Hira

Named after architect Husna Rahaman’s grandmother, it reimagines the home where she once lived, transforming memory into a contemporary space that celebrates both permanence and change. Two volumes, residential and professional are arranged around a dramatic central void, linked by angled bridges that draw daylight deep into the interiors and establish visual continuity across levels. The residence unfolds in layered terraces, punctuated by bridges, light-catching staircases and perforated walkways that cast shifting shadows through the day. A grounded palette of textured concrete, flamed granite and exposed steel is softened by marble, warm wood and heirloom furnishings. Social spaces balance restraint with quiet opulence, anchored by a memorial wall of family recipes and objects. Above, rooms open to treetops and sky, while gardens and terraces form an “urban desert”—a meditative threshold between inside and out. The adjoining workspace features a kinetic conference pod, completing this architectural memoir in light, steel and memory.