Exquisite Weekend House: Sapota Plantation in Northern India

The exterior of the modern house is a red masonry linear mass, with an imposing brick staircase leading up to the front entrance.

The modern facade has custom-made metal columns and beams that contrast sharply with the exposed red masonry. The north-facing front façade has an abundance of openings with large deck areas arranged in advance to allow the homeowners and their family to connect with the landscape.

One of the mature Sapota trees is integrated into the entrance porch, where it bursts up through the courtyard and continues through the upper balcony. The house was designed to ensure that minimal trees were damaged so that the original beauty of the plot would be preserved.

Glass walls create the look that the whole house is part of the exterior, just as the customers wanted. The huge glass panels can be pulled back to create a more real connection, and achieve airflow through the home. The kitchen is an unconventional layout with a dominant huge island. A small butler kitchen is located at the rear of the room, where major cooking can be completed out of sight.

A cantilevered canopy above the outdoor dining room serves as the main balcony for the first floor.

An outdoor bench rests on the front terrace, perfectly located to look at the beautiful view created by the resident Sapota there.

A huge recreation space is located on the ground floor, which continues into the main hall. The multifunctional area is attractively surrounded by a unique perforated screen that features a jungle landscape and animals inside the perforated metal panels. The doors were initially introduced to prevent unwanted animals from entering, but now form a main feature of the house.

The decorative metal doors can be fully pulled back so that the room becomes fused with the landscape.

A swing seat offers a relaxed reading room within the shaded lounge area, and introduces a pop of playful color.

The front entrance leads directly to the central courtyard design of the home, where another fabulous tree retains its territory.

The business background of the customers in industrial manufacturing is communicated through the metal structural system of the home. The steel makes a bold counteraction with the organic elements that speak of the customer’s passion for living in nature.

The canopy of the tree reaches the full height of the home, where it bursts into the blue sky.

Walking down the glass corridor between the central courtyard and the balcony sets you up between the treetops. A seat on the balcony looks too dreamy and inviting to resist.

The home theater is located upstairs on the first floor, to the left of the courtyard. The theater room is furnished with a U-shaped modular sofa and a second row at the back to accommodate many guests who can even sleep in a pinch. A Dali light control system is used to dim the lights in the room at the film, or guests can watch from the air terrace, which opens to the northeast.

An external staircase goes up towards the pool deck.

Up on the pool terrace, mature trees grow a protective embrace around the property.

Two bedrooms open directly to the pool.

Behind the central courtyard, there is an internal staircase and elevator. Made of 10 mm folded metal plates, the staircase rises to two open roof slits, which cause a magical play of light on a piece of ceramic art by artist Devesh Upadhyay, and a desi-painting in Kalamkari art.

The first bedroom that connects with the pool is the master bedroom. Radhika Kacha’s dark blue moon landscape makes for a fascinating bedroom wall decoration. Wicker jewelry complements the visual warmth of the exposed red masonry.

Simple and practical furniture was taken care of by DAAZ.

The guest room is decorated with fresh green accents that drape the platform bed and brighten up a gray bedroom chair. An opening to a balcony and a modern ceiling fan cools the concrete room. See more unique ceiling fans here.

The bathroom is also colored with green accents that complement nature’s own color palette.

The house design was developed with Vastu’s foundations firmly in mind.

The red house contrasts brightly with the natural greenery that rushes up to meet it.

Floor plan. The central courtyard serves as the arrival point on the upper floor, which connects with the front deck area above the front entrance. On this level, there is also a service pantry, and the large home cinema with its huge deck area on the east side.

Plan of the ground floor. The tree pricked grand entrance immediately establishes the union between the natural environment and the man-made structure that forms this unique home.