NEW DOMAINS (AND DESIGN)

Steeped in history ADND's new studio in Mumbai relies on rooted materiality and scripts an experience that celebrates evolved luxury and the studio's past

- LAVANYA CHOPRA

Peering over their shoulders into Mumbai’s unrelenting spirit is an eternal reminder of what the Maximum City has given team ADND: a beginning, stories worth a lifetime and its entire being. Catapulting into its 22nd year of practice, the twin-founder studio by Anand Menon and Shobhan Kothari inhabits a 5,000 sq ft space, heralding an advent on several fronts.

After over 14 years at their previous outpost, the team’s expansion warranted a larger, unified space, housing ADND’s dedicated minds and hands under one roof.

What ensued was a tryst with destiny! In the heart of Mumbai’s Vile Parle, awaiting the flick of a design wand, rested a 100-year-old industrial compound that is home to Parle’s heritage enterprise.