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Pal Residence Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
- Typology Interior Residential
- Plot Area 976.00 SQ. MTS.
- Built Area 1045. 12 SQ. MTS.
- Levels NA
- Status Completed
- Design & Construction 2014-2019
- Developer
Accessed by a narrow street, flanked by bungalows near Central Park at Kharghar, this residence is instantly noticeable because of it streamlined exposed concrete fa9ade with a perforated pattern. With roads on two parallel sides, this home has open undisturbed views of the main access road and the park beyond.

It is spread over four levels; the entry level is the lobby & core, car parking area and servants quarters. The core that runs through the entire house has a staircase and lift. On the second level are the family recreational spaces. This includes an elevated pool, steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, massage room, home theatre, guest suite and well-equipped gym. Though the look is kept simple, the functional requirements include almost everything that you can boast of.

The third level houses the living rooms, the kitchen, dining and the master suite. The fourth level houses the family temple (pooja ghar) in the center along with a tiny open court; surrounded by four bedrooms.
The interior spaces are designed based on the theme of 'minimalism', the challenge here being to achieve a resilient language of design elements that bind the house together; yet keeping the space light, simple and simultaneously luxurious. Random clad travertine marble forms the highlight of the the covered car park along with wooden rafters and granite clad flooring. The grey and white theme carries forward into the interiors. This sets the colour palette for the next two levels in white Statuario and Armani grey marble. Leather paneling, mirror cladding and simple lines in the furniture complete and team up with a surprisingly bold back-lit, wild agate marble, central piece.

A floating column that divided the living room was crafted into a centre-piece in back-lit agate; retaining the spaciousness of the living room. The bedrooms are planned with attached walk-in-wardrobes and are an exercise in restraint retaining the spaciousness.

On the second floor, the jali extends and blurs the boundaries from the family room to the green-walled open courtyard to the outside.

Despite the small scale of the building, it stands apart from the neighbouring villas.