A home with few programmatic requirements but with the ease of large rambling open spaces and the privacy of a central courtyard, which would follow the principles of Vastushastra was desired on a on- acre wooded property in north Karnataka. The concept of a single level home with a terracotta tiled sloping roof seemed appropriate. The design centers around an unusually large 3000 sq. ft. open core, and proposes a dialogue between the built-up areas and open space.