House of Mango Shadows: A Seamless Union of Architecture and Nature

This feature captures Design i.O’s poetic holiday home, nestled amid mango, chikoo, and guava trees on the outskirts of Chandigarh. Titled House of Mango Shadows, the project dissolves the boundaries between built form and natural setting. Designed to feel as though it emerged from the land itself, the house incorporates expansive folding windows, tactile natural materials, and curated skylights to amplify stillness, light, and solitude. It’s a reflection on architecture that listens to its environment, inviting spiritual reflection and grounded retreat in equal measure.

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House of Mango Shadows: An Ode to Stillness, Trees, and Thoughtful Beginnings

Featured in Architectural Digest India, this intimate profile on House of Mango Shadows captures Design i.O’s debut architectural project—a 3,800 sq ft weekend retreat nestled in a fruit orchard outside Chandigarh. Conceived as a structure that vanishes into nature, the home honors every existing tree while weaving living spaces around light, air, and silence. From slide-and-fold cane panels to rain chains and courtyards for outdoor bathing, the project is a masterclass in site-sensitive design. Both a learning curve and a statement of belief, it reflects the studio’s founding philosophy: design, at its best, is detailed, intuitive, and deeply rooted.

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House of Mango Shadows: A Verdant Retreat Rooted in Light and Landscape

Published in STIRworld, this piece spotlights a holiday home in Chandigarh by Design i.O that dissolves the boundary between architecture and orchard. Designed around 49 existing trees, the home is a quiet tribute to nature, featuring bamboo shutters, skylights, and outdoor courtyards. With its earthy palette, soft partitions, and sunlit spaces, the project reimagines modern living through intimacy, restraint, and environmental harmony.

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House of Mango Shadows: Where Architecture Blurs into the Orchard

Featured in Design Essentia, this story explores how Design i.O’s holiday home in Chandigarh organically blends into an orchard of mango, chikoo, and guava trees. Inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s philosophy, the house dissolves barriers with expansive openings, earthy materials, and spiritual intent. Crafted for contemplation, it embraces sustainability, natural light, and sensory stillness, creating a seamless bond between architecture, nature, and human experience.

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House of Mango Shadows: A Serene Dialogue Between Structure and Solitude

Published by The Architect’s Diary, this feature highlights Design i.O’s poetic retreat in Chandigarh—a 3,800 sq ft holiday home that feels as though it has grown from the orchard it inhabits. With expansive openings, skylights, natural materials, and courtyard bathrooms, the design dissolves into its surroundings. It’s not just a house; it’s a sanctuary for introspection, merging modern design with timeless connections to nature.

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House of Mango Shadows: A Built Form That Disappears Into Nature

In this feature, Design i.O’s 3,800 sq ft holiday home in Chandigarh is celebrated as a seamless extension of the orchard it inhabits. With expansive slide-fold windows, earthy materials, and open floor planning, the residence blurs lines between inside and out. Skylights, bamboo screens, and courtyard baths enhance this retreat’s introspective calm, making it a sanctuary where design gently yields to the rhythm of nature.

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