspirations and the vision they had seamed for – a minimalistic home that is modern and elegant in its demeanor.
The induced design strategy consists of clean-line geometry, a minimalist and homogenous palette of materiality and keen attention to detail. The open floor plan ensures that the spaces are in a constant dialogue with one another, with material interplay at its crux, thereby creating a series of spaces that exhibit a certain degree of individualism whilst melding seamlessly into each other. The apartment offers enchanting views of the dense Bangalore greenery and is caressed by natural light and optimized ventilation across the day. Post sunset lights procured from Endo Lighting Corp, Buster & Punch and Vistosi complement the harmony and effortless fluidity of the interiors.
The home’s design journey serves a testimony to the holistic union of the client’s needs and the studios creativity. The home’s initial spatial planning scheme reiterates the large open volumes that flowed into each other, creating distinct (though barrier-free zones) across the linear axial spine of the condominium. The open kitchen, dining, living area, and family nook are the heart of the home and occupy the blueprint’s central axis, where the family congregates. The impetus was to create a large sect of spaces that came together as one large cohesive segment of spaces, although unique in function.
The ubiquitous and restrained materials utilized across the home create an uninterrupted canvas of sorts, thereby visually amplifying the spaces’ spatial volume. Doused in neutral tones, the living area hosts doses of earthy hues. The lime plaster-coated walls introduce a sense of amplified dimension via the grooves carried through the flooring pattern.
The black shadow line between the walls and the ceiling has been created as a continuous POP band that gives the space an extended sense of visual expanse. The accessories selected have been kept void and light in appearance, not to take away from the minimalism of the walls. The pastel-grey lounge sofa and the TV console unit’s wooden tones headline the visual identity of this nook.
The home opens into a dedicated pooja room that acts as an extension to the living spaces. Inspired by the colossal temples of Hampi, this niche is a simpler take on the elaborate aesthetic of Dravidian temples of the South complete with a commissioned piece of art of the different deities, grounding the space with its artisanal persona.
In the dining area, wooden table-top with paper-edges and sleek, angular black metal legs are paired idyllically with contemporary accents of industrial pendants by Buster + Punch. The crockery cum bar unit in the background is a sleek piece of cabinetry that floats weightlessly against the dark veneer panel in the space whilst performing its storage function.
The condominium’s kitchen emphasises the functionality facet. Laminam stone and metallic lacquer frames in triangular-edge profiles render the space in a modern light. The monochrome and geometric flooring carry through into the shared spaces — a canvas of statuario marble that engages geometric play via black inlay work to form rectilinear sections.
The Segu Residence consists of four bedrooms. The master bedroom’s aesthetic is headlined by the statement accent wall clad in deep blue silken upholstery; one finds its roots of inspiration in ornate traditional South-Indian handloom fabrics, a modern spin on the classic saree. The colour blue is carried further in the form of the bed-end bench that complements the room’s earthy palette that consists mainly of shades of warm browns. The room walls are finished in a beige lime plaster that gives the surfaces an added sense of dimension. The master bath witnesses the coming together of rectilinear sections of rich brown marble that engage contrasting shades and the interjection of colour in the form of a warm blue vanity unit.
The first bedroom which belongs to the eldest son celebrates warmer umber wood tones in the form of a grooved accent wall with a soft grey upholstered headboard. The array of sleek metal shelving suspended across the room’s walls are meant to host the end user’s curios and memorabilia. The flannel curtains camouflage with the neutral walls, allowing the space to assume an expansive look and feel. Tones of blue and hints of red make their debut in the form of upholstery and fabric to add a pop of colour to the bedroom. The bathroom of this bedroom witnesses the amalgamation of matte natural grey stone, marble and veneered surfaces that imbue it with a sense of understated luxury.
The younger son’s bedroom is a contemporary take on geometric pattern and colour. The walls are painted in a powder blue hue to pay homage to the end user’s penchant for blue shades. The gridded pattern that envelopes the room mimics the look of subway tiles that complement the lighter wooden tones across the bedroom. The sleek wood and black metal shelving system levitates over the bed while being suspended from the ceiling. Each element in the room responds to the blue-themed narrative of the space. In this bedroom, the ensuite bathroom collages deep black veined marble and natural stone tones that conjure a neoteric design scheme.
In the guest bedroom blush tones and wooden grooved wainscotting add to the drama of design. A play of volumes is accentuated via the curtains that seem to cascade to the floor from the bedroom ceiling. The lighter wood tones across the room harbour a red undertone that plays well off the wall’s warm peach tones.
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