Lake Retreat

Set within a thirty-acre estate beside Yelahanka Lake, the residence is conceived as a modern retreat whose architecture is inseparable from its landscape. The lake is not merely a distant amenity or picturesque backdrop; it is the project’s primary ordering presence, shaping the siting of the home and the sequence through which it is encountered. From the first approach through tree-lined avenues and contoured ground to the final release towards water and sky, the experience is one of measured unfolding.

The residence is organised as two principal volumes, a main home and a dedicated entertainment block, brought together by an elongated colonnaded entrance pavilion aligned on axis with the lake. This gesture lends arrival a quiet ceremony, establishing a strong sense of direction while allowing the architecture to remain composed and unforced. Across the plan, enclosed rooms are set in dialogue with courts, planted pockets, and carefully framed openings, so that the landscape is drawn inward and the act of looking outward becomes part of daily life.

The planning of the main home is structured around a central courtyard, with public, private, and semi-private realms distributed to create both intimacy and ease. Formal drawing and dining spaces are balanced by more relaxed family areas, while the ground floor also accommodates the kitchen, puja court, master suite, and guest suites, each shaped by its own relationship to garden, light, and enclosure. The upper level is conceived as a more secluded domain, extending the sense of retreat that defines the home as a whole. What remains with one is not simply the scale of the setting, but the composure with which architecture, landscape, and arrival are brought into alignment.