Jungles lodges for the Taj as small scale 10 X 12 room resorts creating a jungle wood machan in one and a mud house with courtyard in another. Both these adopt the spirit of the local methods of building and materials used. Though basic in construction, they provide all the comforts needed for a high end resort. Each of Mahua Kothi?s twelve charming cottage suites, called Kutiyas, is filled with quaint local touches.
Designed by Delhi-based Studio Lotus, the Mehrangarh Fort Visitor Centre is the winning entry in a closed design competition organised by the Mehrangarh Museum Trust.
Kalari Pavilion, at Bangalore by Samvad Studio
Ameer Chand (the author’s pseudonym) was a first-year architecture student when his college mates’ entry to the Maharashtra Memorial Competition was declared the winner. The ‘view from below’ is the author’s first-hand account of witnessing the events in college that followed the result declaration.
SomepIace in Manali by Put Your Hands Together – The project at Manali is a homestay called, – Someplace and we got a chance to work on this through Noel, my former student. Eventually he also became the on-site architect for this project. When Areen visited the site in November 2016, all he could see was a piece of land covered thigh-high in snow keeping the visit aside, all he could think about was that warm bed back in the hotel where he would rather be tucked in at that time. This exact feeling of longing for the warmth became the concept of our design.
Mumbai Metro Stations: Studio archohm started by picking every pain point in the experience and the image of a station in this insanely dense and tight metropolitan morphology.
Located in Kayamkulam, Kerala, House of three is a combination of the charm and humbleness of agrarian culture and lifestyle to suit the residential needs of a three-member family. It is designed by Kerala based architects, 3dor concepts.
