Facing the northern shore of the Fateh Sagar lake, the House by the Lake overlooks splendid vistas where mountain, sky, and temple spires meet. Spaces within the five-bedroom construction, mindful of local ecology and climate, are Vaastu compliant. This modernist family home is an interpretation, or “abstraction” of the chhatris and baradaris, elegant pavilions, supported by fluted columns that are a recurring leitmotif of Rajput-Mughal architecture. The front elevation is an imposing colonnaded...Read More