In this issue

March being the women's month, this issue of Surfaces Reporter is dedicated to the 'nurturers.' Most of the media usually engage in profiling of women to celebrate womanhood. SR is glad to be able to do something different by bringing out untold stories from the lives of various women across India. Don't miss the Cover Story on 'Being a Woman in Design & Architecture.' WADE ASIA celebrates Women-led development every day. The extensive coverage of the winning projects of WADE 2019 in this issue of #SurfacesReporter is another effort in this direction. SR wishes everyone Happy International Woman's Day..Enjoy the specially curated stories in this women's special issue of SR. Also, get a glimpse of what we are planning for WADE ASIA 2020!

We are opening the WADE ASIA AWARDS 2020 on 8th March. Don't miss applying!

A WELCOMING AND TACTILE ATMOSPHERE AT WORK

Winning Project: Excellence-Commercial Interior Design

1 min

Healing Through Air, LIGHT, COLOURS & NATURE

Standing tall, flaunting uninhibited strength underneath a cloak of simplicity, this healthcare facility is a result of a brief full of questions for its existence. While questions on physical identity, architectural presence & personality in context with locality routed the initial germs of the façade development, patients care vs attendants’ care, progressive zoning, backend movement vs forefront movement & a confident desire to heal through air, light, colours & nature guided Interior design development.

2 mins

THE STEPPED HOUSE

The stepped house was a challenging assignment as the plot was quite small to accommodate all the spaces required for a joint family comprising of 10 members.

3 mins

A GREEN AND HEALTHY HABITAT

Once a thriving mango orchard and then a terracotta workshop, this 13 acre site lies on an invisible symbolic east-west alignment which links Udayagiri-Khandagiri and Sisupalgarh, placing it in a wide arc of ‘Place’ and ‘Time’.

2 mins

A BEAUTIFULLY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT

Screen House is a beautifully integrated development that houses a large family and various age groups.

2 mins

TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY, WOVEN JUDICIOUSLY

The sloping roof subtly references vernacular architecture and interior.

2 mins

A PLACE TO BE IN A SMALL ROOM

The lady who has been running a ladies parlour in the same place for the last 10 odd years, wanted a complete makeover.

1 min

THE UNWIND ABODE

Studio G+A was commissioned to convert a 550 sq ftof private terrace into a personal lounge.

2 mins

ADAPTING LOCAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN A MODERN WAY

The Mulshi House is designed for a retired couple who wanted to live in the middle of nature after having spent their entire lives in urban areas.

1 min

CONNECTING MAN WITH NATURE

Amaya, a Holiday Inn resort at Uluberia is 40 km away from the city of Kolkata West Bengal, India.

2 mins

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Surfaces Reporter is India's 1st dedicated magazine connecting "Designs and Materials"! Based on the concept of clutter-free visual content with to-the-point helpful information for easy access to products, it provides clear cut understanding of projects and innovation with materials happening around the world.Surfaces Reporter being a magazine on Exterior-Interior products, projects & designs is created to be helpful for designers & architects to keep updated with the latest material designs and launches; hotel projects managers and developers can refer this to offer innovative design & materials solutions while design enthusiasts can use this to beautify their space! The objective of the magazine is to be ‘the best ever platform’ in India, for delivering Building-materials related informative content, for the Specifiers, Builders and manufacturing fraternity, including general Design enthusiasts, encompassing the B2S, B2B and B2C segments. It is printed in English and speaks more in visual than in written! Have a look among the 50+ more designs showcased regularly in Surfaces and we know that you will keep returning...