06/09/2026
Our clients approached us with a entirely new challenge for LDa – to design a new home utilizing the principles and geometry of Vastu Shastra, a traditional Hindu system of architecture – while also incorporating elements of traditional New England architecture and modern design.
Vastu Shastra is centuries old and complex in its interpretations and implementations, but the basic themes are core elements of central space, peripheral zones, direction with respect to sunlight, and relative functions of the spaces. This is most often represented around divided grids with designated areas for household uses.
This home was designed for a family of three, and based on a nine-square grid. In warmer climates the center “square” would be an open courtyard, but was reinterpreted here to be a living room with a large central skylight system to bring the outdoors in.
Architect: LDa Architecture & Interiors
Interior Design: LDa Architecture & Interiors
Builder: Denali Construction
Landscape Architect: Crowley Cottrell
Photographer: Greg Premru Photography