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Sustainable energy through Art
Project: Power Wing, Thailand.Architects: Openbox Architects and Openbox Group, Thailand
Rethinking Conservation of India's Unprotected Urban Heritage—Learnings from Practice
The diverse unprotected urban heritage in the historic cities and towns of India are decaying fast. Heritage buildings now stand abandoned, neglected and abused.
An Organic Structure
Project: Waldorf School Casa de las Estrellas, Playa Garza, Nosara, Costa Rica.Architects: Salagnac Arquitectos, Costa Rica
Retaining Industrial Aesthetics
Project: Corporate Office of Motherland Joint Ventures, Gurgaon.Architects: Architecture Discipline, New Delhi
The Outside-Inside Link
Project: Enrich Salon, Bengaluru.Architects: Group DCA, New Delhi
Re-imagining the relationship between the State and its People
Project: Krushi Bhawan, Bhubaneshwar.Architects: Studio Lotus, New Delhi
Play of Sciography
Project: Design Studio, Nashik, Maharashtra.Architects: Synectics Architects, Nashik, Maharashtra
A True Reflection of the Landscape
Project: ‘MAUSAM’- The House of Seasons, KeralaArchitects: Zero Studio, Kerala
A Demonstration of Circular Sustainability
Project: Green Solution House, DenmarkArchitects: 3XN Team, Denmark
A Sustainable Future For Healthcare Design
The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the forefront the shortcomings of India’s current healthcare system.
Evoking Traditional Spatial Gestures
Project: Taj Theog Resort & Spa, Himachal Pradesh Architects: Studio Lotus, Delhi
Off-the-ground Structures with Light Materials and Minimum Footprint
Project: Lift Treetop Boutique Hotel, Ubud, Bali Architects: Alexis Dornier, Indonesia
Documenting the Passage of Time
Project: Atali Ganga, Rishikesh Architects: RLDA Design Studio, New Delhi
The design of the hotel conformed to the context and characteristic of the beach city...
Project: Arize Hotel, Thailand Architects: IDIN Architects, Thailand
A Timber Chamber
Project: Woodwalk Showroom, New Delhi Architects: Vir.Mueller Architects, New Delhi
A Luxe Getaway
Project: Sayaji Hotel, Rajkot Architects: Ar. Ishwar Gehi, Rajkot and Surat
A continuous dialogue with exterior is the driving force of the design...
Project: Myrah Boutique, Indiranagar, Bengaluru Architects: Mistry Architects, Bengaluru
Personalisation In Rental Spaces Is The Future
In India, home ownership among the urban middle class appears to be low at present. The reason is multi-fold, with high interest rates and property prices among others acting as major disincentives for people looking to buy homes. Today, about 30% of urban Indians live in rental housing, as per a 2019 Knight Frank report.
Model For Cultural Sustainability
Project: Kondan-The Retreat Resort, Maval, Pune Architects: PMA Madhushala, Pune
Curating Heritage Of Rajasthan
Project: Hotel Devi Ratn, Jaipur Architects: Designers Group, Mumbai
Towering Township
Project: Lodha Belmondo, Pune
Intricate Spatial Interactions
Project: Bajaj Institute of Technology, Wardha, Maharashtra
Wrapped in a Perforated Screen
Project: Krohne Marshall New Manufacturing Campus, Pune (Re-development and Expansion)
Mixed-use rectilinear composition
Project: Stellar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
School in the sky!
Project: Shree Janasewa Primary School, Nepal Architects: Sustainable Mountain Architecture, Nepal
An Orchestrated Form
Project: Atulya IT Park, Indore Architects: Nine Squares Architects, Indore
A contextually designed hotel in wine country
Project: Aria Hotel, Nashik, Maharashtra
An Exploratory Educational Environment
Project: The Rajasthan School, Ras, Rajasthan
Climatically Fortified Family Home
Project: 18 Screens, Lucknow
The Discovery Of India: An Architect's Journey
Pune based iconic architect Christopher Charles Benninger, the founder of the practice CCBA Designs, has added a new vocabulary to modern Indian architecture. In this essay, he artistically and pungently shares with us his beliefs in architecture, his life-evolution and most importantly, pointers to the way forward. Architecture+Design feels privileged to bring to you this very ‘straight from the heart’ writing penned down by the Master —