In the heart of Nagpur’s dense urban landscape, where open spaces are scarce and ventilation is often a challenge, Cellar Door Design Studio has crafted a 4,500 sq.ft. residence that quietly stands apart. Characterized by elegance, minimalism interior design style, and a soothing classic material palette, the project turns preconceived notions of urban living on their head, offering a home that feels expansive, light-filled, and deeply personal, despite its congested context.

Minimalism Interior Design Style Sets This Home Apart | Cellar Door Design Studio

The project’s journey began not with grand concepts, but with something far more intimate: a conversation.

For Aziz, the Principal designer, it was important to understand the personality, lifestyle, and aspirations of the people who will inhabit the space.

Design Concept

This home, much like their other works, is shaped entirely around the client’s essence. Every decision, from spatial planning to material selection, reflects that nuanced interaction, ensuring the final product feels authentic and lived-in, rather than a mere showcase.

Site Specifications

The site presented unique challenges. Sandwiched between other structures, it consisted of two buildings connected internally, posing significant concerns about light and ventilation. Yet, rather than being hindered by the dense urban setting, the studio used it as a prompt to reimagine how openness and light could be introduced from within.

Core Design Element

The result is a house designed around a double-height central core, encompassing the dining area and staircase—a spatial and visual anchor that not only facilitates circulation but also acts as a conduit for natural light and air.

It’s an unexpected surprise as one enters, stepping from the crowded, narrow street outside into a residence that suddenly opens up, breathing with light and calm.

Material Selection

This central core became the starting point of the design narrative, connecting every part of the house. From here, the material palette unfolds—neutral tones, natural textures, and subtle color punctuations interweaving across rooms to create a seamless flow.

The continuity is deliberate. Every detail, from wall finishes to furniture pieces, has been consciously selected to tie the spaces together, while still leaving room for understated individuality.

Design Details

Cellar Door Design Studio’s work balances aesthetics and utility, with an unwavering focus on small details that often go unnoticed but significantly enhance the spatial experience.

They define the character of a home not through overt ornamentation, but through small, thoughtful gestures. Whether it’s a unique light fixture, a material texture, or the careful alignment of planes, that come together to create something larger than the sum of its parts.

Furniture Design

Fusecrafts, a furniture design company based out of Nagpur, designs the furniture. The timeless interplay of wood, fluted textures paired with striking patterns & colors, marble patterned bed backs, and the occasional glint of gold accents imbues the home with an understated opulence—a quiet luxury that feels both refined and inviting.

Design Philosophy

Rather than making loud design statement elements in the space, the studio’s design approach is quietly confident. Ensuring that the home remains adaptable and enduring, while always putting the needs and comfort of its residents first. Further, it’s a subtle yet powerful testament to the transformative capacity of thoughtful design.

All in all, what stands out is how effortlessly the residence conceals the sheer precision behind its making. Every material, junction, and spatial move is deliberate, yet the overall experience feels light, unforced, and serene.

The project is a quiet reminder that the most sophisticated spaces aren’t shaped by chance but by intent. Layered thoughtfully, one decision at a time. It’s in this dance of conscious choices and subtle gestures that the home finds its true rhythm. It is an elegant, grounded, and inherently human.

Fact File

Designed by: Cellar Door Design Studio

Project Type: Residential Interior Design

Project Name: Ujjainwala House

Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra

Year Built: 2024

Duration of the project: 18 Months

Project Size: 4500 Sq.ft

Principal Architect: Ar. Aziz Rasheed

Team Design Credits: Idris Karanjawala, Tayyaba Ansari, Murtaza Sabir

Photograph Courtesy: Saurabh M/Spatial Photographer

Landscape Architects: Earthist Landscapes

Products / Materials / Vendors: Wallcovering / Cladding – Stonage / Lighting – Moksh / Doors and Partitions – Fusecrafts Private Limited / Sanitaryware – Standard Hardware / Windows – Sunrise Enterprises / Furniture – Fusecrafts Private Limited / Kitchen – Polyworld / Paint – Jotun / Wallpaper – Pratap Home furnishing / Hardware –Standard Hardware

Firm’s Instagram Link: Cellar Door Design Studio

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