A window to art

Etched glass panels and artistic windows are the mainstay of artist Ranjit Singh?s home.

Etched glass panels and artistic windows are the mainstay of artist Ranjit Singh’s home.

Its distinct architectural features can easily be noticed from the outside — semi-glazed glass windows and corners give you a shadowy glimpse of what lies within. The excitement is only heightened when you climb up to the second floor of the Panchsheel Enclave house and encounter artistic wrought iron railings and glass panels that look out on to the world beyond.

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The front door opens into a lobby that mirrors the life and works of its occupant, artist Ranjit Singh. Whether it is the niches in the walls or the consoles — Singh’s acumen in art is strongly highlighted. The apartment comprises two bedrooms, one study and a living room.

However, it is the latter that exemplifies the architectural details. Glass doors and panels as well as different textures in wood are the room’s mainstay. While a large glass door leads into the living room, sliding glass panels next to it separate it from the small dining area outside. The most notable aspect of the sliding doors is the partly textured wood that looks as if it ends abruptly.

In fact, the different textures in the wood can be found in various places in the living room, lending it an altogether different feel. Glass panels and long single-door windows ensure that the room gets its share of natural light. Art objects, 3D paintings, curios and mirrors make way for the decorative elements.

It is the window again that lends class to the small dining area outside the living room. While stylish curtains cover the artistic wrought iron ‘shutters’, a single panel nearby is covered by a chic chik. In the bedroom too the window holds sway rather than the bed or the artefacts.

So great is the ‘reliance’ on windows to lend artistic elegance to the living space in the Singh home that the study does not have curtains to shade the harsh sunlight streaming in. In fact, the etched glass panels coupled with artistic wooden panels that hide the tubelights add to the room’s aesthetic appeal.

A window to art indeed!