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A Home Around a Pool
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Interior Renovation, Built
30,000 Sq. Ft.
This home is for a ceramist and a painter. The couple wished to have spaces in which they could each create their art in a specific and solitary way. As a design strategy, the home is divided into a studio and living unit. A screened courtyard in the middle allows for ample light and cross ventilation. It serves as an interstitial space that separates but also connects the two sections of the home.
Manto
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Khayaban-e-Bukhari, Commercial Area Phase 6 Defence Housing Authority.
The Manto Bukhari store was imagined as a garden experience. The stone bases of the fixtures sit like rocks in the landscape - anchoring the space and holding the ground.The layered edges of plywood are left visible and celebrated, their depth adding to the store's narrative. Polished brass is used sparingly and with intention at key touchpoints, creating an understated sense of premium. Wood and metal remain in the background, supporting the structure and keeping the space grounded. Light filters through translucent curtains, shifting gently through the day and painting the store in changing shades. The Manto Bukhari store was imagined as a garden experience. The stone bases of the fixtures sit like rocks in the landscape - anchoring the space and holding the ground.
The layered edges of plywood are left visible and celebrated, their depth adding to the store's narrative. Polished brass is used sparingly and with intention at key touchpoints, creating an understated sense of premium.
Wood and metal remain in the background, supporting the structure and keeping the space grounded. Light filters through translucent curtains, shifting gently through the day and painting the store in changing shades.
The design gives an ode to the values Manto upholds, offering a detailed yet understated backdrop for its products to stand out.
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