DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
MN : Nature is full of lessons we can draw from, lessons which can inform and inspire our daily lives. Inspired from nature landscaping is designed to bring mother nature to our doorstep.
DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
MN : The client being from political background achieving privacy was the main concern. Segregation of spaces accordingly was the main focus of the design.
DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
MN : Conceptually around three months to come up with the landscape and club house design of this project.
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
MN : The project is designed as a lifestyle icon for the client. Taking it as a challenge the project is designed to a lifestyle status for the client.
DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
MN : The hi-end bungalows and farmhouses in the neighborhood were surveyed to understand their design, artefacts, textures, plantation, etc. The landscaping of this project was designed to stand out from the rest and create a status symbol.
DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
MN : Exquisite is something that is extremely beautiful and unique. The design itself suggests the name.
DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
MN : Being artificial the waterfall is crafted in a way to appear natural. The owner’s love for walking in water has been addressed with the kund , the water bodies as a space to wander in isolation.
DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
MN : The climate in the area had to be carefully studied to understand the vegetation. A vast research on vegetation was carried out to achieve the plantation pallet.
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
MN : The landscape was designed to separate the private and personal relations of the client. Segregating the space and doing justice to clients expectations was a big challenge to overcome. Giving the home an enclosure from the office with the ficus screening is the highlight of this project.
DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
MN : The project helped me to understand the relationship between landscape and the user. While working on this project I learned how landscape can change the identity of a space and the creative use of specific plant species adds meaning to the lifestyle of the user.
