AD Architectural Digest India
DONALD JUDD, LE CORBUSIER, ISAMU NOGUCHI, CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, NASREEN MOHAMEDI, GEORGE
NAKASHIMA, AMONG OTHERS-COLLECTOR ROLAND WOLFF'S TOWN HOUSE IN MUNICH IS HOME TO SOME OF THE FINEST PIECES OF MODERN ART AND DESIGN, REFLECTING HIS UNIQUE, HARMONIOUS STYLE OF LIFE.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
ANGANA & ABHIMANYU
VETERAN ARCHITECT ABHIMANYU DALAL AND LONGTIME JOURNALIST ANGANA PAREKH'S HOME IN DELHI IS A STUDY IN HOW TO TRULY LIVE WITH ART THAT HAS BEEN COLLECTED PASSIONATELY AND DISCRIMINATINGLY OVER YEARS.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
The Historian
The Raza Library in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, is home to around 30,000 rare manuscripts in Pashto, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu and even Tamil.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
IN KARAIKUDI, CRAFT REVIVALIST VISALAKSHI RAMASWAMY IS SETTING UP A MUSEUM OF CHETTINAD'S RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Chettinad is a unique case study for its palatial homes built between the late 19th and early 20th century by the mercantile Nattukottai Nagarathar community.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
ITALIAN ARCHITECT VINCENZO DE COTIIS HONOURS CLAUDE MONET AT HIS SOLO EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK
Italian architect and artist Vincenzo De Cotiis inhabits an unusual world; his creations are rarely conventional, yet they carry an innate sense of familiarity.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
WITH THE HELP OF HERZOG & DE MEURON, SOTHEBY'S ADAPTS A MARCEL BREUER LANDMARK IN NEW YORK INTO THE AUCTION HOUSE OF TOMORROW.
There are landmarks the public instantly adore and others to which their eyes and hearts must adjust.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
SARMAYA ARTS FOUNDATION'S NEW SPACE IN MUMBAI'S FORT AREA SHOWS HOW PRIVATE ARCHIVES CAN ENRICH INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP.
In the sunny, welcoming reading nook of the Sarmaya Arts Foundation, there is an expansive collection of over 12,000 rare books and artefacts vying for visitors' attention.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
MODERN MASTERS SIT ALONGSIDE WORKS BY OLAFUR ELIASSON AND AI WEIWEI AT THIS SPRAWLING MUMBAI HOME
OF KARAN AND SHILPA BHAGAT-NEW COLLECTORS WHO ARE QUICKLY BECOMING THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
EDGAR PINTO'S HOME IN FORT KOCHI
WOODEN TIGERS FROM BURMA, ORNATE PLAY HORSES FROM RAJASTHAN, A SCULPTURE OF A MAN IN VERDIGRIS COPPER SURROUNDED BY WATER, A THREE-HEADED GANESHA AND CHRISTIAN CHURCH ART-THE HOME OF GALLERIST AND HOTELIER EDGAR PINTO AND HIS WIFE, BREE, IN FORT KOCHI IS A SUMPTUOUS FEAST OF ART AND ANTIQUES.
4 min |
November - December 2025
Architecture + Design
FRAMING NATURE AS LIVING ART
Holding its own amidst the grandeur of Koramangala's most exclusive street “Billionaires’ Lane”, The Gallery House designed by Balan & Nambisan Architects is a canvas for observation and serenity. Transforming gardens into living exhibits and views into composed moments, it strikes a thought provoking dialogue between the built form and the landscape
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
A SCULPTURAL RESPONSE TO ITS CONTEXT
Every spatial gesture, material palette, and volumetric articulation in this residence envisioned by Kraft Design Revolutions is deliberately tuned to the existing landform, forging a seamless conversation between architecture and landscape
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
WHISPERED ELEGANCE: AN OASIS OF CALM
Balancing a bold public presence with a fiercely private core, the house flows in a non-hierarchical rhythm-multiple entry points and layered courtyards create surprise, while secluded retreats turn the site's confinement into serene luxury
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN LIGHT, LUXURY, AND THE SEA
Perched in a quiet neighbourhood with breath taking views of Chennai ‘s scenic coastline, this Villa by C Design stands as a serene yet bold interpretation of coastal contemporary living
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
A MEASURED JOURNEY OF LIGHT AND PROPORTION
In the heart of Hyderabad, a private residence unfolds as a disciplined essay in understated luxury, where proportion and light give the home its quiet grandeur
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE POWER OF EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN
A dialogue on turning memories, travels and cultural encounters into spaces that resonate over time
4 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE ART OF TIMELESS LUXURY
Architect Meena Murthy Kakkar delves deep into the evolution of luxury, exploring the many facets and nuances, and uncovering the essence that makes it timeless
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE GENTLE DIVIDE
Without breaking the flow that once connected all spaces, Studio Dashline's founding trio reimagined a once-communal duplex floor in Bengaluru as an autonomous sanctuary. Through thoughtful restraint and sculptural intention, they prove that separation doesn't always require constructing walls
2 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
ESSENTIA HOME: THE BRAND BEHIND THE BRANDS
In the layered world of luxury interiors, the name Essentia Home carries a quiet confidence.
2 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE STILLNESS WITHIN
On Hyderabad's southern edge, Antriya unfolds as a home shaped by memory and material. Designed by Srikanth Reddy of 23 Degrees Design Shift, it is an architecture of stillness — one that listens to land, lineage, and light
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
The Shape-Shifter INSIDE HARRY NURIEV'S CROSBY UNIVERSE
Designer, provocateur, storyteller—Harry Nuriev has built a world where instinct reigns supreme and design refuses categorisation. From offcut sofas for Balenciaga to foam rooms that double as art installations, the Moscow-born, New York-based founder of Crosby Studios has become one of the most talked-about names in contemporary design. In this conversation with A+D, Nuriev unpacks his philosophy of Transformism, his collaborations with global brands, his impressions of India, and the outrageous projects that still make him wonder: did I really do that?
4 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
DESIGN THAT IS EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT
Schueco combined engineering and empathy to restore peace in a home. Read on to know how.
1 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE ARCHITECTURE OF BELONGING
A reflection on the new language of luxury — where emotion meets proportion
2 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
ALUMINR: BESPOKE ELEGANCE MEETS GRACEFUL DESIGN
Aluminr made a stunning debut at the third edition of Design Democracy in Hyderabad this September.
1 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
ELEMENTAL ELEGANCE
Sandeep Khosla and Amaresh Anand gracefully marry regionally rooted materials with global sensibilities, asserting this extravagant home as an emblem of context-driven luxury. Here, opulence unfolds through the unification of nature, art, and music as the home breathes comfortably in Bengaluru's tropical climate
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE ART OF EQUILIBRIUM
Between the calm of KBR Park and the shimmer of Hyderabad's skyline, a 10,000 sq ft home at One Hyde Park finds its perfect balance. Designed by Haresh P. Lakhani of HP Lakhani Associates, it is a meditation in light, proportion, and the understated poetry of quiet luxury
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE COMPASSIONATE EDIT
Designed by Compartment S4, Pravaah in Ahmedabad is a compact home for a senior couple that holds warmth, memory and identity in every detail. Here, minimalism acts as the glue that holds together the accumulated treasures of a life well-lived with impeccable functionality
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE LANGUAGE OF QUIETUDE
Luxury arises splendidly in this expansive residence through subtle synergies and exploratory spirits of the design duo Ar. Hanumanth Rao and Ms. Pallavi Reddy. Overlooking a small yet tranquil lake, this home packs a punch with its signature ribbon balconies and handcrafted details that will pique your interest
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
FLUIDITY IN FORM
A double-height living room with an elliptical skylight and a sculptural staircase reveals how architecture can turn something as intangible as light into a material. Hosapete Mane House by Cadence Architects celebrates fluidity, light, and the art of living with its dynamic roof profiles and interconnected volumes
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
CONTOURS OF RARITY
Luxury often lives in paradox.
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
#BEATTHEFIRE – AN ALUDECOR AWARENESS DRIVE ON FIRE SAFETY
Every year, fire incidents claim thousands of lives across India.
2 min |