House of terraces and trees

Spread across 10,000 sq ft, the house unfolds as a landscape in itself—an architectural terrain that grows out of the land and embraces it back through layers of greenery. Rather than existing as discrete floors, the home is envisioned as a continuous spatial journey, where interconnected levels create a sense of one flowing expanse. At every point, pockets of open space—courtyards, terraces, water gardens, and green pockets—anchor the experience of nature, ensuring that the outdoors is always a part of the indoors.

With a planning strategy rooted in openness and clarity, the house is defined by clean geometry that frames light as an essential building material. Expansive north-facing openings invite a steady, diffused glow, while larger double-height volumes and interwoven terraces allow daylight to dance across surfaces, shifting the mood of the interiors throughout the day.

At this scale, the residence becomes more than a home—it becomes an evolving dialogue between architecture, landscape, and light. Each transition between levels brings moments of pause, grounding the inhabitant in courtyards or gardens before unfolding into vast communal zones. The result is a living environment that balances intimacy and scale, where openness, greenery, and sunlight converge to create a home that is at once expansive, fluid, and deeply connected to the earth.

Dhamtri, Chhattisgarh, India