The brief for The Serene Residence was deceptively simple: make this home feel calm. The clients — a family of four — had spent years in a home that felt chaotic despite being well-furnished. They didn't need more storage. They needed better spatial choreography.
Our approach began not with materials or finishes, but with a study of how the family moved through the space across a typical day. From this understanding, we restructured the floor plan entirely — opening the living zone toward the south-facing terrace, relocating the kitchen to improve natural light, and creating a dedicated study zone that could double as a guest room without compromise.
The material palette is built around natural textures — limestone-effect porcelain, warm oak veneer, linen upholstery, and hand-plastered wall surfaces. Nothing is glossy. Everything is quiet.
The entire floor plan was re-laid to open the living zone toward the terrace and relocate the kitchen for improved natural light — without touching the external structure.
Limestone-effect porcelain, warm oak veneer, hand-plastered wall surfaces, and linen upholstery — every surface chosen for texture over sheen.
All ambient lighting is concealed within ceiling coves and joinery reveals — no visible fixtures in the primary living zones. Three independently controlled scenes per room.
Every storage element — wardrobes, kitchen, TV unit, study shelving — was custom-designed and built to exact dimensions by our trusted workshop in Pune.
A dedicated multi-purpose zone with a Murphy bed system, retractable desk, and acoustic panel integration — functioning as both a home office and a fully private guest room.
The terrace was designed as a fifth room — with weather-resistant decking, outdoor seating built into the parapet wall, and lighting that extends the living zone outdoors after dark.
We moved in expecting to feel proud of the space. We didn't expect to feel at home from the very first evening. D' Forte understood something about how we live that we hadn't even articulated to ourselves.— The Residents, The Serene Residence, Punawale
