From Constraint to Clarity: A Context-Responsive Home in Nagpur| Cellar Door Design Studio

Nestled in Itwari—one of Nagpur’s most densely populated neighbourhoods—this home by Cellar Door Design Studio redefines urban living through a calm and context-driven interior intervention. In dense urban landscapes, light and ventilation remain quiet but critical markers of healthy, mindful design. Working around this premise, especially given the site’s unique configuration: two internally connected buildings, one newly constructed and one undergoing refurbishment. With significant physical constraints, this very configuration is turned on its head to tailor the key design response to this project. Led by founder and principal designer Ar. Aziz Rasheed, the studio approaches the project with a people-first […]