IshavashyamInterior Design Studio
Tat Tvam Asi — living room with stone-veneer feature wall and teak media unit

Residential · Full Home

Tat Tvam Asi

तत् त्वम् असि — “That, thou art.”

Location
Adalaj, Gujarat
Area
2,500 sq ft
Timeline
3 months · 2023–24
Scope
Turnkey residence

A 2,500 sq ft home conceived as a sanctuary of modern living — where clean lines and honest materials meet a quiet, contemplative calm.

The design opens with the front door — a carved threshold in stone veneer that sets the tone for everything beyond it. That stone language runs inward: through the living room, met by concrete texture, warm wood and the studio's signature sage. Nothing shouts; every material earns its place.

Sage living room with panelled wall and sculptural art
The social living room — a custom sage sectional against a fluted, panelled wall.

The living room

A book-matched stone-veneer wall anchors the media zone, framed in teak and lit by concealed profile track. A floating teak-and-sage console keeps the floor open; a hand-tufted rug softens the vitrified stone underfoot. It's a room built for everyday life that still feels considered.

Sage modular kitchen with marble backsplash
Master bedroom with arched dresser mirror

Kitchen & private quarters

The kitchen brings energy — a hard-working modular layout in sage, with a marble backsplash and black granite tops. Upstairs, the bedrooms turn quiet: wood-and-grey palettes, upholstered headboards, and an arched dresser mirror that recurs as a gentle motif. Storage is everywhere, but you rarely see it.

Backlit mandir with etched Shree Yantra
At the heart of the home, a backlit pooja room built around an etched Shree Yantra.

A quiet heart

The home's name — Tat Tvam Asi, “That, thou art” — points to the same idea that runs through the studio: grace lives in the everyday. Nowhere is that clearer than the pooja room, where a jaali screen and a softly backlit Shree Yantra create a still, contemplative centre for the family.

Read the feature on The Architects' Diary ↗

On film

A complete home
Living & dining
Family bedrooms

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