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Residential photography & archive / Lahore, Pakistan

AW House Lahore

Small house. Lasting character. A manifestation of timeless design.

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AW House Lahore — Residential photography & archive

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AW House Lahore explores how a small home can feel rich in character. Familiar gables and warm brick establish its presence; connected living spaces, a pitched bedroom ceiling and framed planting give the rooms depth and variety. A repeated palette of blue joinery, textured stone, soft upholstery and warm light brings the house together. Explore the six-chapter story and all 28 supplied images, each with its own description.

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Supplied social-story screenshot showing a gabled house, brick boundary, planted frontage and the visible ahsanstudios account credit. — Supplied social-story captureGables, brick and planting in a supplied social-story capture; visible credit @ahsanstudios.
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The pale gable and dark facade lines give the house a recognisable silhouette above the brick boundary. This supplied social-story screenshot retains its phone interface and visible @ahsanstudios credit; it is included as an archival view.

White upholstered wing chair and brass-toned glass side table in focus, with the bed and warm lamps blurred behind. — Completed photographyA white wing chair and a small glass table bring an intimate scale to the bedroom.
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Soft upholstery, a reflective tabletop and a few small objects make a place to pause within the larger room. The bed and warm lamps remain visible behind, linking the sitting corner to the bedroom without a separate enclosure.

Wooden horse ornament, candles and green decorative sphere on a landing console beside a black railing and brick stair wall. — Completed photographyA carved horse, candles and a pendant animate the stair landing.
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The console turns a circulation edge into a place for personal objects. Brick and a slender black balustrade provide a simple backdrop, while the pendant gives the stair void a clear point of focus.

Navy panelled entrance door with brass-coloured hardware, white arched fanlight surround, red brick and a hanging lantern. — Completed photographyA navy door sits within a white arched frame against warm brick.
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The panelled door, fanlight and lantern give the entrance a familiar domestic language. A confident colour and a clearly framed opening make this compact threshold feel considered before the house is entered.

Bedroom viewed through glazed doors, with a dark curved bed, gray panelled wall, paired lamps, wall sconces and a low bench. — Completed photographyA balanced arrangement of panelling and lamps frames the bed.
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Repeated wall panels and paired lights gather the room around one clear centre. Pale bedding softens the dark bed frame, while the low bench marks the foot of the bed without interrupting the view through the glazed doorway.

Two white wing chairs, a glass-topped brass-toned table and a small ottoman beside a tall irregular-stone fireplace surround. — Completed photographyTwo wing chairs form a small sitting place beside the stone fireplace.
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The chairs and small circular table establish an intimate grouping with only a few pieces of furniture. The tall textured surround gives that grouping an architectural anchor, and the pale upholstery keeps its edges visually light.

White vessel basin on a dark counter above timber-toned drawers, with a stone backdrop and mirror reflecting the bedroom. — Completed photographyA smooth basin and long counter sit against a textured stone wall.
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The irregular stone is balanced by the clean outline of the basin, mirror and drawer fronts. A reflection of the bedroom extends the view across the threshold and lets the materials of the two spaces be read together.

Close view of layered gray and white bedding, dark curved headboard, black-shaded bedside lamp and gold-toned wall sconces. — Completed photographyPale textiles and warm light soften the dark bed and gray panelling.
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A restrained palette allows the different textures of pillows, bedding and upholstery to carry the detail. The bedside lamp and wall sconce light the room at different heights, making the corner feel composed and personal.

Brick entrance porch with navy door, arched fanlight, black metal garden table and chairs, potted plants and lantern. — Completed photographyA planted porch makes room for a table, a pause and a welcome.
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The entry sequence includes a small outdoor sitting area alongside the front door. Brick, slender railings and grouped planters give this transition between street and interior the character of a room in its own right.

Wide street-corner view of the house with pale gables, dark facade lines, brick boundary walls, mature trees and lawn. — Completed photographyGables and a brick base sit within a leafy corner setting.
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The roofline breaks the house into recognisable domestic forms, while the continuous brick boundary gives the frontage a grounded edge. Trees and lawn soften the view from the street and make the setting part of the composition.

Pale seated Buddha sculpture on a ledge against gray masonry, framed by green palm leaves. — Completed photographyA seated sculpture and layered planting give a small outdoor edge depth.
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The pale figure stands out against the darker masonry behind it. Leaves in front and to the side create successive layers within a narrow view, showing how a modest planted space can hold visual interest.

Full-height bedroom view with a pitched white ceiling, dark exposed roof members, hanging cage pendant, panelled wall and centred bed. — Completed photographyA pitched ceiling draws the bedroom upward above a calm, symmetrical setting.
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Dark roof members make the shape of the ceiling visible and give the eye a route upward. Below, the bed, wall panels and paired lights establish a quieter horizontal order, balancing the height with a domestic scale.

Frontal view of a seated sculpture centred on a pale ledge against a dark gray masonry wall, with planting at either side. — Completed photographyA pale ledge and seated sculpture make a focus within the enclosed court.
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The strong horizontal ledge and gridded wall organise a small outdoor scene. Planting at the edges and in the foreground softens those lines, making the view feel layered even where the visible space is shallow.

Long bedroom with white wing chairs and a stone fireplace in the foreground, a bed beyond and dark roof members overhead. — Completed photographySitting and sleeping share a continuous room beneath the pitched roof.
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The seating corner, fireplace and bed occupy distinct parts of one connected space. The ceiling and continuous floor tie them together, while furniture and a tall stone surface give each area its own focus.

Bathroom through glazed doors with a floating timber-toned vanity, vessel basin, stone wall, tall mirror and pebble edging. — Completed photographyStone, warm drawer fronts and glass shape the bathroom threshold.
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The vanity reads as a long, simple element against a textured wall, with a pebble edge visible below. Glazed doors and a tall mirror let the eye move between surfaces rather than ending at a solid partition.

Kitchen with deep blue framed cabinets, brass-coloured knobs, white countertop, brick wall, display cupboards and a window above the sink. — Completed photographyDeep blue cabinetry brings a clear rhythm to the brick-lined kitchen.
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Framed cabinet doors, glass fronts and open shelves create a measured sequence around the window. The pale worktop provides a continuous working edge, while the brick and warm metallic accents connect the kitchen to the wider material palette of the house.

Sitting room with white fireplace, mustard armchair and gray panelling, opening toward a dining room beyond. — Completed photographyA framed opening joins the sitting room and dining room in one view.
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Repeated panelling and the continuous floor carry the eye from the fireplace into the dining space. The white opening marks a change of room while keeping the relationship between the two spaces visible.

Small sitting room with brown sofa, brick wall and map artwork beside a large window onto a narrow planted stone court. — Completed photographyA planted window view gives a compact sitting corner an extended outlook.
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The sofa occupies one edge of the room, leaving the window as its principal outward view. Brick inside and textured stone outside bring warmth and detail to both sides of the glass, with foliage creating a living middle layer.

Deep blue corner sofa and live-edge coffee table beside a black-framed glazed staircase wall, with a view through to the dining area. — Completed photographyA blue corner sofa sits between the glazed stair and the dining room.
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The glazed grid keeps the staircase visible and makes circulation part of the room’s depth. A generous sofa grouping provides a clear place to gather, while the opening beyond continues the view into the next room.

Portrait archive image of a pale gable with dark facade lines, trees, brick boundary and lawn, retaining the supplied black band at the top. — Supplied archiveA supplied archive view records the facade behind trees and a brick boundary.
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The dark lines across the pale gable establish a strong rhythm, while planting softens the lower edge of the house. This portrait archive image is retained in its complete supplied frame, including the dark band at the top.

Daytime exterior with two pale gables, dark facade lines, brick base and boundary, mature garden trees and visible rooftop equipment. — Supplied archivePaired gables rise behind mature trees and a brick garden edge.
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The repeated roof forms establish a clear identity even where foliage partly screens the facade. The photograph also keeps everyday elements of the setting visible, showing the house as part of a lived neighbourhood.

Broad daytime street view of paired gables, pale upper walls, dark linear details, brick boundary and green lawn with trees. — Supplied archiveTwo gables and the planted edge give the street elevation a measured rhythm.
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The pale upper walls and darker linear details are held above a continuous brick base. Trees interrupt the facade in a natural way, adding another scale between the building and the street.

Bedroom at night with warm paired sconces and bedside lamps illuminating gray wall panelling, a dark headboard and pale bedding. — Supplied archivePaired lamps and sconces bring warm pools of light to the bedroom.
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The same wall panels become quieter and more atmospheric in the evening view. Light is concentrated around the bed and bedside surfaces, giving familiar forms a softer expression after daylight fades.

View across a dining table and chairs toward the blue sofa, bright windows and staircase with a brick wall. — Supplied archiveFrom the dining table, the eye travels toward the living room and stair.
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Several spaces remain legible from this one position, giving the interior a sense of connection. White frames, brick and dark furniture create successive layers rather than a single flat backdrop.

Entrance court with alternating green and gray paving squares, brick boundary, black railings, planting and a timber-toned pedestrian gate. — Supplied archiveA checkerboard path and planted edges turn the gate-to-door route into a garden.
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Alternating green and paved squares give the small entrance court a clear pattern. The brick boundary, slender railings and grouped plants create depth along the route and make arrival part of the home’s character.

Portrait exterior at dusk with pale gables, dark facade lines, warm porch and boundary lanterns, trees and blue sky. — Supplied archiveLanterns pick out the porch and boundary as the sky deepens to blue.
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Warm light gathers around the entrances and lower walls, leaving the gabled silhouette readable above. The shift in light brings out another aspect of the same material palette without changing its essential composition.

White-framed window looking onto palms and broad-leaf plants in pots against a textured stone wall with pale pebbles below. — Supplied archivePalms and broad leaves fill a narrow planted outlook beyond the window.
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Tall stems, low foliage and a textured wall give this compact space several layers. Framed from inside, the planting becomes part of the room’s everyday visual experience.

Wide dusk view of the gabled house behind trees and a brick boundary, with warm lanterns and interior light against the blue evening sky. — Supplied archiveBrick, gables, trees and warm light bring the evening composition together.
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The house’s identity comes from a consistent set of forms and materials repeated across the facade and garden edge. In this dusk view, those familiar elements express the project’s idea of timeless design: a home with character at the scale of everyday life.

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