The Glass House — Bangalore
Overview
A private residence in the heart of Bangalore's most exclusive enclave, where the brief was simple: let light design the home. NUMAEX collaborated with the lead architect over 18 months to develop a glass language unique to this project — custom-textured Tactile panels for the ground-floor social spaces, Shoji sliding partitions that dissolve the boundary between interior and garden, and Paloma enclosures that feel more like water sculpture than shower.
The clients wanted maximum openness while maintaining complete privacy from neighbouring properties. Standard solutions would sacrifice one for the other.
We developed a bespoke Tactile glass pattern — named "Canopy" exclusively for this project — that transmits abundant natural light while obscuring sightlines. The pattern was inspired by the dappled light beneath a fig tree canopy in the property's garden.
NUMAEX didn't just supply glass — they co-designed the experience. The Canopy pattern is the soul of this house.
Rohan MehtaStudio Mehta Architecture, Bangalore