01Entry and pooja niche
12′ × 8′A teak arch you see as the front door opens, lit from inside so it glows at dusk. The lamps sit on a stone ledge instead of inside a cupboard.
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Cast brass hardware
- Cast terrazzo
Riverside flat
Kotturpuram, Chennai · 1,640 sq ft apartment · 2025
The brief
“Two working parents, a six-year-old, and Revathi's parents for three months every year. Make it easy to keep tidy, give the grandparents a room that is kind to a bad knee, and a pooja corner that isn't a cupboard.”
Revathi and Kishore Subramanian
- Budget band
- ₹18–22 lakh
- Timeline
- 16 weeks
- Carpet area
- 1,640 sq ft
- Spaces
- 6 drawn here
- City
- Chennai
Materials palette
Reclaimed Burma teak
₹4,800 / cu ft
Cast brass hardware
₹1,150 a handle
Cast terrazzo
₹260 / sq ft
Kota stone, honed
₹98 / sq ft, laid
Lime plaster
₹120 / sq ft
Cane webbing
₹380 / sq ft
Madras check cotton
₹480 / metre
Black granite, leathered
₹310 / sq ft
Athangudi tile
₹165 / sq ft, laid
Room by room
Pick a room on the plan to jump to it.
02Living room
20′ × 15′The sofa backs onto the long wall so the room reads from the door. Toys live in the low teak unit on the right: eleven drawers, all the same size, so anyone can put things back.
- Kota stone, honed
- Lime plaster
- Cane webbing
- Madras check cotton
03Dining
12′ × 11′Six chairs, two with arms for Revathi's parents. The pendants hang 30 inches above the table, low enough to keep the light on the plates.
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Kota stone, honed
- Cast brass hardware
04Kitchen
12′ × 11′Counter at 33 inches, an inch and a half under standard, for a cook who is 5′2″. A tall unit holds the mixer-grinder and the 10 kg rice drum.
- Black granite, leathered
- Athangudi tile
- Reclaimed Burma teak
05Grandparents' room
13′ × 16′The bed sits at 21 inches so knees don't complain. Wardrobe doors slide instead of swinging into the path to the bathroom.
- Cane webbing
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Lime plaster
06Balcony with oonjal
20′ × 5′The swing hangs from a steel beam we added under the slab, with two feet clear on each side. It faces the trees along the Adyar.
- Athangudi tile
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Cast brass hardware
How it ended
Handed over on 14 March 2025, two days late, ₹20,40,000 against a ₹21 lakh estimate.
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