The sloping roof
Mangalore tiles and deep eaves: umbrellas for the monsoon.
Architects & interior designers · Goa
Homes that breathe like Goa.
Design, approvals and construction: from the first sketch to the day you move in.
( The studio )
Where art meets science.
One studio in Goa for design, approvals, construction and interiors. Four promises we keep on every project:
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Small plots, big feel
Smart planning, so no room ever feels tight.
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Green, inside out
Courtyards and gardens grown into the home.
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Built to your budget
Honest design around your land and your numbers.
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Approvals handled
We run the paperwork, from first drawing to final licence.
( Goa, our muse )
Five things Goa taught us
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Lime-wash & light
White walls bounce the glare; deep openings frame the light.
The balcão
A porch with seats, where neighbours become friends.
Green is structure
Groves and plateaus brought inside the plan.
Susegad
Spaces that slow you down when the sky turns gold.
…and a sixth one?
( What we do )
From bare land to housewarming
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Pre-construction design & approvals
Concept, drawings and the full government approval run.
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Construction & licences
Design & build with site management and post-construction licences.
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Interior design
Rooms planned for how you actually live.
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E-Design / online interiors
Not in Goa? We design remotely, anywhere in India or abroad.
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Landscape design
Courtyards, terrace gardens and tropical planting.
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Property survey
Know your land, its levels and its limits before you build.
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( Selected work )
Families we've built for
Residence · Design & Build
The Sinaris
Amona, North Goa
A family home for Mr. Kishore & Mrs. Vanita Sinari, planned around shade, cross-breeze and a verandah for long evenings.
Residence
The D'Souzas
Bastora, North Goa
Clean white volumes and timber warmth: a contemporary Goan home that still sits gently in its village.
Residence
The Pednekars
Bicholim, North Goa
Pitched roofs, stone plinths and generous glazing. Built for the monsoon, designed for daylight.
Interiors · E-Design
The Sharmas
Gurugram, Haryana
Designed entirely online: a calm, layered apartment interior delivered from Goa to Gurugram.
Landscape
Terrace Garden
Goa
A rooftop turned retreat: planters, shade and a little piece of the Western Ghats above the city.
( How we work )
Like the Mandovi, one steady flow
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Chai & conversation
Your family, your rituals, your budget, your plot.
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Site & survey
Levels, trees, sun paths and what the rules allow.
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Concept & design
Sketches, plans and 3D views, refined together.
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Approvals
We handle the government approvals for you.
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Build
Construction management with regular site updates.
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Griha pravesh
Licences done, keys handed over. You're home.
( The architect )
Karuna Morlekar
Founder of Varuthya, with experience across Gurugram, Delhi, Mumbai and Goa, from homes and hotels to whole streets.
- Smart CitiesStreetscape redesign in Bhubaneshwar & Bangalore
- Edmonton, CanadaLight Rail Transit intersection design
- GoaHouses, hotels & factories, with approvals
“One should never feel the limits of a small space.”
( Kind words )
In their words
Had a good experience working with them.
We wanted the interior of our house to be inspired by the South Indian Style, and she was very particular in providing the same. It was exactly as we had thought and conceptualized.
I was amazed by the kind of design concepts she had come up with and bringing my imagination into life.
