Design Thinkers & Insights

Hospitality design principles transform co-working culture at #OneZaabeel. JLL Design integrates vertical connectivity with a central staircase that acts as both circulation and catalyst for collaboration. Desert-inspired materiality, sculptural lighting, and a warm palette establish a workplace that balances aspiration with adaptability.

This compact Alibaug residence shows how design can be both pragmatic and poetic. Studio SB crafts a low-maintenance home for senior living where scale, context, and comfort converge. From arches that soften space to multifunctional furniture and integrated storage, every detail is purposeful. Neutral tones, warm finishes, and personal accents keep the ambience calm yet characterful. The result: a home that responds to its coastal setting while enhancing everyday ease. https://indiaartndesign.com/a-minimal-low-maintenance-home-crafted-for-senior-living-studio-sb/

Mid-century modernism meets Chennai's cultural soul in this 3,500 sq. ft. residence by House of Lines. Designed remotely for a family based across geographies, the home balances functionality with emotional rootedness. Open, breezy living spaces reflect Chennai's climate and social traditions, while bedrooms with study nooks offer intimate retreats overlooking greenery. Materiality is restrained yet evocative-rosewood, teak, cane, and jute forming a tactile palette. From the seamless pooja room doors to the engineered dining table, details reflect precision and restraint. A home that binds past and present, its quiet poise lies in clarity, comfort, and cultural memory.

In Greater London's Nightingale Square, Locus Design reimagines a residence where heritage and modernity live in harmony. Warm timber, tactile stone, layered textures, and natural light flow through spaces designed for comfort, elegance, and everyday life. This is a renovation rooted in place - and ready for the future.

Studio Author crafts a clinic that refuses to hide behind closed doors-Stainless steel, lipstick red, and neon pink converge in a space that's equal parts clinical precision and unapologetic personality. This is what happens when operational constraints become a playground for bold design thinking. Read the full story here: https://indiaartndesign.com/from-functional-to-experiential-rethinking-clinical-interiors-studio-author/

Flooded with natural light, wrapped in warm timber, and designed for seamless flow - Foster + Partners design Manchester's MUFC Carrington Training Centre - where architecture fuels both performance and well-being. From arrival to recovery, every detail of this high-performance training space is crafted to inspire.

From solving acoustic challenges to rethinking circulation, Boytorun Architecture transforms an eight-story corporate campus into a future-ready workspace. Discover how zoning, lighting, and brand-conscious detailing come together to create a high-performance, people-focused office.

Set in a pine forest in Comporta, Portugal, House 8 by PIMAA Architecture Studio blurs the line between built form and nature. Two interlocking volumes-one for day, one for night-are unified beneath a dramatic angular roof, creating a sculptural retreat that opens to the valley and rice fields below. With a restrained material palette, layered spatial planning, and eco-conscious systems, the home is both intuitive and immersive.

This rooftop restaurant reimagines Aegean minimalism with whitewashed walls, arched doorways, vibrant bougainvillea, and a wood-fired oven at its heart. Designed by TXE Designs, the 3500 sq. ft. space channels the spirit of Santorini while prioritising function, climate-responsiveness, and spatial fluidity.

BIT CREATIVE transforms Rock Capital's Warsaw HQ into a refined, art-infused workspace-merging clean lines, curated materials, and expressive artworks to craft a space that does more than function. It reflects, resonates, and redefines what a modern office can be.

"Architecture education is broken - are we ready to fix it?" From disjointed theory and shallow internships to the absence of ethics, law, and humanities - the cracks are showing, and the conversation could not wait. On July 26, we brought together students, educators, and practicing architects to ask the tough questions:

A warm wooden ceiling, bouclé textures, lime-plastered arches, and curated restraint define this serene suburban Mumbai home by Design Basics. Designed for a multigenerational family, the apartment blends modern Indian minimalism with tactile richness and thoughtful zoning.⁠ Every surface tells a story of form, function, and feeling.⁠

Engineering meets artistry in Vancouver. Revery Architecture's PNE Amphitheatre will feature the world's largest free-span mass timber roof-a 105-metre starburst structure framing mountain views while achieving net-zero carbon goals. Designed for 10,000 spectators, it blends monumental engineering, advanced acoustics, and sustainable innovation, setting a new benchmark for cultural venues, ticking all the right boxes: Net-zero target Acoustic precision Regionally sourced timber

Natural Play Meets Printed Precision. Boulder Park by XISUI Design blends nature and tech to transform how communities play, explore, and connect. Spanning 13,000 sq. m., this 3D concrete-printed playground in Jinan City brings together boulders, water, and organic form to create a multi-sensory, all-age experience - another milestone in XISUI Design's evolving narrative of redefining public spaces. Where design, durability, and joy come together - layer by layer.

What if architecture could tell stories? In Puducherry, Nomads by seeders | biophilic architecture studio transforms hospitality into a global, immersive experience-where each room is a cultural journey and design is the destination. From Japan to Chettinad, from the philosophical void of Nowhere to the lush retreat of Forest-this boutique resort redefines what it means to holiday!

The Snow King Observatory in Wyoming by Farmer Payne Architects and GALCZYNSKI is redefining what it means to design for science, community, and the night sky. With a research-grade telescope, planetarium, and dark-sky-friendly architecture at 7,808 ft above sea level, I it is a rare blend of technical precision and public accessibility.

Peny Hsieh Interiors uses a sculptural approach to high-end interiors to transform this expansive Taipei residence into a seamless, sensorial experience. Fluid lines, natural materials, and bespoke craftsmanship reinterpret home renovation as an immersive design journey.

What does a design studio look like when it mirrors the creative process itself? Weespaces converts a 1,000 sq. ft. Bangalore bungalow into a calm, collaborative studio layered with materiality, memory, and meaning. A study in adaptive reuse, the space blurs the line between workspace and evolving design lab.

We have seen stories woven through maximalism. Studio Rust takes it to another level! Dive into our feature on how layered colours, rich textures, and cultural artefacts come together to create a heritage-inspired dining space in Udaipur. Discover how thoughtful maximalism transforms restaurant design into an immersive, celebratory experience. Read the full article here: https://indiaartndesign.com/designing-heritage-inspired-maximalist-restaurant-interiors-studio-rust/

Ofis Architects sensitively revitalise a modest boathouse at Lake Bled into an ecological model of design thinking. By combining traditional timber restoration with an experimental green roof filtration system, this project shows how architecture can act as infrastructure, landscape, and knowledge base-all while respecting the lake's cultural and natural heritage.