The Palm Springs Villa, Golf Course Road — A Home Built to Host

Parul & Himanshu Kohli · Emaar The Palm Springs · Villa design and commissioned furniture

Private singing evenings. Kids' activities. Gatherings that spill from the living room onto the lawn.

That was the life Parul and Himanshu Kohli brought to their villa at Emaar The Palm Springs, just off Golf Course Road. A family of four. The most upmarket address of its time.

The brief: a high-energy, deeply personal home — built to host.

It began at the door

Custom horse-motif mosaic tiles run the narrow entrance all the way into the living room. Designed for this house, laid by hand.

Entrance foyer with mural and custom mosaic tiles at the Palm Springs Villa, Gurgaon — SpaceTalk Designs — The entrance

Macro detail of the custom horse-motif mosaic tiles at the Palm Springs Villa, Gurgaon — SpaceTalk Designs — Custom mosaic

A beam instead of a false ceiling

Double-height rooms usually lose their height to a false ceiling — it's where the wiring hides.

Here, a custom wood-and-blue beam structure was designed overhead to carry all the wiring. The double-height living room never lost an inch.

Custom wood beam ceiling carrying the wiring, with a red chandelier, at the Palm Springs Villa, Gurgaon — SpaceTalk Designs — The beam that replaced a false ceiling

Frescoes painted onto the walls

Commissioned wall frescoes, painted directly onto the walls by senior artist Anindita Kar Roy. Not prints. Not panels. The house itself carries the art.

The family at home under the commissioned wall fresco at the Palm Springs Villa, Gurgaon — SpaceTalk Designs — The family, at home under the fresco

Built for the party — and the morning after

Custom dining and entertainment area at the Palm Springs Villa, Gurgaon — SpaceTalk Designs — The entertainment area

Solid timber dining table leg detail at the Palm Springs Villa, Gurgaon — SpaceTalk Designs — Timber dining

Every piece of furniture was designed for this family and built in my factory in Delhi. Floor-to-ceiling storage keeps the entertaining kit out of sight until it's needed.

Floor-to-ceiling storage at the Palm Springs Villa, Gurgaon — SpaceTalk Designs — Floor-to-ceiling storage

What was designed and built

Custom horse-motif mosaic, entrance to living room
Wood-and-blue beam structure carrying the wiring in the double-height living room
Commissioned frescoes by Anindita Kar Roy
Dining and entertainment area, solid timber dining table
Floor-to-ceiling storage and commissioned furniture throughout

A home built to host still has to work on a quiet Tuesday. That's the part nobody photographs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who designed the Palm Springs villa on Golf Course Road?

Himani Jain of SpaceTalk Designs designed the villa at Emaar The Palm Springs for Parul and Himanshu Kohli, and built its furniture in her factory in Delhi.

How was the double-height living room kept free of a false ceiling?

A custom wood-and-blue beam structure was designed overhead to carry all the wiring, so the double-height space never lost an inch to a false ceiling.

Who painted the frescoes in the Palm Springs villa?

Senior artist Anindita Kar Roy painted the commissioned frescoes directly onto the walls.

What was the brief for the Palm Springs villa?

A family of four whose life runs on entertaining — singing evenings, children's activities, gatherings that spill from the living room to the lawn. A high-energy, deeply personal home built to host.

If your home has to hold a crowd as easily as it holds a quiet Tuesday — let's talk about yours.

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