Using controlled light and ventilation as crucial design elements, Salankar Pashine and Associates define this Nagpur home with understated style in a perfect balance of aesthetics and functionality.
Wallmakers design a humble two-storey residence in Kerala, using CSEB (Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks), rammed earth walls and ferro-cement slabs, while discarded pipes are used in the interiors to create window grilles and lighting fixtures.
Ar. Ekta Agarwal of FOAID Designs renovates this 22-year-old Chennai home catering to contemporaneous lifestyle choices imbuing the home with abundant natural light and ventilation, wholesome landscaping, and an ingrained luxe ambience.
Studio Taliesyn designs a contemporary home caressed by natural light and optimised ventilation in South Bengaluru, where large openings seamlessly effect a natural interaction between the open plan interiors and the verdant views of the surrounds.
tHE gRID Architects use colour and natural light as the mainstay of the Rangoli School headquarters' design, playing on simplicity and studied restraint to chisel an ambience of openness.
Giles Miller Studio is adept at designing artistic surface finishes with a play on light and shadow. Design Director of the studio, Kirstie Little talks to Ar. Sanjay Puri about #Lotus, a unique evolution of the studio's louvred surface work in this video.
Sergey Makhno Architects design Kofan, Ukraine's new, unconventional bar, where seating is flexible, lighting is eccentric, and the finishing is unpretentious. Check it out…
With the Teddy Bear as its mascot, international nightlife brand Toy Room's first Indian outlet designed by Chromed Design Studio plays with lights, colour and provocative inuendo amidst an elite clubbing experience. Check it out here…
Elena Galli Giallini Ltd. (EGGL) rejuvenates the North building of the Grand Gateway 66 retail complex in Shanghai using light as a potent differentiator. Check out the full feature here
Through contemporary spatiality and a shared ecosystem, 'Common Lights' by Cosmos Architecture promises to offer the community of #BanjaLuka a versatile social and cultural life. Check out the newly unveiled designs of this multifunctional cultural centre…
Learning is an on-going process. And especially for children below the age of six, the environment around them is a constant facilitator. Specialist designer for children' spaces, Kajal Gaba throws light on how balance is important and over-indulgence needs to be kept at bay, while designing learning space interiors for children. Check it out here.
Designer Rubi Baid Bhansali of The Line Studio designs a duplex with an all-white interior envelope that acts as the perfect backdrop for the ongoing evolution of a home
Studio Archohm plays with scale, volume, and light to design a compact home on a slender footprint, effectively mitigating its spatial challenge and crafting spaces that are open, welcoming, and beautifully connected without compromising individual privacy.
Studio Wright Inspires uses a central dramatic element - a winding staircase - as the piece de resistance of this earthy Bengaluru home, defining its materiality, scale, and spatial vocabulary.
Design Deconstruct conceptualises a sprawling farmhouse in Delhi's Chattarpur Farms, its interior dictated by statement furniture pieces, plush soft furnishings, extravagant lighting fixtures and a discerning collection of paintings and sculptures.
Employing unique contextual design strategies paired with a play of volumes and light, GAD Architecture crafts this gorgeous spa-cum-hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey. https://bit.ly/GAD-IAnD
On this Throwback Thursday, we revisit the Bhuj Textile Gallery designed by Matrika Design Collaborative depicting subtle contextual references that bring alive the embroidery traditions and the desert landscape of the region
Designed for a contemporary family, this residence by Palette Architecture strikes a balance between functionality and elegance, blending modern living with historical charm. Connected by a central, light-filled stairway, the house offers a range of experiences.
Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute orchestrates an almost Zen-like ambience, carefully curated to maximise natural light, in this Art Deco building with dark glasses in Taiwan.