[ad_1] An unfortunate byproduct of the stealth wealth phenomenon, which has gripped the luxury industry for the past couple of years, is the beigeification of physical retail. Walk into the high-end showrooms in any luxury shopping plaza, and you’ll find yourself enveloped in an almost monastic simplicity. There’s a pervasive sameness—palette upon palette of neutral … Read more
[ad_1] Across the planned city of Chandigarh—built by celebrated Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier soon after India’s partition—its striking buildings and structures are renowned for its rich architectural history and green spaces. The House of Mango Shadows, designed as a sensory experience to celebrate the dialogue between human habitation and the natural world, stands as a … Read more
[ad_1] This home in Kolkata, perched on a high-rise overlooking the sprawling City of Joy, draws inspiration from the Nordic design style popularised in the 1950s. Meet Frida, a light and airy 12,000-square-foot residence envisioned by Arunika Sarkar, Founder and Principal Designer, and Arindam Chatterjee, Partner at Arredatore Design Studio. Tailored for a family of … Read more
[ad_1] When you plant a seed, you plant hope, hope for an environ that is green and peaceful. The science of Vastu Shastra is applicable to the Vastu plants you grow in your home as well. Vastu expert Ashna Ddhannak believes indoor plants play an important role as they energise the surroundings while adding an … Read more
[ad_1] They pondered over the design for four years. Hitarth Majithiya and Netra Bafna, lead architects of Terra Firma Architects and Hitarth’s parents, both ISRO scientists, discussed every detail of what a dream home meant to each one of them. Clearly, many quality inputs have gone into the creation of this 3,000-square-foot bungalow in Ahmedabad. … Read more
[ad_1] For someone who lives much of her life out of a suitcase, Aahana Kumra was clear that the home be as un-hotel-like as possible. “I’ve seen so many houses that look less-home, more-hotel. I was clear I didn’t want that. In fact, it’s the first thing I told Shireen—that the priority was to make … Read more
[ad_1] The birth of this new restaurant in Hyderabad is an interesting story. The land was originally a hill dotted with boulders. The contour level planning, architecture, and elevation design was the brain child of the designers Mithul Sanghi and Disha Bhansali of The Linespace Studio. Architecture firm Lengths Group was brought on board as … Read more
[ad_1] Shreyas Patil Architects fosters learning and play Shreyas Patil Architects builds KLE Sanskruti Pre-primary School in Nipani, India, like a toy house. The massing has been designed with certain innocence in its rather rudimentary shapes and geometries. Entire forms of playful construction in projected cantilevers with recessed windows alongside triangles punctuating the facade … Read more
[ad_1] Unfazed, Kothawade decided to use this as an opportunity to create a design element, using perforated metal screens in an assemblage of rectangles, through which the floor is blanketed with changing shadows through the day – creating much drama in the process. Bearing a strong geometrical pattern, the screens slide out of the way … Read more
[ad_1] This imagined world of his is drawn from references assimilated over a lifetime. It borrows from the crumbling walls of Kamathipura, Mumbai’s red light area, which Bhansali passed on the way back home from school. It takes from the many antiques he saw being sold at Chor Bazaar or the fading walls of his … Read more