Jesse Armstrong’s comedy-drama movie Mountainhead showcased one thing (besides great acting and dramatic pauses)—the archetypal bro-chitecture design seen in luxury living space. This style, often seen in upscale homes, leans heavily towards the masculine in both materials and mindset. “It prioritises exaggerated scale and industrial finishes, turning the architecture into a reflection of power—bold, rigid, and uncompromising. At its core, it’s spaces dominated by hard edges, massive volumes, and materials that assert control more than comfort,” explains Priyanka Mehra, cofounder and principal designer, PS Design.
Scale, power and presence is how Hardesh Chawla, director, Essentia Environments, describes it. “Think expansive volumes, strong lines, materials like dark wood and stone, and a deliberate emphasis on status-driven design,” he says. To achieve this look, Chawla suggests starting with a dramatic entrance, oversized…
