Private Villa
- Mumbai

2019 - 2024
Fields of intervention: architecture, interior design and landscape design

The private residence in Mumbai looks over the city’s Juhu Beach and was realized to accommodate three generations of one family. The project respected the volumetry of the existing architecture, redesigning the façade with the inclusion of narrow vertical openings to enable light to enter while respecting the need for privacy.

Inside, two monumental and sculptural staircases define the vertical space: sinuous geometries that appear as floating ribbons of metal and wood, linking the different floors.

The first staircase in vibrant red extends for nine meters from the ground to the first floor and is conceived to connect the various spaces dedicated to events with guests and friends, while the second staircase is black and leads from the third floor through to the sixth, connecting all the private functions of the house.

On three sides the architecture faces inwards, while the side facing the sea is completely open to the outside. On the southern and northern sides, the voids that house the staircases at the first floor transform into internal, double-height planted courtyards which offer a visual link between the first and second floors. These courtyards serve as filters between the glazed façade and the interior, giving more intimacy and privacy to the spaces.

The interior project employs design codes that are typical of the studio: a composition of settings which communicate an understated elegance, but which are also able to surprise at the same time through the contamination of different styles from European and Eastern cultures. Contemporary design furnishings alternate with iconic pieces and modern vintage objects, in addition to custom made elements.

Photographer - Tommaso Sartori
Styling - G.D. Borsoni – Studio Santambrogio