Houzz at a Glance Who lives here: A young couple in their 30s Location: New Delhi Year built: 2018 Size: 90 square metres (969 square feet) Interior designer and architect: Shreya Krishnan Design Photos by Satyansh Singh Photography Shreya Krishnan, founder of Shreya Krishnan Design, was posed with a unique challenge in designing this apartment – of maximising ventilation and sunlight while shutting out Delhi’s extreme temperatures and deplorable air quality. “The client wanted a space that was light, open and airy – filled with foliage and inspired by nature – in the heart of South Delhi. They asked that the apartment be armed with the flexibility of adapting to various weather conditions – all within a reasonable budget and with locally available materials,” recalls Krishnan. The brief led Krishnan to design a floor plan with a central courtyard, with a bedroom on the left and a living room on the right. “To weave a sense of seamlessness, we crafted 8-foot-high glass folding doors on either side, to make the courtyard completely permeable to the bedroom and living space, and to further the impression of space and light,” she says. The design of the courtyard was rooted in South Delhi’s fast-dying barsati tradition – the concept of a small rooftop room or sit-out in an old-style row house.

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