Rammed earth
Layered earthen walls that breathe and cool.
MICASA
Signature Villa · MICASA, Kanakapura
The Floating Vrindavan
A home waiting to be discovered within the forest.
Type Two · A sanctuary hidden within nature
Tucked away amidst dense tropical landscapes, Floating Vrindavan is a retreat that reveals itself slowly — much like the mystical forests of Vrindavan, where every pathway unfolds a new moment of curiosity, wonder and discovery.
Floating within the landscape
Water, woven around the home.
At the heart of the residence, a private water body weaves around the architecture — so the home seems to float within the landscape. Stepping stones, floating decks and intimate gathering spaces create countless places to pause, connect and immerse yourself in nature.
Rather than announcing itself, Vrindavan conceals itself within the forest. Glimpses of courtyards, reflections of water and textured rammed-earth walls reveal themselves slowly — making the journey as memorable as the destination.
Rooted in the earth
Honest materials, handcrafted.
Rammed earth rising from the ground, timber decks over water and native planting — every surface chosen to keep the home cool, grounded and quietly luxurious.
Timber decks
Floating decks that hover above the water.
Natural stone
Stepping stones that lead you through the grove.
Native planting
A living edge of tropical foliage and shade.
The home, seen
Between the trees
The floating deck
Water, weaving
Rammed-earth walls
Dappled shade
A day at Vrindavan
Lived beside the water.
Dawn
Birdsong echoing through the trees
The forest wakes first; light filters down through the canopy onto the still water.
Morning
Coffee beside the weaving water
The rammed-earth walls hold the cool; reflections shift across the surface of the pond.
Afternoon
Dappled shade on the floating deck
A book, the sound of water, and the slow discovery of a home hidden within the grove.
Night
Quiet talk as the forest turns to twilight
Gather on the decks as the landscape softens and the water mirrors the last light.
Not a home placed in nature, but a home waiting to be discovered within it.A sanctuary hidden within the forest
The home, in brief
- Typology
- Type Two
Signature villa - Form
- Pavilions hidden in the landscape
- The heart
- Water, weaving around the home
- Materials
- Rammed earth · timber · stone
- Approach
- Native planting · passive cooling · natural ventilation
Conceptual design · indicative, not to scale. Final configuration shared during a private preview.
