Marve Beach Cottages, Marve, Mumbai
Marve, Mumbai Residential

Marve Beach Cottages

Tucked along the coast of Marve, these intimate beach cottages are shaped by natural materials, soft light and the unhurried pace of life by the water.

Location
Marve, Mumbai
Type
Residential
Area
9,000 sq ft
Completed
2021
Design consultant
Elsie Nanji

The project

Tucked along the coast of Marve, these intimate beach cottages are shaped by the land, the light and the rhythm of the sea. Every surface responds to its setting — rough white plaster holds the coastal light, while jute, cane, kilim and carved wood bring warmth and texture indoors.

Textured walls, woven rugs, linen, cane and timber run through the interiors, each material chosen for how it ages and how it feels. Seating is built in rather than brought in — long masonry benches dressed with white bolsters read as part of the structure itself.

Sunlight moves through the rooms throughout the day, and doors open on both sides to the garden and the water. The bedrooms keep the same discipline: white walls, white linen, one kilim for colour, and a door to the trees. Nothing is added that the setting doesn’t ask for.

The long built-in sofa under a quartet of flower prints at the Marve beach house
Cane chairs around a low wooden table at the Marve beach house
Cane armchairs on the terrace at the Marve beach house
A framed work on the rough plastered wall at the Marve beach house
A carved chair beside the stair at the Marve beach house
A jute rug and low table in the sitting area at the Marve beach house
Through the passage to the living room at the Marve beach house
A bedroom door open to the garden at the Marve beach house
The veranda seating with garden views at the Marve beach house
The entrance courtyard and planted pots at the Marve beach house
A bedroom in white and jute at the Marve beach house
The white bedroom and its kilim runner at the Marve beach house
A stone-walled bathroom at the Marve beach house
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