Ishita Sitwala
Materially, Casaviva stays disciplined. The family’s references were homes in Los Angeles with pale surfaces, travertine, light veneers, and blue sky, and that preference is translated here into a quiet palette of travertine, veneer, white-painted surfaces, wooden louvres, and darker accents used with care. “The material palette also shaped the architecture of the space,” says León. “There is a certain formality to it, but the architecture was, in many ways, a response to the materials.” There are departures, but only a few. Blue metal enters the children’s room, green marble slips into the smaller kitchen, and a black granite volume sharpens one edge of the composition. “When you’re inside the home, it feels extremely generous. Not luxurious, but generous,” says Shroff.
