Project description
At first glance, the elements of a snail, a sitar, and the sea may seem worlds apart, but together, they form the heart and soul of this home. Designed for a family of three—a merchant navy officer, his sitarist wife, and their young child—this house embodies their desire for warmth, intimacy and connection, despite the long months of separation. It is a place where time seems to slow down, wrapping its inhabitants in a shell of comfort, much like the creature that lends the house its name.