The brief given to Biome Environmental Solutions was to design a dance and music studio with an intimate platform for performing arts on a small plot in Bangalore, that would also serve as a venue for workshops and small events at times. The challenges of a tight site and requirements led to a design where each space and element played more than one role.
The symphony of building design evolves out of several concerns at a picturesque site of nature around is the campus of Sandip Foundation. At a higher counter level of the undulated ground profile, stands this magnificent but simple structure of the institute. Apart from the several design deliberations that have been discerningly addressed, the one aspect that stares you in the face is the belongingness of the built form with the landscape.
The brief of Planet Kids called for the design a primary school on a tight site in an urban residential neighbourhood. The program comprising of classrooms, library, multipurpose space, activity rooms and various play areas demanded the building to be comprised of five floors including the basement.
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Parametric Design Workshops (3-day design workshops) run across 2 cities in India – Mumbai & New Delhi and is the 3rd iteration of Summer-Winter School programmes carried out by rat[LAB]EDU. The larger objective is to change the way we conceive spaces within art, architectural & urban systems through use of advanced architectural tools like Computational Design.
The fields of design and architecture in particular ask of their practitioners an ability to create solutions to tasks that are aesthetic i.e. pleasing, stimulating and invigorating to the mind while being logical, efficient, feasible and in execution economical of financial and material resources.
An abode of wholesome living, Rohan Avriti is an apartment complex like no other. The project strives to revive the lost concept of community living where the user becomes a part of the bigger scheme of things. This sanctuary, a breath of fresh air, is a neighbourhood carved out in an urban setting where people come together to celebrate life in all its glory.
As the city increasingly finds itself getting filled with buildings and falls short of public open space, the experience at Business Bay in Pune is a refreshing change. This is a rare project that gives back public space to the city, and that too a well-designed one. Conceived as a commercial venture with the second largest built- up commercial space in the city, this project should serve as an example of best intentions turned to reality using the best design sense.
The 100-acre NIIT University campus is nestled in the Aravali range in Rajasthan, considered the oldest fold mountain range in the world. A Master Plan ought to take cognizance of the needs of the site as well as the requirements of the University. The NIIT University Master plan, path breaking in its vision and ambitious in implementation, prepares for just that.
The Centre of Excellence (COE) forms a semi-government building established in Vatva GIDC, represents the dream project, depicting the true designing propensity of the firm. The building is designed to functionalize, serving the purpose of both institutional & Industrial requirements like, conferences, trainings, cultural programmes, etc.
The high performance computer center (HPCC) and center for climate change research (CCCR) buildings located in Pashan Pune, were conceived to pioneer research on climate change and allied studies. The facility promotes the urgent need to build a critical mass of trained researchers to address the science related issues of climate change that are of particular relevance to India.
The intervention attempts to celebrate Taj Mahal as an epitome of an architectural poetry and physical manifestation of a soulful proposition of the mighty builder Shah Jahan. Whereas, the Black Taj reveals its emptiness through three-dimensional spatial projection. The emptiness holds the space, where the people are purged and aligned by the ecstatic illumination and perfection of Taj Mahal.
Samir Shukla writes an open letter to Sudhir Vohra.
The Nepal earthquake and its aftershocks during April – May 2015 resulted in widespread destruction of lives and property. With the fragile hill road infrastructure badly affected across districts, transportation of relief, goods and services were restricted, making the re-construction effort a daunting task, especially in rural areas far from urban centers.
A close-knit layout has been adopted for the entire office. The transition from the lift lobby is marked by two passageways that are perpendicular to each other. One passageway leads to all the management cabins, that open up further into a well-lit collaboration space.
With the city going dotty over Gurgaon’s brewery frenzy, Philtre-‘the bistro’ couldn’t just have been a yet another addition to the line up of sector 29. Philtre [French] connotes a place of mystic love potion where people would tend to develop fondness amongst themselves as well as the distinctive experience on offer.
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