Houzz at a Glance Who lives here: K.V. Bala, Chairman, BVK group Location: Bandra, Mumbai Year built: 2016 Size: 43.6 square metres (470 square feet); living area and kitchenette; 1 master bedroom; 1 guest room-study-TV room; 1 bathroom Interior architect: Sameer Balvally and Shilpa Jain Balvally, Studio Osmosis The homeowner had been on the lookout for the right designer to design his second home in Mumbai. It needed to be a self-sufficient, comfortable apartment that he could use on his frequent business trips to the city. He saw Studio Osmosis’ work on Houzz and reached out to firm through the platform. When tasked with renovating this tiny sea-facing studio apartment, architects Sameer Balvally and Shilpa Jain Balvally of Studio Osmosis had one goal – to keep the 470-square-foot linear space as open as possible. The brief was to create a stylish, modern space that was minimal in decor but high on function. Starting with a flat that had been vacant for some time and hence was quite rundown, the design duo decided against any major structural changes. “We got rid of unnecessary walls, the small windows and the false ceiling that closed up the space,” Jain Balvally says. Photographs by Kunal Bhatia, KB Studio

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