Residence · Bengaluru

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Studio Sienna · Bengaluru

A 30 × 40 ft Bengaluru plot answered with a perforated copper screen: diffused light, cross-ventilation and skylit balconies around a compact family home.

Screen and skylight, west façade

Built-up: 2,500 sq.ft
Plot: 1,200 30′ × 40′, sq.ft
Facing: West three sides built up
Completed: 2025 Bengaluru
Cost / est.: Not published not estimated

Photographs

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The west façade from the street: copper screens over the gate — Exterior view Naresh and Nayan

The façade at night, the screens lit from inside — Night exterior Naresh and Nayan

The living room, opened wide toward the balcony — Living room Naresh and Nayan

Living room with a swing, cane chairs and the television wall — Living room Naresh and Nayan

Kitchen with green tile and the dining table beside it — Kitchen Naresh and Nayan

Balcony with planting under the round skylights — Balcony area Naresh and Nayan

Balcony corner with a plant and the skylight above — Balcony corner Naresh and Nayan

Stair up to the balcony, skylight above — Stair Naresh and Nayan

Looking up the stairwell, a figure seated at the bottom — Stairwell Naresh and Nayan

Film

Buildofy

Inside a compact 1,200 sq.ft Bengaluru home

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The move

The plot faces west and is built up on three sides, so the answer is a screen rather than more glass: deep vertical fins across the façade take the hard afternoon sun, while the openings behind them admit breeze and a softer light.

Inside, spaces run into one another and the balconies connect across levels, so a parent can see a child two floors up. Skylights over the stair and planted pockets pull daylight and green into the middle of a compact plan.

“The solution emerged through calibrated openings and shading strategies that admit breeze and soft light, yet keep the harsh sun out.”Studio Sienna, via Volume Zero

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Cost

Not publishedno published figure

The studio publishes no cost and Buildofy keeps the project cost for paid members. The register does not estimate one; ask Studio Sienna directly.