Inside 8000 Sqft Contemporary Home in Bengaluru Blending Privacy and Openness

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Inside the green and shaded streets of Beverly Hills, this 8,000 sq. ft. residence is carefully positioned on a 4,000 sq. ft. plot to capture uninterrupted views of a 1.5-acre park. Elevated approximately six feet above street level, this home creates a buffer from traffic while opening itself to a continuous green panorama. For a family of three transitioning from apartment living, the design brief prioritised meaningful living over scale by integrating gardening, family interaction, and adaptable spaces that balance privacy with openness, allowing the home to evolve alongside its residents.

The design process moved at a deliberate pace, unfolding over two years through informal conversations that built trust and revealed the family’s lifestyle, one that is private yet deeply connected and rooted in everyday rituals. This insight translated into a home that feels natural and personal. Materiality reinforces this sensibility, with reclaimed wood from an approximately 100 year old house in Gujarat forming a unifying element across flooring, the main door, and pergolas. Paired with large-format matte vitrified tiles, soft grey and neutral walls, and an absence of high-gloss finishes, the palette achieves durability and warmth along with a calm, tactile character, allowing furniture, artworks, and personal elements to bring in moments of expression.

Architecturally, the house is shaped to frame light and landscape. Expansive north-facing windows rising up to 20 feet, fill double-height living spaces with soft daylight. Meanwhile, the living and dining zones, open kitchen, and four bedrooms open towards the park, dissolving the fine line between indoors and outdoors. The interiors are designed for everyday living, with an open kitchen that encourages interaction, a flexible room in the ground floor that adapts for puja, yoga, or work, and the living area that doubles as a relaxed music lounge. Outdoor extensions like a shaded dining deck, terrace, garden, kitchen spill-out, and lounging gazebo, along with practical features like column-free basement parking, complete a home that is both functional and experiential, centred on light, landscape, and shared living.