Indian Architect & Builder Magazine - February 2019

In this issue

February 2019 Issue is the twentieth edition of Young Designers , publishing the winning entries
ARCHITECTURE
Tejorling Radiance, Karan Darda Architects
Boys’ Hostel, Zero Energy Design Lab
INTERIORS
House in a Grove, STOMP
Lucid House, Attiks Architecture
Aditya Builders’ Office, Space Studio Architects
Aditi Organics Office, Made In EARTH Collective
Luminocage, 10/10
High Note Performance,

Hitachi Grabs Smart Air Conditioners Company Of The Year Award

Adding another feather to its wing and cutting above the rest of the industry players, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited was awarded as ‘Indian Smart Air Conditioners Company of the Year Award 2018’ by Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting organization that recognizes and awards companies which show visionary growth, are inspired by innovation and demonstrate thought leadership abilities.

2 mins

Soundproofing Membrane From Mapei

Any Design work is characterised by a precise professional commitment: finding the best way to combine aesthetics with functionality and elegance with practicality.

2 mins

Home Away From Home - Boys' Hostel, Gurgaon

The Boys’ Hostel at St. Andrews in Khurrampur, Gurgaon by Zero Energy Design Lab is a space that responds to its climatic context, is environmentally sustainable, and provides ample spaces for interaction for its inhabitants – all the while breaking stereotypes of what we have come to associate with conventional hostel designs.

4 mins

Beyond Worship - Tejorling Radiance, Pune, Maharashtra

Devising a temple in today’s times is challenging as temples and religions are no longer limited to personal one-to-one association with God. Perhaps that was never the case even in time immemorial. In the current politically-charged times and with the opportunity to create a dominant or impressive form in the formative years of its architectural practice, Karan Darda Architects steer clear of any political or personal influences while creating a Tejorling Radiance, a Shiva temple in Pune.

4 mins

Past Perfect - House In A Grove, Tiruppathur, Chettinad, Tamil Nadu

A modern home draws inspiration from heritage of Chettinad. Not from grandeur or riches but merging of global aesthetics and ideas. Siphoning the threads of a rather shaky past, the House in a Grove aspires to re-define heritage.

4 mins

In Search Of The Engineered Aesthetic - High Note Performance, New Delhi

High Note Performance, a motorcycle gears store in New Delhi, designed by Headlight Design takes its inspiration from a variety of motorcycle-related sources to create a store design that is raw, edgy, and industrial in its feel but sophisticatedly expressive at the same time – much like a motorcycle itself!

3 mins

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One of the oldest architecture journals in India, IA&B goes digital ! With a history of 29 years, IA&B has published and continues to publish some of the most critical, exemplary and innovative content in the Indian context.

Each issue is editorially curated to deliver exceptional content that discusses relevant issues on architecture in India.