Located in Chandigarh’s Sector 4, the project responds to a mid-century modernist residence originally built in the 1950s, extending it with sensitivity to both its architectural language and its historic urban setting. The design approach prioritised continuity rather than contrast, preserving the horizontal massing, clean lines, and restrained material palette that define the original structure.
 

Commissioned by Sr. Adv. Rajiv Atmaram and his family, the extension accommodates evolving domestic needs while maintaining the spatial clarity and garden-oriented character of the house. New residential additions are carefully aligned with existing volumes, allowing the landscape to remain the primary connective element between old and new. Transitional verandahs, shaded terraces, and framed views reinforce the indoor–outdoor relationship central to the original design ethos. A separate office block, conceived as a distinct yet visually integrated structure, is positioned alongside the residenc

Clad in green and enveloped by climbing vegetation, it reads as a subdued garden pavilion rather than a competing built mass. This strategy ensures functional expansion while preserving the compositional balance of the site, allowing the extended ensemble to evolve organically from its modernist origins.ly from its modernist origins.