In Hyderabad's Kokapet, a Japandi home finds its character in texture and a singular red
A 1,500-square-foot apartment in Hyderabad has been designed using Japandi principles, emphasizing minimalism, natural textures, and a singular deep red accent. The design by Studio Poche focuses on creating a calm, warm environment by lifting furniture off the floor and utilizing micro-topping finishes.
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This highlights contemporary trends in Indian interior design, blending international minimalist aesthetics with local cultural warmth.
Puneet and Khushboo Kalra arrived with a long list of things they did not want in their home and very little else. No flashy surfaces, no loud colour, nothing ornamental or forced. That absence turned out to be the most useful part of the brief, and it became the organising logic of this 1,500-square-foot apartment in Kokapet, Hyderabad, designed by Larsen Christian and Keithy Gandhi of Studio Poche. Almost every decision inside it, from the finish on the floor to the way a bed meets the wall, is a decision about what to leave out.
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