Kunal Maniar & Associates, Mumbai

Kunal Maniar

Project in focus: Amid sprawling paddy fields in a little village in Alibag, Dua Villa’s landscaping exemplifies slow living and quiet luxury. The labyrinthine ecosystem includes an orchard of 230 fruit-bearing native trees on the west side of the five-acre site, a sugarcane grove on the east side, moringa trees in the main courtyard and hardscapes that leverage diverse materiality—from local Shahabad stone laid in patterns or crushed into gravel; a boulder placed on the patio; and Baroda green marble slabs that are part of a waterbody. The lone indulgence is an Italian marble bench.

Collaborations in the past year: With a range of artists and creatives including Biraaj Dodiya, Sakshi Gupta, Hanut Singh, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Pooja Dhin

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