The residence belongs to a close-knit nuclear family who envisioned a home that extended beyond comfort and functionality. They sought grandeur- not loud, yet unmistakably present. A space that speaks with confidence rather than excess; where luxury is not displayed, but understood.
Located in the evolving landscape of new Hyderabad, the house reflects grandeur, aspiration and identity. The owner, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, desired a residence that mirrored precision, clarity, and excellence — values shaped by his professional journey. Equally influential was the family’s extensive travel and exposure to diverse cultures and architectural contexts. Their global sensibilities informed a preference for refined materials, clean detailing, and spatial clarity over ornamentation.
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The brief called for a home that could host grandeur generously while remaining deeply personal. It needed to accommodate multi-generational living, frequent gatherings, and moments of quiet retreat. The vision was to create a residence that felt expansive yet composed- where material richness, spatial drama, and seamless indoor-outdoor continuity unfold naturally.
Grandeur here is layered and confident, revealing itself gradually to those who notice. Design is deeply personal; it is meant to be felt and experienced through everyday living. A home is perhaps the most sacred space for its inhabitants- a place to unwind, gather, and create lasting memories with loved ones. It must be carefully personalized and handcrafted to the specific needs of its residents. Above all, it should be a space that evolves with its occupants and is never outgrown.
The process began with mapping the overall zoning of the house. The architects envisioned the ground floor as the primary living layer, the first floor as the private bedroom realm, and the second floor as a dedicated hosting and social space. This vertical segregation allowed each level to carry a distinct function while remaining visually connected.
Once the zoning was established, the focus shifted to detailed space planning. During discussions with the family, storage requirements and lifestyle patterns were carefully studied, leading to the development of a preliminary layout that balanced openness and grandeur with practicality.
Following this, the architects defined the material narrative and overall palette of the home. The intent was to create a cohesive language that would flow seamlessly across all floors, ensuring consistency while allowing each space to maintain its individual character.
The journey begins at the main door, finished in copper and detailed with custom artwork from Artistick’s, immediately setting the tone for the rest of the residence. The materiality signals refinement while hinting at the layered experiences within.
Upon entry, one is welcomed by grandeur in a double-height volume. The space feels expansive yet controlled, defined by the bold Sicis gem-glass panel and a monolithic marble sculpture, which allows the entrance to function as a spatial statement rather than a mere threshold. Moving further inside, the plan unfolds intuitively.
To the left lies the formal drawing room, intentionally understated. Muted tones and clean-lined furniture maintain visual calm, allowing proportion and detailing to take precedence over ornamentation.
Adjacent to this is the puja room, designed with custom crafted sliding folding doors that open the prayer space into a larger wooden volume. This thoughtful gesture allows for the prayer space to expand, creating a sacred space that remains open and inviting rather than enclosed.
To the right of the entrance, the main living room continues the palette of soft greys and neutrals. Walls clad in reflective surfaces of onyx marble from Onestone and lacquered glass from Saint Gobain add depth and mystery to the space.
The architects deliberately chose furniture throughout the house to be sleek and minimal while offering the highest level of material comfort, sourced from Ditré Italia. Anchoring the rear of the space, the staircase rises as a sculptural element from the dry-scape planned with reflective white pebbles and tropical indoor plants.
Floating wooden treads with sensor-based lights illuminate each step during the night, natural light enhances its form through shadows, transforming circulation into an architectural moment. Adjacent to it, the elevator ensures seamless connectivity across all floors.
From here, the eye is drawn toward the heart of the home – the backlit Sicis panels imported from Italy. Though they resemble marble, these gem-glass panels have a richer, more defined grandeur. This project stands among the first residences to introduce these panels, reinforcing its distinctive material identity. Below, a fluid sculpture placed on a pebble bed introduces texture and anchors the central volume.
Flanking this focal zone are two cohesive yet distinct spaces. To the left, they defined the lounge area by cuboidal wooden panels and textured surfaces, offering a calming view toward greenery. To the right, the guest bedroom follows a similar language of soft neutrals and quiet elegance, ensuring continuity across the ground floor.
Beyond the central feature, the home transitions into the dining and kitchen area. The architects again divided this zone of the house into a social zone. The dining space and an expansive dry kitchen create a generous setting for shared family moments, and the other part is the wet kitchen, designed for intensive daily use. This separation ensures that the functional demands of cooking do not overpower the elegance of the primary living areas. The dining arrangement features an exquisite marble-topped surface sourced from Italy, against a nuanced lime finish
Flanking this focal zone are two cohesive yet distinct spaces. To the left, the architects define the lounge area by cuboidal wooden panels and textured surfaces, offering a calming view toward greenery.
To the right, the guest bedroom follows a similar language of soft neutrals, grandeur, and quiet elegance, ensuring continuity across the ground floor.
Beyond the central feature, the home transitions into the dining and kitchen area. The architects divided this zone of the house into a social zone. A dining space and an expansive dry kitchen create a generous setting for shared family moments. They placed a wet kitchen in the other part, designed for intensive daily use.
This separation ensures that the functional demands of cooking do not overpower the elegance of the primary living areas. The dining arrangement features an exquisite marble topped surface sourced from Italy, against a nuanced lime finish backdrop and a custom made art work that acts as a focal point, maintaining material coherence.
The first floor opens into an informal family living area that overlooks the double-height entrance below. It maintains an overall sensory connection between levels. This overlap reinforces continuity while subtly shifting the atmosphere from public to private. From this central lounge, circulation leads to three bedrooms.
The architects conceived the master suite, measuring 38 feet by 18 feet, as a private retreat. In addition to the main sleeping area, it incorporates a recessed sitting space finished in wood.
This warm niche offers a quiet corner to unwind, enhancing both intimacy and comfort. The master walk-in closet features a full-height tinted wardrobes with an island accessory unit, designed to amaze.
The son’s and daughter’s bedrooms maintain the overall material language of the residence while expressing their own identities through subtle variations in detailing. This balance allows personalization without disrupting architectural harmony.
Large windows continue the overarching concept of light and greenery, ensuring the bedrooms feel open and relaxed. Natural illumination softens the marble and wood finishes, reinforcing the home’s calm atmosphere.
Across the residence, cabinetry is designed to remain visually uninterrupted. All storage units are detailed without external handles, relying instead on push-to-open mechanisms and recessed grooves.
This decision reinforces the clean architectural language of the home, allowing surfaces to remain flush and seamless. The absence of external hardware ensures that form and material take precedence, preserving the clarity and carefully calibrated detailing that defines the interiors.
They finished all bathrooms in marble, detailed with restraint. Subtle veining introduces quiet richness. Dual sinks and rain showers enhance comfort, layering everyday practicality with understated luxury.
The second floor opens into another intimate living corner, designed as an extension of the home’s social character.
On one side sits the grand bar counter, followed by a dedicated home theatre and play area, creating a level entirely focused on recreation and hosting.
At one end of the floor sits the gym, enclosed in glass and filled with natural light. A Sky-themed stretch ceiling introduces the illusion of a skylight, expanding the perceived volume of the space without structural intervention, and contributing to a brighter, more dynamic atmosphere.
This zone flows seamlessly into the terrace, conceived as an open lounge, with one portion shaded by pergolas that integrate seating and greenery into the architectural framework. The architects transitioned the flooring into Spanish tiles. They selected them carefully to complement the interior marble palette of grandeur and suit them for outdoor durability.
This continuity in tone and material selection allows the visual language to extend outward without disruption. Full-height openings and aligned floor levels further dissolve the threshold between inside and outside, allowing the terrace to function as a natural extension of the interior living spaces rather than a separate zone.
Materiality throughout the home is deliberate and assured- marble, wood, glass, and stone articulated with precision and restraint in composition, not in presence. The palette is controlled, allowing proportion, scale, and detailing to take precedence over ornamentation. Subtle accents in furniture and art punctuate the muted base, introducing depth without disrupting cohesion. Nothing is excessive, yet nothing is incidental. Luxury is embedded in alignment, craftsmanship, and spatial clarity. The architecture reveals itself progressively- through light, junctions, textures, and transitions, creating a residence that feels composed, layered, and enduring rather than decorative.
Fact File
Designed by: G S Studio Design Consultants
Project Name: Mr. Haribabu Bodepudi’s Luxury Villa
Project Type: Residential interior Design
Location: Hyderabad, India
Year Built: March 2025
Duration of the project: 2 Years
Project Size: 11270 Sq.ft
Principal Architect: Ar. G. Sreekanth
Team Design Credits: Ar. Suraj, Ar. Rachana & Ar. Harshita
Photograph Courtesy: ravivarma.photography
Products / Materials / Vendors: Finishes – Corian surfaces by Staron, Lacquered glass by Saint Gobain, Cameleo Micro- topping, Fenix laminates, Barlinek wood flooring, / Wallcovering / Cladding – Sicis gem glass panel, Thermo-pine wood paneling, Ayush wood from Floortex, One stone Italian marble, Onyx from Madhusudhan marble- Kishangarh / Lighting – Hometek automation, S-Lumi lights / Doors and Partitions – Artisticks, / Facade Systems – Travertine marble cladding, Thermopine surfaces / Furniture – Ditre Italia / Flooring – One stone Italian marble, Floor-tex Barlinek wood flooring / Kitchen – Quartz countertops, Marble flooring, Granite flooring “One stone” / Paint – Cameleo micro topping, Asian paints Artefacts – Louvre Furniture Mall, China / False ceiling- Gyproc systems / Wallpaper – Floor-tex / Hardware – Blum, Salice
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