Think native
Santimano was not grew up in Goa, but because she often visited her grandparents there for Christmas and during the holidays, “I feel pretty locally,” says the architect, which comes from the sunshine. And while she was particularly concerned with preserving the outer of the house-in one way of keeping the veranda, curved windows and the roof cut with mangaors, it gave the interior a contemporary tendency. In some rooms she exchanged the red oxid soil against Terrazzo from Jyamiti and Sea, and marble or gray cement oxide in others; The decorated chandeliers for paper, fabric, terracotta and metal; And the traditional furniture for modern pieces from the middle of the century. Some elements that they have redesigned – like the old plaster walls that were sanded on the front and rear heights and around the stairs to clear the glowing laterite stone underneath, and the high process, which was originally highlighted in oil paint. “We took the cement oxide up to three feet on the walls to remind the same height,” explains Santimano and pointed to the curved corners, which help to alleviate the angles of some rooms. Her preference for local procurement stretched to the decor and the art that came from Goan Potters and artists as well as antique shops, local shops and markets.
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