Theatrical Luxury, Disciplined Planning: Inside a Pune Duplex by Poonam Akash

Poonam Akash choreographs this expansive Pune duplex, staging luxury through architectural sequencing, artisanal detail, and material drama. Questionnaire for residential spaces: In a time when minimalism dominates residential design, Windermere takes the contrarian route. This 8,000-square-feet duplex in Pune embraces grandeur without apologising for it—yet the design succeeds not because it is extravagant, but because it remains spatially controlled. Designed by Poonam Mehta and Akash Mehta of Poonam Akash, the home demonstrates how maximalism works best when it rests on strong planning discipline and consistent detailing. The hardest part isn’t luxury—it’s cohesion across scale. Expansive volumes and double-height spaces can […]