A tale of two typologies

By Marina Correa

Photography: Anand Jaju for BBH project and Pallon Daruwalla for Workzlab project; courtesy the architects

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Community Centre at Bangalore Baptist Hospital & Workzlab

Ar. Nisha Matthew Ghosh uses an analogous approach to chisel two disparate typologies using a few standard elements to cull out the essence of their individuality…

Balancing act of elements

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy the designers

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Residence in Aurangabad (inset) Pricipal architects Shweta and Sarang Patil 

The Design Alley’s aesthetic for this Aurangabad home is a potpourri of elements that harmonize appealingly to create an original, hybrid look.

A vortex of high velocity!

By Marina Correa

Photography: Subin Selva - the grid studio; courtesy the firm

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Welcome to a whirlpool of scintillating light, sound, and space in this specialty digital fabrication project designed by Studio Emergence…

“Less is a bore!”

Text: Courtesy the designers

Photography: Ashish Bhonde; courtesy the designers

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As hotels become homely, and homes offer the luxuries of hotels, it is no longer a matter of form over function. Architects at Cluster One illustrate this premise…

The vibes of Vaastu Shastra

By Marina Correa

Photography: Murtaza Gandhi; courtesy the architects

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A centrally-carved courtyard forms the fulcrum of this 3,500 sq. ft. bungalow, designed and built by Chitte Associates in strict adherence to Vaastu Shastra principles… 

The modern workplace

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Photographix | Sebastian Zachariah; courtesy Sharan Architecture + Design

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Designers Kruti and Vipul Sukhadia of Sharan Architecture + Design design a distinct office space for Coolline Agency – air conditioning systems’ sales and service dealers. 

A landscape of traditional and contemporary impressions

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Christian Richters; courtesy McCullough Mulvin Architects

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A curtain of sandstone red against the backdrop of a light blue sky - the geometric outlines of the Thapar University of Patiala paints a compelling picture.

A home set in stone

By Archit Raj Thapar

Photography: Courtesy SSA Design Studio

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SSA Design Studio sculpts a detail-oriented, rich and spacious home out of an 800 sq. ft.  2BHK apartment in suburban Mumbai…

Vivifying the timeless inside-outside equation

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Courtesy HPA

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Ahmedabad residence (inset) Ar. Hiren Patel

Hiren Patel architects create an equilibrium between the natural outdoors and interior architecture by chiselling a 4049 sq. ft. weekend home as a single volume on a generous plot…  

Bijapur's Tungal School - unconventionally vernacular!

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: BSB Architecture

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Inspired by the historical domes that grace Bijapur, BSB Architects realise the Tungal Memorial Trust’s vision of a vernacular school just outside the city limits.

Timeless regal meets contemporary Mumbai

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Prashant Bhatt; courtesy KNS Architects

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What do you get when the timeless, regal style of a by-gone era is infused into the modern-day ephemerality of Mumbai? This gorgeous penthouse, apparently.

Spatial stories

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Harsh Sharma; courtesy the architects

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Between Spaces Architects imaginatively juggle space in a duplex in Bangalore, to chisel an urbane ambience characterised by surprises …  

The office with the cool blue flooring!

By Marina Correa

Photography: Tejas Shah; courtesy the architect

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MKP Office (inset) Ar. Dipen Gada

Dipen Gada and Associates designs an office for a builder in Vadodara that sports an indigo blue flooring and is surrounded by green pockets wrapping its periphery… 

Understated and charming

By Archit Raj Thapar

Photography: Ashish Charkraborthy; courtesy the architects

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Architects Mehul and Mitul Shah chisel an understated classical touch to an otherwise minimalist apartment that exudes an avant-garde vibe…

The timeless appeal of wood in interiors

By Savitha Hira with inputs from Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Ashish Shah; courtesy Rupande Shah & Associates

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Rupande Shah & Associates reconceptualises the interiors of a duplex throwing open the canvas to an understated chic vocabulary, quite evocative of the architect’s signature style…  

A purposeful resurrection

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Suryan// dang, Creative Designer Architects [CDA]

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Following the concept of morphosis i.e. the development characterized by structural change, Creative Designer Architects add to their portfolio a former dwelling converted into a men’s fertility clinic.

Modern Zen design concept

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Nakul Jain; courtesy the designer

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A sense of clarity and spaciousness, transparency yet privacy, and freedom yet stability prevails in the NGK Technologies India office designed by NCUBE Design….

A confluence of work and leisure

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Courtesy Gautam Desai Design

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Gautam Desai Design turns a two-bedroom Mumbai apartment into a spacious office with a homely, barrier-free spirit that encourages creative thought. 

The evergreen brick!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Bharat Aggarwal; courtesy the designer

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Brick as the basic component of building construction has not only maintained its evergreen characteristics for decades, but every era proves that it will remain ageless. 

Can a luxury home be minimalist?!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Photographix | Sebastian + Ira; courtesy ADND

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Brass sculpture by Navin Chahande flanks the entrance (inset)Ar. Shobhan Kothari & Ar. Anand Menon

Atelier Design N Domain manifest the Spanish word ‘Ohana’ meaning 'family bond' into the design of a sprawling 13,790 square foot home in Vadodara…