SERVICE APARTMENTS
What if stepping off the elevator felt like landing in a different city? This project asked that question — and answered it one floor at a time.
Designed as a service apartment complex in Visakhapatnam, this project was built on a single organizing idea: each floor would carry the spirit of a world city, not as costume, but as atmosphere. The brief called for spaces that felt modern and livable first — with city references woven in through material choices, accessories, color, and detail rather than overt theming. The result is a building where every arrival on a new floor is quietly cinematic: familiar enough to feel like home, distinct enough to feel like somewhere else entirely.
THE FOUR FLOORS
Mumbai: The energy of the city that never quite sleeps. Warm, layered, and unapologetically alive — this floor drew on the density and color of Mumbai's fabric: textured surfaces, rich tones, and a rhythm that feels in motion even at rest. Accessories and art references nod to the city's film and textile heritage without announcing themselves.
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London: Understated and considered. The London floor leaned into a palette of deep greens, aged brass, and muted charcoals — the visual grammar of Georgian townhouses and modern Soho members clubs simultaneously. Tailored, restrained, with enough wit in the details to stop it feeling stiff.
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New York: Loft-adjacent, confident, edited. Clean architectural lines with an industrial undertone — exposed material moments, graphic contrast, and the kind of spatial confidence you find in a well-converted Manhattan apartment. The city's scale and ambition translated into a room that feels like it has places to be.
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Paris: The most quietly assured of the four. Soft neutrals, considered proportions, and an instinct for beauty over novelty — Parisian interiors at their best are not decorative, they are edited. This floor carried that restraint: refined without being cold, elegant without being precious.
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*Project completed while employed at Design Studio.
