From living room aquariums to courtyard fountains and garden ponds, the right mix of aquatic plants transforms water features into cooling, living landscapes in India’s tropical heat.

From courtyard villas to hillside retreats, these South Indian homes embrace weather patterns, landscape, and regional architecture through climate-responsive design.

True to its established design language, Pattachitra renditions of Indian mythological tales anchor the Indianness of ...

Mumbai’s history comes alive in the Art Deco marvels lining its luminous shores. As some of these time capsules slowly depart ...

Starting in 1965, Nek Chand Saini, a road inspector in Chandigarh’s public works department, built a secret garden pieced ...

Erode, monikered the ‘turmeric city’ of Tamil Nadu by virtue of its 2,000-year history of cultivating and trading the spice, ...

Layered ambient lighting adds instant depth, carving out corners you actually want to retreat to during summer evenings. From ...

For those who do manage to carve out a space for themselves, it becomes their respite from the constant movement and chaos, a ...

Created by Ashok Khanna of the Oberoi hotelier family, Ananda integrates Indian traditions like Ayurveda and yoga into ...

Seen through the palms of Palakkad, this Kerala home makes its first impression almost entirely through its roof—a sculptural ...

Another way in which Japanese design ideas can be integrated into Indian homes is by adopting the Muji philosophy of letting ...

When Dr. Arvind Kasaragod moved to Bengaluru and first approached Ragini Raj Karthick of Tessera Architects, his ask was modest: a covered garage for his cars. He (a neonatologist) and his wife, Dr.