Set within an agricultural landscape on the outskirts of the city, Nandivardhanam is conceived as a residence that embraces the ethos of slow living. Positioned among sprawling fields, the house establishes an architecture of grounding, where material authenticity, climate responsiveness, and domestic rituals shape the spatial narrative.
Editor’s Note: Designed by Studio Inscape, the residence reflects the spirit of slow living, where climate sensitivity and material truth shape the design. Exposed brickwork eliminates the need for plaster or surface treatments, allowing the architectural expression to remain honest and textural.
Slow Living Is Grounded Into This Home Where Material Authenticity Shapes The Narrative | Studio Inscape
The design orients itself around a deep verandah, conceived as a threshold between landscape and the interior life. This transitional zone modulates light and temperature, offering a microclimate significantly cooler than the expansive open fields around it. The verandah leads to a slender internal spine that opens into a courtyard, where a small brass idol of Lord Krishna subtly anchors the space. Though modest in scale, the object reinforces the courtyard’s role as the symbolic and atmospheric heart of the home.
The house is constructed entirely in load-bearing masonry, a deliberate decision that aligns with the family’s appreciation for craft, intricacy, and unembellished material character. Exposed brickwork eliminates the need for plaster or surface treatments, allowing the architectural expression to remain honest and textural. The structure reads as a grounded mass, rising directly from the terrain; the verandah steps extend like roots, while the roofline shelters the spaces much like the canopy of a mature tree.
Domestic life is articulated through a sequence of rooms envisioned not merely as functional enclosures but as spaces for pauses, rituals, and observation. Deep window sills, tactile surfaces, and controlled apertures frame the changing landscape, encouraging occupants to sit, linger, and engage with shifting light and seasonal patterns. The architecture positions itself as both backdrop and protagonist, curated yet understated.
Landscape design plays an integral role in defining the project’s identity for slow living. We placed every plant intentionally. We planted the first Champa tree during the home’s conceptual phase, positioned to be visible from the primary bedroom. The one-acre site also accommodates an office for the father and staff residences. These auxiliary structures adopt the same exposed-brick vocabulary. They form a peripheral edge that protects the internal garden and reinforces a cohesive material language.
Nandivardhana, meaning “one who increases joy,” reflects the family’s aspiration for a life centred around calmness, ritual, and a close relationship with the land. At dusk, the house emits a soft, diffused glow. Its warm illumination turns the residence into a lantern-like presence within the landscape, understated yet resonant.
Fact File
Designed by: Studio Inscape
Project Type: Residential Architecture Design
Project Name: Nandivardhanam House
Location: Hyderabad
Year Built: 2023
Built-up Area: 6200 sqft
Principal Architects: Ar. Chaitanya Padal, Ar. Kinnera Varma & Ar. Radha Neela
Team Design Credits: Ar. Sharika Suresh & Ar. Samhita
Photograph Courtesy: Niveditaa Gupta
Source: Archdaily
Firm’s Website Link: Studio Inscape
Firm’s Instagram Link: Studio Inscape
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