Nestled within coconut and areca plantations, with Savandurga Hill forming a dramatic backdrop, Ksaraah is a weekend retreat in rural Bengaluru that reimagines living in close communion with nature. Designed to foster a seamless connection with the outdoors, the intervention is consciously restrained—blending into its context rather than dominating it.

The two-storeyed residence is perched at the highest point of the site, conceived as an interplay of volumes and voids. Communal spaces on the ground floor—living, dining, and sit-out—are entwined with the landscape, while private spaces occupy the upper level, wrapped in louvered wooden screens that modulate light, air, and views. Arches, deep overhangs, and wall-free spans lend the structure a sense of lightness.