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Vidya Devi Jindal Paramedical College, Haryana, by SpaceMatters was designed to be a mound emerging from the earth, hence, the low, horizontal form. Red sandstone and brown-coloured concrete recreate earthy palettes of the prehistoric landscape.
Designed as a light pavilion extending into the landscape of the site, the built expression, interspersed with deep verandahs, attempts to blur the boundaries between the outdoor and the indoor, Beer Garden by Studio Lotus and Studio Vikhroli, seamlessly blends into its environment.
Set in a dense urban neighbourhood, The Jagged House, Ahmedabad, by Tao Architecture, a small family home is situated on a quiet street in the city of Ahmedabad.
Rajsamadhiyala House, Dist. Rajkot by BPS Architects is designed as integration of materials, details and make the house energy efficient by use of locally available materials and applying appropriate methods of construction.
Remarkable forms and proportions inspired from bye-gone Kerala Architecture and minimal-tropical approaches in design, The Stately Abode, Calicut, by Nestcraft Architecture, renders a modern Kerala home.
The Retreat House, Andhra Pradesh, by Studio MADe has been designed as a series of rooms, some open to the sky and the others roofed; which becomes prominent due to the lack of statutory setback rules.
Sharing a boundary with a historic chapel in the village of Salvador-do-Mundo, Aso, Goa, is residence-cum-studio space, designed by Studio Matterr on a linear plan with a conscious attempt to leave more than half the site empty for a rich, tropical landscape.
Hyderabad based Studio MADe’s winning competition entry the Hidden Cloister, for Suncheon Art Platform, South Korea, is inspired by traditional Korean architecture. The proposal acknowledges the necessity for green spaces in urban contexts by reducing architectural interventions.
Outlined by the team of DPLJ, the design of the industrial complex or Kanchikarpooram Limited company is optimally contextualized to the area’s culture, climate, and environment while being conceived with a sensitive approach toward the operational viability of the organization.
Khushru Irani talks about his experience from his visit to Airaa Academy designed by Hundredhands.
Cucoon House, Mohali, by Forum Advaita, reflects the lifestyle and sustainability. house is southwest facing and was imagined to be a largely inward-looking house that offers multiple experiences within.
The Airaa Academy by Hunderdhands, sits on a greenfield site on the city’s outskirts, adjacent to large infrastructure and erstwhile farmlands – now slowly getting consumed by the city.
Beton Brut, Ahmedabad, by tHE gRID Architects, involved creating a simple, functional home for a small entrepreneurial family with an appreciable creative streak. A home that brought the family together but left enough space for the individual personalities to thrive and bloom.
Takshila Academy Activity Centre, Akbarpur, by SGA Studio sits facing the existing football field and is integrated with the existing senior school building through pathways and porches. The building reused as many elements as possible, demonstrating a real hand on upcycling but also making the project look contemporary and light.
Delhi-based architect and artist Ankon Mitra created Oishi, an architectural scale ‘slice-form’ Origami sculpture/pavilion at the axial centre of the exposition, a lattice of interconnected and flap-folded aluminium sheets – signifying the connections that ABID wanted to forge between architecture, interior design, art, trade and the common man.
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