Casa Serena
A Goan retreat in lime, cane and monsoon light.
- Assagao, Goa
- 2023
- 7,600 sq.ft
Casa Serena resists the villa cliché. No white walls, no infinity edge posturing — instead, hand-troweled lime in the colour of unbaked clay, cane screens that filter the afternoon into stripes, and a courtyard where rain is treated as a guest of honour.
We recorded the monsoon on site for two weeks before drawing anything. The roof geometry is an acoustic instrument — rain lands in three distinct pitches across the courtyard, veranda and pool.
— Anaya Kapoor, Principal
- Lime Plaster
- Woven Cane
- Kota Stone
- Reclaimed Teak
- Terracotta
It rains differently in this house. I know how strange that sounds. Come sit in the courtyard in July.