Studio Course has overhauled the upper level of a penthouse apartment in Pune, west India, creating mix of indoor and outdoor rooms that surround a rooftop garden.
The local studio, which is also based in Pune, aimed to transform the home's under-utilised top floor into an area similar to the veranda of a traditional Indian home ? even though it is 12 storeys up.

Called the Veranda on the Roof, the 50-square-metre extension provide the occupants with spaces including including a library and reading room, an outdoor kitchen, and a deck with views of the city.
"A veranda was always an element, central to making our houses into homes, an accidental space for long conversations, a place for one to relax and unwind," said the team, led by architect Kalpak Shah.
"But the Veranda on the Roof is no accidental space," he added. "It is a space designed keeping in mind the family and their clear understanding of a special place they wanted to add to their home."
"[It is] a space crafted out from their lifestyle which revolves around books, food and plants."

Cement plaster was applied by hand to the floors and walls of both interior and exterior spaces. Known locally as Ghotai, this technique is typically used on houses in the region, and creates unusual patterns on the surfaces.
Its austere grey tone contrasts with the furniture and structural elements, which are all made from teak wood.

"This material and natural process...