CATEGORIES

A STEELY AFFAIR

MUSELAB’S LATEST UNDERTAKING IS AN OFFICE CONSTRUCTED INSIDE A PRE-EXISTING FACTORY

A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS!

DESIGN AGENCY BRAND CREATIVE HAS MOVED INTO COLOURFUL NEW PREMISES, WITH A REFRESHED IDENTITY

THE WHITE TREE

In 2013, Montpellier city council launched the “Folie Richter” competition. It sought to identify a blueprint for a beacon tower to enrich the city’s architectural heritage. The RFP stressed the desire for a bold project that had to fit into its environment and include shops and homes. The brief was clear: city hall wanted a team made up of a young architect working with an experienced colleague.

THE TALK OF TOWN

CITY EVENTS ON ARCHITECTURE | DESIGN | URBAN PLANNING

CARESSING MOTHER EARTH

A project by Himanshu Patel

DURATECH XT

A sturdy innovation by Kajaria

A POETIC HOUSE, FLOWING WITH THE LANDSCAPE

Inspired from the fiery nature of the sun, the architects created the house with local red laterite stone exterior walls, large sunscreens as well its double-height brick inner entrance and living spaces.

A Sunscreen For The Hot And Humid Climate Of Pune

This thirteen storey residential building by SAV Architecture + Design takes inspiration from the historical character of Pune’s gardens and the existing trees on site with branching as a central concept to create a self-supporting facade network that will generate sun shading, an aesthetic identity and distinctive moods within the apartments.

Solid Surface Myths Busted

Solid Surfaces is a low-maintenance, non-porous and repairable countertop created by pouring stone pieces, acrylic, resin and other chemicals into a mould. It has become a perfect mid-range countertop material. Buyers who are looking for other affordable countertop materials often gravitate toward Solid Surfaces. SURFACES REPORTER (SR) is sharing some of the issues faced while working with Solid Surfaces. We are thankful to the experts from LG, REHAU and NEONNEX who have shared insights in this regard.

The project is a smart and netzero green campus...

PROJECT: DSIIDC (Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Corporation Limited) Infotech Park, Ranikhera, Mundka, Delhi

SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY ACROSS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

PROJECT: Intermodal Station, Nagpur

UPSCALE APARTMENTS

PROJECT: The Commonwealth Games Village, Delhi

FUTURISTIC BUSINESS DESTINATION

PROJECT: The World Trade Center, New Delhi

INSPIRED BY MODERN ELEMENTS

PROJECT: Hyundai Office Building, Gurugram

HI-TECH ACADEMIA

PROJECT: Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali, Punjab

AN URBAN OASIS

PROJECT: Ambedkar University, Rohini, Delhi

FLOWING FORMS

PROJECT: Trilium Mall, Amritsar

AN INTERACTIVE CAMPUS

PROJECT: IIT Ropar, Punjab

A vocabulary of clean lines and bold geometric shapes...

PROJECT: DPS, Noida

MAX VADUKUL

Having recently relocated from New York with his wife Nicoletta Santoro, their new apartment in Milan is, in a sense, a homecoming

WHERE NATURE MEETS LUXURY

A holistic approach with superior design that brings together light, materials, space, form, function and environment is Hyderabad based architect Niroop Reddy’s forte. His 9,500 sqft sprawling house in an upscale Hyderabad neighbourhood is a seamless culmination of rustic charm and modern luxury while blurring the boundaries between the outdoors and indoors

RAGHU RAI

The legendary photojournalist gives AD a peek into his Delhi residence, capturing family life in his home of 20 years

ROLAND BEAUFRE

Roland Beaufre, a confirmed townie and night owl, surprised his friends by moving to an old farm in northern France. Lest the countryside prove too big a shock to the system, he gave it a reassuringly metropolitan and Moorish flavour—as these pictures by him show

MANOLO YLLERA

Contributor to AD worldwide, Manolo Yllera and writer Cristina López Barrio are inspired to create beauty when they are surrounded by it. Barrio writes about the duo’s Madrid loft, a magical, story-inspiring space that is itself like a character in a story

ESCAPE TO SERENITY

With a Portuguese-inspired facade, intimate interiors accentuated with antique decor, state-of-the-art amenities and tranquil, verdant surroundings, Isprava’s latest luxury address, Fairview Estate, in northern Goa’s Assagao neighbourhood, is at once exclusive and idyllic

IWAN BAAN

In his Berkshires hideaway, the man they call the Julius Shulman of his time sends his favourite drone into the sky to get his signature shot of home

DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN

AFTER JETTING AROUND THE GLOBE TO DOCUMENT THE LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS, DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN TAKES REFUGE ON AN OTHERWORLDLY SITE IN MARFA, TEXAS

THE UNWIND ABODE

Studio G+A was commissioned to convert a 550 sq ftof private terrace into a personal lounge.

Healing Through Air, LIGHT, COLOURS & NATURE

Standing tall, flaunting uninhibited strength underneath a cloak of simplicity, this healthcare facility is a result of a brief full of questions for its existence. While questions on physical identity, architectural presence & personality in context with locality routed the initial germs of the façade development, patients care vs attendants’ care, progressive zoning, backend movement vs forefront movement & a confident desire to heal through air, light, colours & nature guided Interior design development.

TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY, WOVEN JUDICIOUSLY

The sloping roof subtly references vernacular architecture and interior.