Surfaces Reporter Magazine - August 2019

In this issue

This August, enjoy the monsoon breeze along with the freshest-of-fresh content served in the latest issue of the #SurfacesReporterMagazine. In Material Poetries, encounter the intricacies of artistic projects done by some of the most creative minds of the country – including Sachin & Neha Gupta (Beyond Designs), Ar Mohanbir Singh, Ar Maninder Kaur & Ar Ravideep Singh (Creative Designer Architects); Ar Kayzad R. Shroff (SHROFFLEóN); Ar Digant Shah & Ar Sonal Parakh (RSA Lab); Bhadri & Snehal Suthar (tHE gRID Architects); Alex Joseph & Dona Alex (Myspace Architects) and Abhinav Goyal (FormForge). #SRAugust is also delighted to feature Dr Shailesh Kr. Agrawal, Executive Director, BMTPC, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, GOI in the SR 10-on-10 section, where he speaks about issues that matter in the industry at large. Learn how to ‘light your day, the right way’ as in this edition we have done an in-depth feature on ‘lighting’. Thirsty for some more knowledge? Learn the right application and maintenance techniques for your beloved Air Conditioner in #SRAppAche and keep it ‘cool’! Our focus this month remains on different types of Exterior Coatings – read it all in our section called #SRInfocus. Meanwhile, section #SRRendezvous, allows you to explore the “Nuances of transformative architecture” with Riya Patel – a globally trained, budding Architectural Designer, all set to take the world by storm. Last but obviously not the least, let SR give you a sweet surprise by featuring two Rising Stars, Rashi Bothra & Ruchi Gehani, from Azure Interiors in Raipur! Happy Reading!

Surfaces Reporter's Material Poetries

SR Material Poetries is a section that highlights those small but significant stories behind a design that often get crushed & forgotten behind the main idea/theme. Share your projects & the unpublished stories behind them on Materials, Innovations, New Learnings; how you stumbled upon ‘that’ unique idea, and more at press@surfaces.in.

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Housing Multigenerational Family Dynamics

The project embodies a desire to sculpt rather than build a structure with ‘soul’.

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Re-conceptualizing The Contemporary Classic

Set amidst the most strategically located neighborhood of New Delhi, this three-decade-old residence, built during the British reign revitalizes with a contemporary light, serves as a dwelling cum office for an astounding entrepreneur, who possesses a strong taste for the classic, its charm and the grandeur.

1 min

The 76 South Avenue

The 76 South Avenue is a luxury residential building in Bandra on a plot of 5317 sqfthaving one 3 bedroom apartment of 1420 sqftper floor, with the top two floors being a duplex penthouse.

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Working With The Intricate Geometry In Nature, Ensuring A Harmony In Design

As the world is slowly moving towards digital technology, both design freedom and efficiency has increased. But at the same time they are also getting more accelerated and complicated. Nonetheless design outcomes are evolving to be more efficient, more sustainable and more humane. It has allowed for design to become an interactive, generative and reactive process rather the one of evolution; often understood to have been closer to nature. Such tools transform complex issues into rational, simple decisions. Ar Abhinav Goyal is focused at creating designs and installations using computational form finding, optimisation and digital fabrication. His approach is to develop design in parametric /generative space, material studies, design analysis, cost optimisation and using digital fabrication technologies for manufacturing. His firm, FORMFORgE offers services ranging from architectural design, design computing, digital fabrication, product development and prototyping. His work is artistic yet more scientific, environmentally responsible and humanly more interactive. To know more about the architect and his unique work, #SurfacesReporter team engaged into an interesting conversation with him.

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Bamboo Art At 'Shramdaan' Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

SHRAMDAAN is a retail store and exhibition space for handloom garments manufactured by ‘HATHKARGHA’- which is an initiative started to skill rural and tribal people in the traditional craftof hand weaving fabrics.

2 mins

Organic Store Built In 15 Days

The impetus for the store came from the lifestyle of the client — a farmer by birth — who was heavily involved in organic farming and who followed an organic way of life, albeit in a modern context.

1 min

Greenpanel Industries Limited

Redefining its Commitment to Innovation in Wood Panelling and Surface Enhancement

2 mins

Let's Know More About Coatings From

Mr Apoorv Agarwal, Joint Managing Director, Sirca Paints

3 mins

Rising Stars Rashi Bothra & Ruchi Gehani Founders, Azure Interiors, Raipur

Rashi Bothra & Ruchi Gehani met at the Aesthetic Institute of Design (AID), Raipur, while pursuing a course in Interior Design.

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Surfaces Reporter Magazine Description:

Surfaces Reporter is India's 1st dedicated magazine connecting "Designs and Materials"! Based on the concept of clutter-free visual content with to-the-point helpful information for easy access to products, it provides clear cut understanding of projects and innovation with materials happening around the world.Surfaces Reporter being a magazine on Exterior-Interior products, projects & designs is created to be helpful for designers & architects to keep updated with the latest material designs and launches; hotel projects managers and developers can refer this to offer innovative design & materials solutions while design enthusiasts can use this to beautify their space! The objective of the magazine is to be ‘the best ever platform’ in India, for delivering Building-materials related informative content, for the Specifiers, Builders and manufacturing fraternity, including general Design enthusiasts, encompassing the B2S, B2B and B2C segments. It is printed in English and speaks more in visual than in written! Have a look among the 50+ more designs showcased regularly in Surfaces and we know that you will keep returning...