Vasant Vilas is a residential apartment building located on a dense urban site in South Mumbai. Programmatically the lower 3 floors are tenant apartments and the upper 4 floors are self-use apartments for the client. The challenge here was to create a tranquil home for the residents and also address the issue of the building fitting into a strong urban context. The front façade is extremely controlled with Malad stone cladding in response to the street while the rear façade is a fluid concrete wall with larger openings and an aluminum screen responding to site conditions and views around the site. To create a strong identity for the self –use apartments an internal court has been carved out on upper floors forming a visual and physical connection for the family. The top floor houses a study overlooking the swimming pool and a landscaped terrace garden. The wood – clad roof element frames the entire composition.