Surfaces Reporter
WORLDS FIRST 3D PRINTED SCHOOL
Studio Mortazavi, an architectural design agency based in San Francisco, Lisbon, and Paris, collaborated with non-profit organisation Thinking Huts to design the world’s first 3D printed school for a university in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar.
2 min |
April - May 2021
Architect and Interiors India
Design Build: What makes them Tick and What makes them Pick?
REINVENTING THE SYSTEM OF MASTER BUILDER PRACTICED IN THE TIMES PAST, THE CONCEPT OF DESIGN-BUILD, AN INTEGRATED SERVICE SYSTEM OF DESIGNING AND EXECUTION, IS FAST CATCHING UP. IF THE ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS WE SPOKE TO ARE TO BE BELIEVED, THE TREND IS HERE TO STAY!
10 min |
June 2021
Architect and Interiors India
FLUTING WITH DESIGN
THE FLUTE PROJECT BY AKASH AND POONAM MEHTA, PRINCIPAL DESIGNERS, AMPM DESIGNS, IS A RHYTHMIC DESIGN STORY, NO LESS!
2 min |
June 2021
Architect and Interiors India
FOUNDATION OF THE FUTURE
THE SARASWATI GLOBAL SCHOOL IN FARIDABAD DESIGNED BY ENVISAGE IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN A CONCRETE STRUCTURE ROOTED IN TRADITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS
2 min |
June 2021
Architect and Interiors India
IDENTITY IMBIBED
THE INSTANCE YOU ENTER THIS OFFICE DESIGNED BY PS DESIGN, YOU KNOW THEY ARE INTO SOMETHING EARTHY AND GREEN!
3 min |
June 2021
Architect and Interiors India
LUXE BATHROOMS
AS A PERSONAL SPACE, BATHROOMS ARE CHANGING TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW NORMAL BY USING A COMBINATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND AESTHETICS TO DELIVER FUNCTIONALITY
5 min |
June 2021
Architect and Interiors India
TWO HOMES BOUND BY PARALLEL THOUGHTS
TWO PROJECTS IN KERALA, THE SKEW HOUSE AND TRADITIONAL AFFINITY, BOTH DESIGNED BY THOUGHT PARALLELS, ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR ETHOS YET UNIQUE IN THEIR OWN WAYS
4 min |
June 2021
Architect and Interiors India
UPPING THEIR INNOVATION GAME
WE MAY NOT ALWAYS JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER, BUT WE DEFINITELY JUDGE A BUILDING BY ITS FAÇADE! AFTER ALL, IT IS THE FAÇADE THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A BUILDING!
6 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
Form Follows Nature
The project ‘Sunflower House’ designed by Koichi Takada Architects is a carbon positive single-family dwelling inspired by the distinctive yellow flower and powered by the sun, and a response to ‘the new European Bauhaus movement’.
3 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
A Non-Linear Connection
Conceived with the aid of computer algorithms, the Cloudbridge in Peru by Arturo Tedeschi is a refreshing approach to connect two points
3 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
Building Blocks of the Future
Architect Samira Rathod has designed an environment for learning that encourages the overall development of students
3 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
A Sculptural Cave
Designed by MAD Architects, the Cloudscape—a unique public and cultural space for citizens and visitors to Haikou—is a flowing, sculptural concrete form
4 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
Embracing Nature
Driving through the winding narrow roads in Malappuram district in Kerala brings us to the site overlooking the lush rubber plantation, which is abundantly grown in and around the gradual slopes, camouflaging the house from plain view.
2 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
NURU KARIM: DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE
The award-winning architect’s portfolio is at the intersection of art, architecture and technology. For Nuru Karim, architecture is an ongoing experiment, one that is meant to find solutions for designing for a better life.
10+ min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
Innovative, Resilient Designs
In its endeavour to explore relevant technological tools to be able to adapt to changing environments and deliver unique solutions through collaborations, Mumbai-based design studio MuseLAB launched its dedicated research arm MuseX and has come up with innovative designs including algal cultivation, a prototype for a market on wheels inspired by the humble cart and a design proposal for a human-centric public toilet system…
9 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
Uplifting Residential Design in the Pandemic Phase 2 — Are we ready yet?
Ar. Sumit Dhawan, Founder & Principal Architect at Cityspace’82 Architects believes that the buildings of the future need to be independent and self sufficient
3 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
The Future Of Residential Habitats
Conceptualized by WASP and Mario Cucinella Architects, TECLA is the world’s first 3D-printed, eco-sustainable house model made of raw earth
3 min |
June 2021
Architecture + Design
Healthcare Design In The Post-Vaccine Era
Architect Ravideep Singh dwells on how healthcare design should adapt itself for a post-pandemic, post-vaccine scenario
3 min |
June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
DEEPPURA GARH
A TWO–HUNDRED– YEAR–OLD HAVELI IN RAJASTHAN WAS GLORIOUSLY RESTORED BY ITALIAN DESIGNER MARIA GRAZIA BALDAN. WITH THE HELP OF BELGIAN ARCHITECT PHILIPPE DE VILLEGAS, SHE HAS SAVED SPLENDID DEEPPURA GARH FROM RUIN WITH REFINED INTERIORS AND THE PERFECT PATINA
3 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
TAPED TO THE WALL
A CLEVER HOMAGE TO MAURIZIO CATTELAN IS FOUND IN A TROMPE L’OEIL PAINTING AT A NEW BANDRA RESTAURANT
1 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
RUDRAPADA ESTATE
THE RUDRAPADA ESTATE IS A REMOTE ORGANIC FARM ACROSS 20 ACRES NEAR THE HILL STATION OF KODAIKANAL. AT ITS HEART IS A CONTEMPORARY TAKE ON A TRADITIONAL PLANTATION HOUSE DESIGNED BY NIELS SCHOENFELDER
4 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
ORGANIC ORDER
A NEW EXHIBITION OF KHAGESWAR ROUT AT PROJECT 88 IS A SHOWCASE OF THE TACTILITY OF TERRACOTTA
2 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
NEW VOCATION
WEAVERS AND PRISON INMATES FROM RURAL RAJASTHAN TURN DESIGNERS FOR MANCHAHA, AN ONGOING INITIATIVE
1 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
ROHIT CHAWLA
THE TREE HOUSE IN THE GOAN VILLAGE OF ASSAGAO IS THE HOLIDAY–HOME–TURNED– SANCTUARY OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER ROHIT CHAWLA AND HIS WIFE, SALONI PURI
3 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
RETAIL 3.0
ICONIC FASHION BOUTIQUE BROWNS REDEFINES THE NOTION OF WHAT A CONCEPT STORE CAN BE WITH ITS NEW SPACE ON BROOK STREET IN MAYFAIR
1 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
FRESH FACES
In homage to Erwin Wurm’s One Minute Sculptures, AD brings together a dream team of image-makers to create a series of portraits of new names from our address book
4 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
HERE COMES THE SUN
TAKE A SEAT AND BASK IN THE SUNSHINE IN A SERIES OF TROPICAL SCENES DREAMED UP BY STYLIST PRIYANKA SHAH
5 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
ED TUT TLE 1945-2020
The late architect and man behind the design language of Aman resorts around the world, Tuttle’s own hôtel particulier in Paris is a golden example of his flair with objects, interiors, proportions and what makes a thing of beauty
4 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
ALL WORK AND MORE PLAY
Elegantly poised in the heart of Mumbai’s upscale Worli precinct, Birla Centurion sets new standards in commercial real estate by offering discerning working professionals a slew of best-in-class amenities designed to help them effortlessly marry their business needs with pleasure
3 min |
May - June 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
DESIGN THAT INSPIRES
Since 2001, Tamil Nadu-based Cubism Architects & Interiors has been conceptualizing beautiful spaces that echo its clients’ aesthetic sensibilities. As AD spotlights one of the firm’s more recent projects, Viskar Homestay in Coonoor, Cubism’s founder, Prasanna Parvatikar, engages in a candid discussion about the intricacies of design, touching upon the challenges of the job and how he stays inspired
3 min |