Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai.
Nestled within a network of mango trees in Indian coastal town Alibag, the house was designed to showcase the connection between architecture and nature.
In response to the surrounding canopy of trees, Blurring Boundaries designed the home to have a curving form, which wraps around five of the existing mango trees on the site.
Organic, curved forms feature throughout the brick and ferrocement structure
Earthy bricks and local grey stone form the walls of the home, which was topped with a sloping ferrocement roof that slants upwards to rest on one of the existing trees.
"We were captivated by the idea for the residence as a piece of sculpture rather than a mere building," studio co-founder Shriya Parasrampuria told Dezeen. "By prioritising a seamless flow and letting the roof's form define the structure's massing, we wanted to create a truly unique and artistic living space."
The home wraps around mango trees of the surrounding forest
A curved brick jali marks the entrance to the home, which stretches from a porch coated in blue tiles.
Inside, the undulating form creates an open-plan volume containing a series of interconnected spaces joined together by curving walls.
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