Arth Home

English description provided by the architects.

Arth Home is a 1,950 sq ft residence in Bengaluru shaped by a simple premise: to build only what is necessary, and to build it well.

Designed for two people, the house reflects a deliberate shift away from excess toward a more attentive way of living, where space, light, and material are carefully considered rather than maximized.

Clay block walls act as filters rather than barriers, softening the intensity of daylight and projecting a changing pattern of shadows across the interiors. As the day progresses, the house subtly transforms, its surfaces becoming a register of time.

The ground floor is conceived as a continuous, open environment. Living, dining, and kitchen functions are not enclosed but allowed to coexist within a single spatial volume.

Material choices are restrained and rooted in regional familiarity. Kota stone forms the primary flooring surface, providing a cool and consistent base. Jaisalmer stone appears selectively, adding warmth and depth where the light is most present.

Walls alternate between exposed clay and smooth plaster, creating a balance between texture and stillness. This contrast is not decorative but atmospheric, each surface responding differently to light and touch.

Alongside it, a clay wall with glass on edge extends upward, allowing light from an overhead skylight to travel down through the space. The result is a quiet interplay of light and shadow that shifts throughout the day, lending the interior a sense of rhythm without movement.

At the uppermost level, the house transitions into an open terrace. A country tiled gazebo provides shelter while remaining visually and physically connected to the outdoors.

The project relies on a limited palette, stone, clay, wood, and plastered white walls, selected for their climatic suitability and ability to age with dignity. These materials do not remain static; they change in tone and texture, recording the passage of time and use.

Arth Home is not driven by formal gestures or scale, but by an intention to create a measured, responsive environment. It proposes a domestic space that is quiet yet expressive, where architecture is experienced through light, proportion, and material rather than ornament.