With a 12-storey home in Mumbai gaining attention, we've put together a roundup of Indian houses recently featured on Dezeen that depart from the norms of residential architecture.
Architects in India have increasingly sought to experiment with the form of the conventional house in recent years, to the extent that unusual homes have become a notable trend in the world's most populous country.
Read on for 10 examples from Dezeen's archive:

Photo by Jacob Nedumchira / Photographix India
Sarvasva, Mumbai, by Spasm Design
This 12-storey tower by Indian studio Spasm Design contains a single family home. Created to stand out amid its dense urban setting, it is wrapped in a rainscreen of terracotta panels.
Despite its loftiness, Sarvasva is not the tallest house in Mumbai. That title is still held by Antilla, a 27-storey residence completed in 2010 for billionaire Mukesh Ambani by international architecture firm Perkins & Will. Find out more about Sarvasva ?

Photo by Syam Sreesylam
Chuzhi, Tamil Nadu, by Wallmakers
While the architects of Sarvasva did their utmost to make the project stand out, others have sought to design homes that are almost invisible.
For example, Wallmakers describes Chuzhi as "camouflage architecture". The house is partially embedded in a steep site, while its living spaces spiral around the trees and rocks that were already present.
Find out more about Chuzhi ?

Photo by Vivek Eadara
Pott House, Hyderabad, by Kiron Cheerla Architecture
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