Perched on the ninth floor of a high-rise apartment in Pune, this 1,600 sq. ft. apartment opens to sweeping views of the city’s tekdi, the tree-lined hills that define its horizon. For its owners, a lawyer couple with demanding careers and a shared love for travel, the view was the home’s greatest luxury. For the husband, who grew up in Dehradun, the softened green skyline evoked an unspoken memory of pine forests and cedar-scented air. “That memory, though never spoken of, lingered in my mind,” says Siddhina Sakla, Founder of The Arch Studio. “It shapes choices, influences textures, and anchors the home’s palette in earth, wood, and air.”
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The brief was precise: a minimal, low-maintenance home with an earthy aesthetic that foregrounds light, air, and movement. Ample storage was essential for their two growing daughters, while seamless flow between the kitchen, living, and dining areas would ensure family connectivity.
As avid readers, the couple also wanted a large bookshelf to house books and travel artefacts. Notably, they chose to forgo televisions in both living and bedrooms, reinforcing a lifestyle centred on conversation and calm.
Entry is through a linear passage marked by a bespoke wooden console with tapered legs and rounded drawers, beneath a cane pendant that casts a warm glow.
This restrained introduction sets the tone for the open-plan interior, where living, dining, and kitchen spaces unfold without visual barriers. Soft ashwood appears in a contemporary coffered ceiling, fluted furniture, and textured walls, lending warmth without excess.
The living room is anchored by a handcrafted bookshelf that curves at the corner, gently breaking rigid geometry. In the kitchen, a terrazzo quartz countertop and island reinforce the grounded mood, while an obround dining table continues the language of softened edges.
A short corridor leads to the private quarters. Cane sculptural lights reference the surrounding hills. In the master bedroom, dark veneers, pine-cone embroidered curtains, a reading chair, and compact study desk echo Dehradun’s forests.
The wife’s bedroom celebrates Indian craftsmanship with Kalakarihaath wallpaper and a wood-and-cane headboard. The daughters’ shared room adopts ivory and grey tones with lilac accents and playful details.
Throughout, timber and cane weave a quiet dialogue between memory and landscape, proving that here, minimalism is not emptiness, but space for connection, nature, and the enduring comfort of home.
Natural light floods in from the balcony of this high-rise apartment, where a swing and Buddha statue create a contemplative extension of the living space..
Fact File
Designed by: The Arch Studio
Project Type: Apartment Interiors Design
Project Name: Cedar Cane
Location: Pune
Project Size: 1400 Sq.Ft.
Principal Architect: Ar. Siddhina Sakla
Photograph Courtesy: Studio Colourblind
Firm’s Website Link: The Arch Studio
The Firm’s Instagram Link: The Arch Studio
Firm’s Facebook Link: The Arch Studio
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