Category Uncategorized

Unlike the unplanned villages growing into mediocre small cities, The New Village carries forward the charm of quintessential Indian Villages yet reflects the advances of technologies. The Village Community Centre is fulcrum of all activities happening in the village, it…

Back on my architect desk after attending Jaipur Architectural Festival, 2019 over the weekend.  It was organized with annual Stonemart exhibition. The emphasis was mainly on building with stone and hence the reason for me to attend. There were brilliant…

Stone and lime was used as construction material to build forts, havelis and houses before cement came into use in 19thcentury. My grandmother used to say that our home is cooler as it’s constructed in stone and lime. It felt…

There are projects where our ideas differ; hence we reach a mutual compromise. But that too is not a compromise in design; it’s a different way of expression. Even though the basic idea of shelter is the same, yet the…

Goethe said “Architecture is frozen music” It’s a mantra to achieve well composed form and space which just doesn’t seem to address aesthetics but also triggers the senses. Let’s try to understand this guideline with architecture in context Any form of…

In current building scene there are not many architects working with colours in architecture and design. We get to see colours in interiors but exteriors are generally glazed, whites or shades of browns. Recently I came across the works of Ar Ricardo Boffil…

Residential design is a tedious yet interesting process. As the work happens in close co-relation with the client, there are two teams working together. Every residence is unique, every client is different and his home reflects his personality. In first…

In present context, creating ‘architecture that inspires’ is a mix of design, talent, engineering and technology, and media management. Those designers who design to build spectacular monuments are few, and fewer get to build them as they wish it to…

Sun and sunlight play vital role in our lives, earth’s movement around the Sun governs our planet and our bodies. As architects we implement this in our design by acknowledging beauty of Architecture and Sun. In hot areas like ours, we…

Driving through the azure blue Italian landscape one reaches the Crown resort of Roccamandolfi. The deep blue of heavens is mingled with that of the everlasting hills, and the majestic Castle rises above spires of pine trees. The past glory of place…