In the heart of Dhaka’s Bashundhara residential enclave rises Rezia La Maison, a 4,115-square-foot two-story residence designed as a study in refined luxury and material precision. Conceived by KAAY, with architects Tansen Alam Sangit and Rafia Rukhsat at the helm, the house is an exploration of how contemporary architecture can reconcile monumentality with domestic warmth, creating a home that is as much about living as it is about presence.
The foyer marks the project’s first architectural decision. Rather than announcing luxury, it chooses restraint designed to pause, orient, and quietly prepare the visitor for the spaces beyond. The cool presence of marble underfoot, paired with understated matte gold detailing, sets the tonal direction of the house while reinforcing a disciplined spatial hierarchy.
Luxury here is defined not by excess, but by proportion, materiality, and the subtle orchestration of space.
The design philosophy described by the architects as Fluid-Geometric is legible throughout both planning and spatial expression. Ceilings are no longer passive surfaces; they are shaped with sculptural arches and precise geometric recesses that define zones while easing the visual weight of marble-clad walls. Although large-format marble introduces a sense of monumentality, it is carefully tempered with tactile wooden louvres and fluted cabinetry.
At the core of the residence, the living and dining areas are conceived through a principle of spatial continuity, where one zone flows seamlessly into the next. Curvilinear forms shape the interiors from bespoke sofas and dining chairs to the master bedroom’s half-moon upholstered headboard, introducing softness into an otherwise structured architectural framework. These organic geometries gently counterbalance the linearity of walls and floors, establishing a measured dialogue between architectural order and the scale of human inhabitation.
Materiality forms the conceptual backbone of Rezia La Maison. High-gloss marble floors and wall surfaces catch and reflect light, extending visual depth and enhancing the perception of space. Matte gold inlays introduce a measured rhythm and vertical emphasis, subtly structuring the interiors. Wood, brass, and gold details are applied with restraint, creating tactile counterpoints to stone surfaces and allowing warmth and luxury to coexist with quiet precision.
Lighting is treated as both a functional necessity and an atmospheric tool. A 4000K indirect glow runs through cove lights and integrated backlighting, highlighting materials without glare. Furniture and fittings are bespoke, crafted to suit the home’s precise geometries. Dining tables, sofas, and cabinetry are scaled to the interiors, ensuring proportionate relationships with ceiling heights, wall rhythms, and circulation paths; even doors are integrated into the design language.
Every material here has a role—nothing is decorative without purpose.
Private spaces are conceived with equal rigour. Bedrooms and lounges are quietly intimate, enhanced by custom lighting and material layering. Bathrooms feature high-quality finishes and integrated vanities, ensuring that even secondary spaces uphold the project’s overarching standard of quiet luxury.
The success of Rezia La Maison is inseparable from the collaborative trust between the client and architects. The brief demanded openness, flexibility, and “quiet wealth” luxury that is tactile, lived-in, and enduring. By responding with a clear spatial hierarchy, sculptural ceilings, and a considered palette, the architects translate this vision into a home that is simultaneously monumental and humane.
Completed in January 2025, Rezia La Maison stands as a contemporary residence that balances scale, materiality, and human experience. It is a house where marble feels warm, light feels deliberate, and movement through space feels intuitive. Luxury here is not decorative; it lies in precision, restraint, and the quiet coordination of space, light, and material.
More than a shelter, the residence becomes a framework for daily life. It moves easily between openness and privacy, monumentality and intimacy. In doing so, Rezia La Maison shows how contemporary Dhaka homes can be refined yet welcoming, architectural yet deeply human.
