Domus India
Indian Aesthetics The Wonders of the Konark Museum
While the Konark Temple in Odisha is admired for its architecture and iconography, the site museum, in contrast, is marked by its simplicity, focusing not on itself but on the temple. The many galleries are dotted with sculptures of gods and goddesses, apsaras and mythical creatures occupying pride of place.
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February 2020
Domus India
Exhibition Concrete Ciphers
In his recent body of work, artist Pratap Morey filters out the hustle and bustle of the city, training his gaze instead on the massive modular blocks of construction material used for infrastructure projects. Like pieces of a Lego set, they patiently lie in wait for their moment of assembly, when according to a pre-determined plan they will neatly click into place to create a flyover or the stretch of a metro line. But for Morey, they represent concrete ciphers, waiting to be decoded and put to more imaginative use. Elevating these humdrum, banal, serial and seemingly soulless creatures of mechanical production, Morey gestures at the roles they could possibly play in creating alternate, utopian worlds.
7 min |
February 2020
Domus India
Exhibition 1:2500 (One is to Twenty-Five Hundred)
A recent exhibition showcases how architect and artist Martand Khosla delves into the dark underbelly of urban India, where pavement dwellers wash dishes in the shadows of luxury high-rises, when the city floods during times of drought. His title refers to the scale of survey maps used to record populations, constructions and geographies, where small gestures stand for things much larger, when control gives way to chaos.
4 min |
February 2020
Domus India
A Built Manifesto
Tucked away on a dense street in Chennai with mixed-land use is the newly-built office for local practice KSM Architecture Studio. Built by the designers and engineers of the practice for themselves, the building housing the studio — both in its intent and its manifestation — captures the practice’s worldview. It is a startling and refreshing example of how ‘wisdom’ and ‘technique’ can find an amicable meeting point, embodying the design beliefs and principles of being sensitive to the environment.
5 min |
February 2020
Domus India
Indian Cities Sanitation And Equity
At the recently concluded edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, RMA Architects (Mumbai + Boston) presented an ongoing research project mapping the sanitation landscape in Mumbai and beyond. It explored social, technical and cultural challenges surrounding sanitation infrastructure and suggested potential design and planning solutions. The central component of the installation represented a community toilet building in India. The area occupied by this installation would typically house 12 toilets in Mumbai, serving up to 17,401 people. The video projections in the installation depict the lived experiences of those residents of the city who grapple with extremely limited access to sanitation infrastructure.
4 min |
February 2020
Home & Design Trends
Site Emergence
Site sensitive and unapologetically oriented towards raw city views, this weekend home by CollectiveProject balances its weight with ease
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Home & Design Trends
Rooted In India
Tiipoi’s Spandana Gopal infuses every home product with a rich dose of Indian design that focuses on less wastage, more practicality and quiet functionality
2 min |
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Home & Design Trends
London
Architect and artist Anand Menon paints a picture of London’s skyline, marking out its most popular buildings
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Home & Design Trends
In With The Old, And The New
A double-height office gets a strong historical link and a modern look in a single design move by common Ground practice
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Home & Design Trends
Home Affiliations
Traditionally grounded but built to be light and breezy, this family home in South India by Thought Parallels Architecture is free of barriers and architectural rules
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Home & Design Trends
The Quirk Factor
Dynamic elements of interest give this media office by The White Motif an upbeat, layered look
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Home & Design Trends
The Power Of Quiet
Evoking calm and contemplation, this home in Goa by Grounded is sumptuous in its simplicity
2 min |
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Architecture + Design
Sustainable Live-Work Spaces
Designing a new studio space for a long-established and leading environmental graphics firm meant creating a spatial experience that provided continuity with their work ethics while exploring new inter-relationships that could foster creative thinking.
2 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
Staggered Volumes
Rivierstaete is located in the neighbourhood of Rivierenbuurt, in the south of Amsterdam.
2 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
Office In The Park
The project is a modern, self-contained office complex that prioritizes adaptability, spatial flexibility, and energy efficiency to achieve a collaborative, socially-oriented workspace for the modern Indian workforce.
3 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
Why Questions Matter More Than Answers–
Always focus on asking the right questions for breakthrough insights
5 min |
January 2020
Architecture + Design
Office Within A Garden
HOILA, the new Second Home offices in Hollywood, is a collection of recipes and ingredients of a California cocktail.
2 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
Looking Inwards
Project: Soul Garden, Hyderabad, Telangana Architects: Spacefiction Studio, Hyderabad, Telangana
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January 2020
Architecture + Design
Green Field Industrial Facility
The client is an exporter and manufacturer of electronic components and consumer products.
3 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
Embracing Nature
Project: Kaudia Estate, Uttarakhand Architects: Sandeep Geeta & Associates Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
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January 2020
Architecture + Design
In The Midst Of A Rainforest
Located in the upmarket neighborhood of Powai in Mumbai, the topography of the site for this project was heavily contoured, ranging from 0 to 13 meters.
1 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
A relaxed, collaborated working environment
Project: Reckitt Benciser, Hyderabad Architects: Geo Designs, Delhi
1 min |
January 2020
Architecture + Design
Breaking Away From Conventions
Mecidiyeköy-Maslak Axis in Istanbul is the area where Turkey’s foreign capital takes its most visible form.
2 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
Creating Heliotropic Effect
Project: 62 Jorbagh, New Delhi Architects: Common Ground Practice, New Delhi
2 min |
January 2020
Architecture + Design
A Sustainable Design
The project is conceived as a boutique office complex where efficiency meets clean and contemporary aesthetics to create a landmark office building in the suburban commercial hub of Gurugram.
4 min |
February 2020
Architecture + Design
An extension of its natural environment
Project: House In The Trees, Costa Esmeralda, Buenos Aires, Argentina Architects: Luciano Kruk Arquitectos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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January 2020
Architecture + Design
A Model for Tropical Housing
Project: Termitary House, Vietnam Architects: Tropical Space Co. Ltd., Vietnam
4 min |
January 2020
Architect and Interiors India
Indulge Your Vice
Tao Creates An Ambience To Suit Every Mood At Vice – Global Tapas Bar In Suburban Mumbai
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January 2020
Architect and Interiors India
Thrice As Nice
Art. Décor. Lifestyle...Are The Triple Attractions At This New Home Décor And Interior Retail Store
1 min |
January 2020
Architect and Interiors India
Crossing The Line
Ibis Jaipur Civil Lines Gets Updated To Suit The Needs Of Design-conscious New-gen Travellers
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