The Architectural Digest edition on big homes, the magazine focusses on their level of detailing, creativity and styling. Apartment DNNW designed by Architecture BRIO with Olasky & Sinsteden is a generous duplex apartment. It is located in a residential tower in South Mumbai overlooking the famous Marine Drive. The interior design of the apartment attempts to bring back the memory of living in a bungalow. The client was increasingly disheartened by the vanishing views and light in their hilltop bungalow in south Mumbai. Therefore they opted for a dramatic lifestyle change. They moved into a duplex apartment on one of the top floors of the 60 storey apartment building that hovered above their bungalow.

an extract of the article: 

“….Led by AD50 architects Robert Verrijt and Shefali Balwani of Architecture BRIO, the design of this home is a breathtaking blend of the old and the new. Although most of their best-known work is quite modern, this home instantly tells of their versatility. While the spaces remain true to themselves, with every room wearing its personality on its sleeve, the delicate use of art and heirlooms strikes a fine balance with the grounded nature of the structure….”