{"id":8027,"date":"2026-05-14T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8027"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:09:02","slug":"otlo-studio-designs-skylit-home-in-india-to-provide-meditative-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/otlo-studio-designs-skylit-home-in-india-to-provide-meditative-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Otlo Studio designs skylit home in India to provide “meditative experiences”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A skylit<\/a> pool sits at the centre of the House of Quiet Raga, a home<\/a> in Indore, India,<\/a> designed by local practice Otlo Studio to provide a calm atmosphere for its residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, the 604-square-metre dwelling was created for a family who wanted a space that would feel like a sanctuary away from their busy jobs at a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n

Otlo Studio<\/a> designed the home based on different qualities of light, using a mixture of clerestory windows and skylights to diffuse daylight into spaces divided by layered, arched openings.<\/p>\n

\"Exterior
Otlo Studio has completed a skylit family home in India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“In a context where daily routines often become mechanical, the house is conceived as a spatial framework that slows movement and heightens awareness \u2013 transforming ordinary acts into lived, almost meditative experiences,” the studio told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“Ritual here is not symbolic, but spatial. It is embedded in how one arrives, moves, pauses, and gathers \u2013 through calibrated light, sectional variation, and a deliberate sequencing of space,” it added.<\/p>\n

To create a more secluded feel, the House of Quiet Raga’s main living areas are positioned on the first floor, above a ground level containing a gathering hall, guest room and cow shed.<\/p>\n

\"People
It was designed to feel like a sanctuary for the residents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This first floor is organised around a central pool of water, flanked by a lounge to the west and a raised dining area to the east. Both of these spaces open onto an external terrace and balcony at either end of the home.<\/p>\n

The roof has been split open to create a series of skylights above the pool, while the top of its western gable end has also been fully glazed to illuminate the home’s stairwell.<\/p>\n

\"Living
The main living areas are held on the first floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two bedrooms occupy the eastern corners of the plan, while opposite, the lounge steps up into the kitchen through two overlapping arched openings.<\/p>\n

“The pool gathers light and reflection, creating a constantly shifting surface that marks the passage of time,” the studio said.\u00a0“In an otherwise continuous flow of spaces, it introduces a pause – an inward moment of stillness where movement slows and attention settles.”<\/p>\n

\"Sunken
A sunken pool sits forms the centre of the home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mottled lime plaster finishes in pale cream tones have been used for the internal walls to complement the soft light.<\/p>\n