Can a house feel as if it has always been there? At the end of the open fields, between the trees, under the blue skies, built out of the earth. Can a hotel home be like a verse, a philosophy, a way of life— of lyrical moments, poetic narratives, sensory experiences?
Editor’s Note: Designed by SAV Architecture + Design, House of Tao unfolds as a rhythmic composition of arches, arcs, and vaults, envisioned as a seamless monochromatic experience. Wrapped in warm beige-brown tones, the space reveals itself gradually like a book slowly turning its pages evoking fiction, poetry, and nostalgia.
This Hotel Home Is Like A Verse, A Lyrical Way Of Life | SAV Architecture + Design
The House of Tao is a hotel home designed as a flow of arches, arcs, and vaults, imagined as a single monochromatic experience. It unravels through a sequence of spaces and moods, like a book unfolding its words slowly to the curious and inquisitive—creating a world of fiction, poetry, and dreamy, distant memories.
When the disciples of Osho and their community approached us to design a hotel-home that would be more about experience and life, we were inspired by monasteries and the idea of intentional living in today’s fast and digital world.
Intended to be the colour of human skin, all the colours and textures of the architecture and interiors draw upon warm beige-brown tones, enveloping the project in a single monochromatic mood.
Fact File
Designed by: SAV Architecture + Design
Project Type: Residential Architecture Design
Project Name: House of Tao
Location: Parra, North Goa
Year Built: 2025
Built-up Area: 4488 sqft
Principal Architects: Amita Kulkarni & Vikrant Tike
Team Design Credits: Isha Menezes, Ravisha Rathore, Devesh Uniyal, Malhar Chawada, Vasudha Dahale
Photograph Courtesy: Abhijit Parsekar
Source: Archdaily
Firm’s Website Link: SAV Architecture + Design
Firm’s Instagram Link: SAV Architecture + Design
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