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Tabula Rasa | Ar. Hetal Pandya

Every project starts the same way: we set aside assumptions and begin again. The name says it — Tabula Rasa, a blank slate. Led by Architect Hetal Pandya since 2001, the studio works across architecture, interiors, landscape, and sustainability — not as separate services, but as one act of design.

What holds every project together is not a style. It is a conviction: that spaces designed with patience, intelligence, and care produce something fundamentally different from spaces that are merely well-finished.

The studio works across houses, apartments, villas, farmhouses, retreats, schools, and institutional buildings. The typologies differ; the approach does not. Architecture and interiors are conceived together, landscape is considered from the first drawings, and sustainability is built into the structure of every decision — not added as an afterthought.

“The most successful designs are those that quietly support the way people aspire to live.”

Interior Design

When architecture and interiors are designed by the same hand, spaces stop feeling assembled and start feeling whole. When the architecture is given, the interior design gives it the form that makes it alive and personal. The studio takes projects from first sketch to turnkey delivery, with furniture and custom details.

Architecture

Before anything is drawn, we ask how this family actually lives. The answers shape everything — orientation, planning, material, detail. The buildings that result of iterative design process, that fulfills the clients needs and wants, and gives them the home they truly aspire.

Landscape

A house stops at the wall. A home keeps going. Landscape is part of the design from the first drawings — not added at the end when the budget is thin. If all is already done, and there is place for landscape, we make it as an extension of the inside.

Sustainability

We have been building responsibly since 2001. Orientation, natural ventilation, material honesty, and low-impact construction are not features we offer, they are how we think.

Sarvam School, Bangalore

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Twin Courtyard House, Chennai

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House of Curios, Bangalore

A home becomes truly unique and personalized through the belongings and cherished items of its residents. In this case, a 1600 sq. ft. flat was... Read More "House of Curios, Bangalore"

Highway Motel, Ahmedabad-Rajkot NH47

Project Overview This highway motel is conceived as a comfortable stopover that combines the efficiency of a motel with the sophistication and amenities of a... Read More "Highway Motel, Ahmedabad-Rajkot NH47"

Mehta House, Gandhinagar

This single-family house is designed on a compact 30’ × 45’ plot and is characterised by a cascading built-form that lends the home a friendly,... Read More "Mehta House, Gandhinagar"

Sumangal Farmhouse

This compact farmhouse covers just 850 sq.ft area on the ground to free up the land for plantation and landscaping and offers far-away views from... Read More "Sumangal Farmhouse"

Farm House, Indalwadi, Bangalore

Project Overview Designed as a weekend retreat, this farmhouse is conceived as a place where family and friends can come together in an informal, relaxed... Read More "Farm House, Indalwadi, Bangalore"

Purva Skywood, Bangalore

Warm Wood Apartment This apartment interior is designed around warmth, simplicity, and everyday comfort. A restrained material palette of wood veneers, soft neutrals, and subtle... Read More "Purva Skywood, Bangalore"

Kaluve House – Interiors

Spatial Experience The interiors of Kaluve House are shaped around the family’s everyday patterns, allowing spaces to flow into one another while remaining clearly legible.... Read More "Kaluve House – Interiors"

Custom Kitchens | Tabula Rasa Archives

Small Kitchens, Thoughtfully Planned These compact kitchen projects are from the early years of our practice, at a time when the idea of a “modular... Read More "Custom Kitchens | Tabula Rasa Archives"

LGCL Villas

Where Furniture Shapes the Plan This project brings together select pieces of the client’s existing furniture with newly designed elements to create a cohesive and... Read More "LGCL Villas"

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