INSIDE BY PORTFOLIO 2020

35 E N V E LO P I NG CA L MN E S S FOLIO N idhi Jain and Emily Loberg have recently completed the full renovation of a 3,500-square foot apartment in a tranquil pocket of Nassim Hill. Although they have previously worked on four other houses for the same client, attempting to capture and reflect the changes in her life, they were asked to create something new for this latest collaboration. A meditation and holistic health coach, their client asked for “a totally Zen and minimalistic space”, which served as the starting point for their design. She also asked for the four bedrooms in the unit to be allocated to each of her two children and herself, and for a meditation room and a study to be set up. Jain and Loberg delivered a superbly elegant home whose parts are gradually revealed in graceful turns – much like the self-realization that comes through a string of meditative discoveries. For instance, unifying elements are subtly introduced to hint at what is to come: the wooden slats outside the main door presage the screen that sets off the foyer from the open plan living room and the elevated dining area beyond, the abundance of wood a clue to the timber floors and the wooden furniture in natural finish.