01Living room
20′ × 15′The 1968 floor, re-polished. A long teak bench under the window.
- Green oxide floor
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Cane webbing
Mylapore flat
Mylapore, Chennai · 1,900 sq ft apartment · 2023
The brief
“A 1968 flat near the Kapaleeshwarar tank. Keep the green oxide floors; lose the dark corridors.”
Lakshmi and Ganesh Iyer
- Budget band
- ₹24–28 lakh
- Timeline
- 18 weeks
- Carpet area
- 1,900 sq ft
- Spaces
- 4 drawn here
- City
- Chennai
Materials palette
Green oxide floor
₹165 / sq ft
Reclaimed Burma teak
₹4,800 / cu ft
Cane webbing
₹380 / sq ft
Cast brass hardware
₹1,150 a handle
Madras check cotton
₹480 / metre
Room by room
Pick a room on the plan to jump to it.
02Pooja
12′ × 8′The family's old rosewood shrine, rebuilt into the wall.
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Cast brass hardware
03Dining
12′ × 11′Where the corridor used to be.
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Green oxide floor
04Bedroom
13′ × 16′Madras check curtains, lined against the afternoon sun.
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Madras check cotton
How it ended
The corridor wall came down; the floor stayed.
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