Khosla Associates conceived of a luxury home for lead architect Sandeep Khosla and his wife Tania in Bengaluru. Using traditional materials and a contemporary design, The Long House makes the most of a linear plot. The plot has a 120 foot long frontage with a bamboo grove, which determined the shape of the house. The architects wanted to keep the essence of the bamboo grove alive, due to its beauty and because it provided the much needed privacy from neighbours on the north side of the property. Even with the peculiar shape of the bungalow, the space flows with one room leading effortlessly to the other. The house has been designed such that the public spaces on the ground floor open up to the verandah and the private garden, while the bedrooms have views of the fruit trees in the south. Since the intention was to lease the house, the architects intentionally chose a fairly neutral material palette. Sandeep wanted the flooring in the main areas to reflect natural light well so they chose a soft beige Italian marble. They juxtaposed it with wooden flooring in the bedrooms and den, and used polished kota stone in the verandahs.
