Gauchestud.io

A quiet corner in Kolhapur.

Amai sits within an existing vernacular shell, shaped through restraint, contrast, and care for what already existed.
Now part of the city’s everyday rhythm.

Designed and built by us. More to follow.

Q1 2026 is nearly spoken for.

We will be taking on a limited number of design & build projects for the first quarter of 2026 — allowing for focused involvement, detailed planning, and thoughtful ex*****on.

One final slot remains.

If you’re planning a residential project and value a considered, process-led approach, we’d love to hear from you.

Part 4 — Mood Boards
With the technical layers in place, we finally shift into mood and materiality—where a home slowly starts revealing its personality.
Before drawings become ex*****on, we spend time with tones, textures and silhouettes. Quiet palettes, warm woods, soft upholstery… these decisions anchor the rooms long before anything is built.
Mood boards help us understand what the space wants to feel like—not just what it should look like. Calm, grounded, collected: it starts here.
Nothing final yet, just direction.
A quiet introduction to what’s taking shape.

More soon…

Part 2 : Finishes
If false ceilings set the foundation, the finishes complete the language of the home.
Stone, laminates, and a palette that stays quiet and grounded — chosen not to stand out, but to settle in.
The part that draws you in is the lime-based paint that envelopes the walls and ceilings — a surface that looks deceptively simple.
Behind it are hours of on-site trials, shifting strokes, altered mixes, and countless tests in changing light until the texture finally felt serene, seamless… and somehow inevitable.
It’s the kind of finish you notice only when you pause — and then you can’t unsee it.