A Chennai Home Recast into a Boutique through Memory and Materials | 1405 Design Studio

1405 Design Studio reimagines a Chennai residence into a tactile retail space where craft and memory converge. Set on a quiet residential street in Alwarpet, this 1,150 sq. ft. boutique demonstrates adaptive reuse beyond conventional boundaries. The intervention transforms an existing residence into a space for textiles, jewellery and mixed-media art.The Existing Framework: The main essence lies in continuity. The old building becomes the living framework. The former garage becomes the primary retail space with the workshop at its rear, retaining the building's load-bearing walls and columns in an open-plan layout. The original Mangalore tile-clad chajja is retained as a […]