If you saw a building being torn down on your way to office, you
probably wouldn’t turn around for a second glance; but even the thought of your
home being damaged a little would definitely wrench your gut.
Deny it as we might, the architecture around us seems to have
the power
to evoke emotions we often don’t even know exist within us. One could say the same thing about travel and the proof of this lies in the fact that we tend
to bring back pieces of memorabilia from each holiday we take.
The feeling of your eye randomly being held captive by something that
reminds you of a distant memory is quite indescribable. But the joy of moulding
your home around everything that you have seen, loved and collected over the
years would feel like snuggling into the warmth of a comfortable blanket.
One tiny part of this nostalgia is what I experienced when I
walked into one of our sites.
The house that has been designed capitalising on the beauty of patterned
tiles and upscaled wooden frames that have been strategically placed on walls and
floors to offset grey and white backdrops. These plain colours come with the opportunity
to add a trace of brighter shades that heighten the brilliance of the
tessellations used. And let me not forget the strikingly blue doors with a hint
of stained glass that frame the greenery around the house beautifully.
While I was there for barely an hour, I couldn’t help but smile at the coloured
glass lights that reminded me of Turkey, the blue tiles that seem to take you
to Morocco, the light switches that I vaguely remember from a time my
grandmother described in her stories and the grey, textured walls that speak of
a time so contemporary yet timeless that it acts as a perfect adhesive to hold
all these elements of striking individual beauty together.
I may be biased towards things that help me travel without moving but
why would anyone count that as a bad thing.
Right?
Looking forward to write about many such brilliant projects,
Namitha.
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