Pune Apartment Blends Rajasthani Craftsmanship with Modern Elegance

When Chetan Lahoti and Anand Deshmukh of Mind Manifestation first spoke with the homeowners about what they wanted from this Pune apartment, the answer kept circling back to one place: Rajasthan. Not as a visual reference but as a sensibility. The quietness of it. The weight. So Chetan and Anand did what perceptive designers do when one hands them something intangible: they went to the stone.

Kota stone runs underfoot across the common areas of this 2,200 sq ft apartment at Lodha Belmondo, hand-finished using the tacha technique - each slab worked by hand to a low, matte depth that catches light differently at different hours. Jaisalmer stone returns in the living room as terrazzo by Stonecasa, pressed into the floor in an amber-grey geometric panel. Both stones are native to Rajasthan. Both, in this Pune home, feel entirely at ease. The rest of the apartment: four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a powder room, a kitchen and utility, with the living and dining areas at its core are built around a muted palette that does little more than clear the field. The materials, once given that kind of quiet, say plenty.