01 — 03 / Residential
The Courtyard House
Alipore · Kolkata · Residential · Concept Project
A quiet urban residence organised around filtered light, a planted central court and tactile stone surfaces.
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NĀRA ATELIER
Interiors · Architecture · Objects
Spaces shaped aroundhow life is actually lived.
We design residences, workplaces and hospitality environments around material, light, proportion and the rituals that make a space belong to its people.
“We do not decorate rooms. We choreograph relationships between people, material, light and time.”
NĀRA approaches interiors as lived architecture: spaces designed not only to photograph beautifully, but to become better through use.
Selected Work · 01 — 03
Selected Spaces
A study in proportion, material and atmosphere.
02 — 03 / Residential
Monsoon House
Goa · Residential · Concept Project
A tropical home designed around rain, cross-ventilation and the changing intensity of coastal light.
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03 — 03 / Apartment
Casa Vela
Mumbai · Apartment · Concept Project
A restrained city apartment where sculptural stone, walnut and soft textiles frame long views across the Arabian Sea.
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The Material Library
Every project begins with what a surface does to light, touch and time.
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Travertine
Warm, mineral and quietly irregular.
- Category
- Natural stone
- Finish
- Honed · Filled
- Best used for
- Where we want a surface to acquire character rather than remain visually perfect.
Interactive surface studies are digitally simulated, not supplier samples.
One studio.
Multiple scales.
01
Interior Architecture
Spatial planning, architectural detailing, circulation, built-in elements and interior structure.
02
Interior Design
Material palettes, lighting, furniture, textiles, colour and complete spatial composition.
03
Architecture
Selected residential, hospitality and adaptive architectural commissions.
04
Objects & Bespoke
Custom furniture, built-ins, lighting and one-off objects developed for individual projects.
05
Creative Direction
Visual identity, styling and spatial storytelling for hospitality, retail and design-led brands.
Space / Life
Design begins with behaviour.
Before selecting finishes, we study how a space will actually be used.
01 / Rest
Lower visual stimulation. Protect sightlines and let light arrive indirectly.
WoolLime plasterOak
Process
From conversation to inhabitation.
- 01
Observe
How do you live, work, gather and move?
- 02
Define
Turn behaviours and constraints into a spatial brief.
- 03
Compose
Develop circulation, proportion, volume and architectural language.
- 04
Materialise
Resolve surfaces, furniture, lighting and detailing.
- 05
Make
Coordinate fabrication, execution and specialist craftsmanship.
- 06
Refine
Edit until everything necessary remains and everything unnecessary disappears.
The Studio
Small enough to stay involved. Structured enough to think at scale.
NĀRA is an interdisciplinary concept studio working across interior architecture, residential design, hospitality and objects.
Our work begins with observation rather than style. We study how people move, gather, retreat, work and live, then build a spatial language around those behaviours.
Inside NĀRA →What should your
next space feel like?
Tell us what you are building, where it is and how you want to live inside it.
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