Case Study · Residential Interior
Keshav
New Alkapuri, Vadodara · 3BHK Residence · 1800 Sq.ft
THE CLIENT
What They Asked For.
The client came to us with a deeply rooted cultural identity and a regal personality shaped by Rajput heritage and a personal connection to the spiritual essence of Vrindavan. The brief was not for a luxury apartment in the conventional sense. It was for a home that could carry the emotional weight of palace memory and Krishna devotion through everyday contemporary living.
OUR APPROACH
Royal Indian Living, Refined Through Modern Restraint.
Rather than recreating traditional palace aesthetics literally, Keshav was designed to evoke the emotional essence of royal Indian living through symbolism, material depth, and choreographed spatial experience. Heritage motifs arches, jharokhas, carved details, Pichwai-inspired narratives were reinterpreted through disciplined geometry and muted layering.
Brass became the project’s connective material language, appearing consistently across lighting, hardware, profiles, furniture, and architectural detailing. Sanskrit verses and Krishna symbolism were embedded into the architecture rather than displayed as decoration. The result is a home that feels timeless, deeply rooted, and quietly luxurious without a single moment of visual excess.
WHAT WE BUILT
An Experience That Unfolds, One Room at a Time.
Room 01 / Entrance & Foyer
A spiritual threshold of brass, jharokhas, and hidden shlokas.
The entrance was designed as an emotional threshold into a contemporary Rajputana-inspired residence. The custom MDF entrance door integrates fifteen handcrafted jharokha-inspired perforations for natural airflow and a restored handmade lion-faced brass handle that anchors the regal character. Adjacent to it, a secondary architectural panel carries engraved Radhe Krishna inscriptions, softly illuminated through concealed sensor lighting at night turning the entrance into a daily spiritual moment.
Inside the foyer, a handcrafted vintage-style jharokha mirror, a lotus-detailed stone inlay belt, and elephant motifs on either side symbolize the welcoming of Mahalaxmi into the home. Behind the console, sixty miniature jharokha-inspired CNC niches reveal the sacred shloka Krishnay Vasudevay Hariye Parmatmane when backlit. Unlit, the wall reads as quiet geometry. Lit, it becomes a blessing.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Custom MDF door with 15 handcrafted jharokha perforations
- Restored lion-faced brass handle
- Engraved Radhe Krishna inscriptions with concealed sensor lighting
- Vintage jharokha mirror + lotus stone inlay + elephant motifs
- 60 backlit CNC niches revealing a sacred shloka
Room 02 / Living Room
A layered royal interior of symbolism and symmetry.
The living room reads as a layered experiential space where heritage symbolism, directional philosophy, and contemporary detailing converge. A handcrafted heritage-style carved mirror framed in antique golden tones anchors the western feature wall, surrounded by asymmetrically positioned brass birds in flight. Opposite it, above the eastern passage, a handcrafted brass sun motif and the Sanskrit phrase Anugachhatu Pravah go with the flow symbolically balance the composition through a dialogue between east and west.
The partition between living and kitchen integrates three original century-old jharokhas, carefully restored and embedded into a contemporary aluminium-and-MDF frame. A floating L-shaped stone TV console, decorative fluted pelmets detailed with hanging lattu elements, and a palace-landscape mural complete the composition. Brass appears consistently across hinges, handles, lighting, hardware, and furniture detailing the unifying material discipline of the room.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Heritage carved mirror with brass birds in flight
- Sanskrit Anugachhatu Pravah archway + brass sun motif
- Three century-old jharokhas integrated into the partition
- Floating L-shaped stone TV console with integrated planter
- Palace-landscape mural with Pichwai-inspired canopy artwork
Room 03 / Kitchen & Dining
A functional kitchen with brass detail and heritage calm.
The kitchen continues the home’s heritage-meets-functional language. Lower cabinetry in natural teak wood with subtle brass lining holds dedicated pull-outs for oil, tea, salt, and daily essentials near the stove. Large tandem storage and full-height shutters accommodate heavy cookware and bulk grain the rhythm of Indian cooking translated into the layout itself.
The cream subway-tile backsplash with pastel green inserts adds soft visual rhythm. Overhead units in matte deco grey and brass profiles conceal chimney ducting and host open backlit display shelving for handcrafted ceramics. A compact dine-in counter pairs with a sculptural circular open shelf composition. A grey marble-top rectangular dining surface with a long wooden bench introduces nostalgic communal seating in contemporary proportion.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Teak cabinetry with concealed brass lining
- Dedicated pull-outs for oil, tea, salt, spices, and bulk grain
- Cream subway tiles with pastel green inserts
- Backlit display shelving for handcrafted ceramics
- Grey marble dining surface with a long wooden bench
Room 04 / Master Bedroom
A contemporary royal retreat with Vastu-aligned colour.
The master bedroom introduces deeper accents within the calm cream framework of the home. A large custom wardrobe combines brass-finished framing, reflective golden mirror shutters, and red velvet-finished fabric inserts to establish a sophisticated palace-inspired identity. Reflective surfaces visually amplify spatial depth within the compact footprint. Functionality was approached with equal precision dedicated pull-out sliding shutters for daily-use garments, hidden compartments for jewellery and valuables, and a floating rectangular stone shelf inside the wardrobe for indoor greenery.
The bed-back composition is the emotional focal point of the room: a large illuminated arched backdrop layered with fixed red velvet cushioning. The use of red along the south-facing wall is intentionally Vastu-aligned believed to absorb negative energies while introducing warmth and vitality. Smaller arched golden mirrors and cream-toned bamboo curtains interwoven with golden threads complete the room’s quiet regal language.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Brass-framed wardrobe with mirror shutters and red velvet inserts
- Pull-out daily-wear shutters + hidden valuables compartments
- Illuminated arched red velvet bed-back (Vastu-aligned south wall)
- Smaller arched golden mirrors as decorative accents
- Cream bamboo curtains interwoven with golden threadwork
Room 05 / Parents’ Bedroom
A calm north-east retreat of moon grey and sky blue.
Positioned within the north-east zone of the home, the parents’ bedroom embraces a quieter contemporary identity distinct from the heritage-rich common spaces. Misty moon-grey tones layered with subtle sky-blue accents were chosen for their Vastu alignment with positive divine energy in the north-east direction. Wooden flooring grounds the cool palette with natural texture and underfoot warmth.
The bed and wardrobe compositions are finished in matte wooden tones with muted blue detailing. All metal elements handles, profiles, downlights, hardware are finished in matte gunmetal grey, deliberately differentiating this room from the warmer brass-dominated identity of the rest of the residence and giving it a distinctly modern personality.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Moon-grey palette with sky-blue accents (Vastu-aligned north-east)
- Wooden flooring grounding the cool tones
- Matte wood + muted blue detailing on bed and wardrobe
- Gunmetal grey metal hardware throughout (distinct from brass elsewhere)
Room 06 / Guest Bedroom & Study Room
A multifunctional space for work, rest, and devotion.
This compact room balances productivity, spirituality, and flexible everyday use. White walls hold the room’s brightness while raw teak overhead storage, integrated backlit shelving, and a custom study unit form the functional core. A sofa-cum-bed system allows the room to transition seamlessly between guest accommodation and study without compromising openness.
Opposite the study, a custom arched mandir features a specially designed curtain printed with Bal Krishna and Radha seated together keeping the spiritual presence visually felt even when the mandir is closed. The wardrobe pairs grey finishes with raw wood textures, and a matching fluted grey puffy with golden metal legs serves as dedicated prayer seating, subtly connecting back to the home’s brass-accented language.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Teak overhead storage with integrated backlit shelving
- Sofa-cum-bed for flexible guest and study use
- Arched mandir with Bal Krishna and Radha curtain artwork
- Grey + raw wood wardrobe composition
- Fluted grey prayer puffy with golden metal legs
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