We had only 18 feet width at the front side to work with. Our client, Dr. Shankar Mohana Selvan , is a fine person, who encouraged our ideas and gave us creative freedom. Of course, we had CMDA constraints to deal with. Finally, GINGER HOTELS – TATA GROUP, liked it, and now, we are in a 33 year lease with them.
Flyying Seeds Design Studio uses parametric architecture for designing office building for Romsons
mamama, a Bangalore based multidisciplinary design firm uses natural materials and showcases clean, pragmatic design solutions for the apartment interior design project at Mumbai.
Office in the groves, at Surat, by Dot Dimension was designed with an aim to break the stereotype of office spaces and connect the users with its surroundings.
“Women in Architectural Practice: Everyday Experiences and Exercising Agency” was a 2-day National Symposium organized by the Feminist Collective in Architecture (FCA), India, a
Aarti Dhingra shares a tribute to Christopher Alexander, noted architect and a design theorist.
Aatam Hostel, designed by Sameep Padora and Associates, has a residential program mix, containing hostels rooms for students along with a residence for the family that owns the plot. Six years in the making, the project is located in the dry and hot climate of Kota, Rajasthan.
Office for Wellspun Energy Private Limited at Mumbai by Sameep Padora and Associates: The design of most work spaces are plagued by the monotony of the manifestation of notional efficiency. There is enough documented evidence that the happiest work spaces most conducive to creative thinking are those that foster interaction. Our design for the Welspun Energy head office in Mumbai mimics traditional village open space/courtyard structures in an attempt to create non-hierarchical social spaces that encourage dialogue between the staff.
Conceptualised by People Place Project and co-authored by 17 writers from varied professions; architecture, journalism, academicians, students, and more, People Called Ahmedabad is the city’s collective narrative through stories of the people who call it home.
SNK Somaya and Kalappa Consultants, Mumbai, has been practicing over the last 45 years and is witness to the influences that multiple national and global crises can impose to architectural practice. The office, with its conservative discipline and expertise in multiple areas of architecture, has been able to actively work around the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. With an unhampered salary flow to their team and cost cutting measures as highlights, Director-Architect Nandini Somaya Sampat shares some strategies by SNK to face the 2020 crisis.
