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Boutique Hospitality · Short Stay · Goa, India

Luxury Holiday Home: Nomadic

A short-stay apartment in Goa designed for the solo nomad — indigo blues, soft neutrals and a sculpted jali wall shaping focus, rest and slow evenings inside one quiet shell.

2026 · 10 weeks1 apartment prototypeSpatial Experience Design · Service Design
Exploration

Ideation Board

Showroom walks with the client, Portuguese tilework, Goan colonial homes and live-edge timber pinned together on one wall before any line was drawn.

Collaborative Concept Board · FigJam
Collaborative concept board — FigJam canvas for Mira Villas, Apt 15, Goa
The actual working canvas — scope, site visits, space planning, mood boards and references, all live in one file with the client.
Market Research · In Person
In-person market research collage — showroom visits in Goa with handwritten notes
Showroom walks across Goa — fabrics, timbers, terracotta and vendor notes pinned on the studio whiteboard.
Bubble Diagram · Pencil Study
Hand-drawn pencil bubble diagram — Apt 15 adjacencies
A quick hand-drawn study of adjacencies — entry, living, dining, kitchen, bedrooms and balcony — before any plan was set.
Studio Process

Sketchboard · An Evolution

From a loose functional zoning toward fully resolved joinery the chosen direction maturing, step by step, into a complete design language.

  1. 01
    3D top view of the apartment — zoning around the central jali partition
    Top View
    3D top view of the apartment — zoning around the central jali partition
  2. 02
    Functional zoning — entry, living, dining/study and two private bedrooms
    Zoning
    Functional zoning — entry, living, dining/study and two private bedrooms
  3. 03
    Indigo lacquer, lime plaster, light oak, patterned cement tile and natural linen
    Material Section
    Indigo lacquer, lime plaster, light oak, patterned cement tile and natural linen
  4. 04
    Arched jali partition elevation — modular openings at 1:25
    Technical Drawing
    Arched jali partition elevation — modular openings at 1:25
Resolution

Design Finalised

Top view furniture plan
Top View · Furniture Plan
Featured 3D render
Featured 3D Render · Living Room
Translation

Implemented

Technical drawing
Technical Drawing · Jali Partition
On-site photograph of the built space
On Site
Built & Delivered

The arched jali partition drawn at 1:25 in the studio, translated into a sculptural indigo wall that quietly separates living from balcony.

Outcome

Project Conclusions

Guest feedback
Felt instantly at home — quiet, focused and unmistakably Goan.
Business outcome
Higher mid-week occupancy from remote-working solo travellers.
Space transformation
From a generic two-bedroom shell into a calm nomad retreat.
User experience
Clear rhythm between work, rest and shared evenings.
Operational impact
Cleaning, check-in and stay rituals built into the spatial layout.
Biggest Challenge

Designing a short-stay apartment for the temporary individual nomad — focused enough to work in, soft enough to truly rest in.

Key Learning

For the solo nomad, calm is the amenity. One strong material gesture can do the work of ten.

Contact

Let's think something through together.

Email
innovatewithlisa@gmail.com
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/lisaharpalani
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@lisaharpalani.design
Studio
deepdesigninnovation.com
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