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The Light house has been about reinterpreting the idea of a ‘haveli’ to adapt to an urban, contemporary circumstance.

Designed for a traditional Indian, close-knit joint family that loves spending time with each other, the main emphasis of planning was to ensure a variety of semi-open and enclosed common spaces that encourage a sense of togetherness and community, spaces that can help hold a large family together.

The Chowk

Available ground area coverage led to a G+4 storied structure, at the physical and symbolic heart of which is a ‘chowk’ that brings in light and connects different levels and spaces. The skylight above the ‘chowk’ is a ‘jali’ – crafted in wood with traditional motifs, it will help diffuse the harsh Nagpur sun in the summer months; the motifs forming every changing shadow patterns on the walls and floor of the ‘chowk’ with the movement of the sun