A second home on a rocky outcrop at the start of the western ghats (highlands),Khopoli, in Maharashtra, India. Basalt the local black rock of the region is what this site was about.
Stone has been used in many forms, based on use, wear, grip and texture. The dark saturated black matt-ness conjures a cool sense of refuge and calm.
The house, a cast, an object for living, whatever you may call it, has transformed into a belvedere to minutely observe and sense the spectacle of nature.
Photographs cannot express the sense of weight when one approaches,or the sense of release at the edge of the pool at the far end of the open terrace.
