Year 2023 has been a year of architecturally strong projects. After much contemplation, two projects win the Editor's undisputed accolades - Both are residential architectural exercises - one in Mexico by Studio mta+v where the architect simplifies function while maximizing onsite resources for a stunning, contemporary villa bathed in natural textures. And the other is in Muzaffarnagar, UP, where Studio AVT Architects marry the principles of courtyard typology with Vaastu to define an inward-looking home layered with all the trimmings of a contemporary ambience and lifestyle.
Prioritizing nature over built form, hillside resort DuSaiResortSpa by VITTI.sthapati follows a hybrid typology of traditional tea estate architecture and standardised concrete construction.
Can a vernacular approach in architecture take both a sustainable and stylistic route for eco-conscious living? Here's a well-executed holiday home by architect PromodChaugule that blends the two characteristics…
Heusch Architecture renovates a legendary mid-century style architectural building into a modern home by opening up its interiors to the scenic surrounds. Check it out and leave us your views
Art, architecture and landscape are beautifully fused in this multifunctional space designed for an artist couple by @VeechxVeech Architecture and Design Studio. Read more about this compelling and immersive space here
Ar. Aditya Agrawal of OCA-Office for Contemporary Architecture designs twin bungalows using split-level typology, disparate but unified architectural language… underlined by familial emotion. Check it out here
Ar. Shonan Purie Trehan of Studio LAB designs a holiday home in Mulshi using an architectural vocabulary that is driven as much by function as by the panoramic surrounds. Check out this what makes this the World Architecture Festival 2019 finalist in the Completed Buildings - Villa Category and leave us your views…
The design of this residential community by Ar. Zaha Hadid is very much unlike her other iconic fluid forms. Is she moving on to a new level of simplification? Check it out here and do leave us your views...
Moving ahead of Australian Green Star compliance, One Central Park (OCP) by Ar. Jean Nouvel is an innovative and environmentally ambitious landmark project that takes a broader approach to carbon conscious design and exceeds the highest standards of sustainable residential design. Check it out here…
BluEntCAD uses Vectorworks software to develop architectural drafting, construction documents and 3D model for architects, designers and residential homebuilders.
Courtyards have been an integral part of Indian residential architecture right from the Indus Valley Civilization. In this Hyderabad home, @Na-architects presents the courtyard as a completely new entity surrounded by modern finishes and minimal aesthetics. Walk through this 9000-sq. ft., Vaastu-compliant home here
Hermann Kamte & Associates takes smart, sustainable architecture to a whole new level through their latest project: a wooden mixed-use residential tower in Ikory, Lagos. Challenging the material, this tower rises above the town and follows the sky... Find out more here
Working with nature is the key to architectural sustainability. Check out this inward-looking home that builds on this belief. Read here and leave us your views…
How can small homes be designed to feel more spacious during this age of the inevitable space crunch? Here's a split-level home that cleverly uses a vertical solution…