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Lek Bunnag: Our cultural
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follows the spirit of time
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enrich human life
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VOLUME 31
ISSUE 1
Lyce Albert Einstein, Bagnols sur

Cze (Architects: NB Architects,
France; Partner Architect:
Franois PRIVAT, France)
All drawings and visuals for the
projects and articles, unless
mentioned otherwise, are
courtesy the architects/authors.
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t is no doubt a much cherished happening in an architects professional journey to get

the opportunity to design his/her own house or then the studio. In this Issue we bring
across to you a few select architecture work spaces that have been self-designed by the
architects and add to the diversity to the approach in design. They make definitive and
individualistic statements projecting environs that have been modulated to create the
desired work aesthetics. Appropriate attention to functionality, the flow of natural light,
mood setting artificial lighting, internal circulation and the addressing of such other
concerns makes these spaces appear pleasant, comfortable and distinctive.
These studios also stand apart for their focus to bring in nature to the interiors. A
commonality observed is the sensitive incorporation of art. A few of them dwell on
highlighting traditional elements whereas some others explore sensuality through form,
abstractness and colour. It becomes all the more exciting when the architecture of the
building has also been dealt with by the same architect handling the interiors. The spaces
get a newer meaning.
The design section of the magazine brings you closer to contemporary expressions in
product design in India. The brief profile of the Delhi-based designer highlights the multidimensional impact of an experimental and research oriented leaning in this field. His art
installations have found their space in the public life of Delhi and have been well accepted
nationally and internationally.
And yes, a significant event that took place last month was the award ceremony of the
coveted Architecture+Design & CERA Awards 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. It became all
the more interesting and fruitful with the spontaneous synergies generated between the
large number of prominent architects from India and the Thai architects present for this
special occasion. The response from the fraternity of architects has been overwhelming for
us. Both ours and CERAs commitment to provide this unique platform to stimulate
creativity and out-of-the-box architectural concepts has got further reinforced--. We will
shortly announce the call for entries for the eleventh edition of these awards.
We are one with our readers in ushering in 2014 with all the enthusiasm to delve
further into the realm of design and architecture. We shall collectively share these joys
Image
Month
Photo: Amit Pasricha
of
the
Inspiring motifs and patterns from history Red Fort, Agra
Ornamentation is the principal part of architecture, considered as a subject of fine art.

John Ruskin
Reflections
Photo: Steven King Photography; Courtesy: Royale Projects: contemporary art
Interplay of Light
and Reflection
Entitled Lucid Stead, the installation was created by California-based artist Phillip K Smith III
on a 70-year-old homestead cabin in the California high desert. He transformed the shack
with mirror, LED lighting and custom built electronic equipment to create the illusion that one
can see right through the structure.
J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN
Updates
Fast Track Architecture
accreanor Lavingtons design for R5, a mixed tenure

development, has set a new benchmark for residential
development at Kings Cross in London. This highly inclusive
scheme fulfils the high design expectations of the Kings Cross
masterplan, currently the largest urban redevelopment in Europe.
It comprises a composed ensemble of four buildings
including 8/16-storey Saxon court, the 8-storey Roseberry
mansions, the two-storey Eastern Building and the 8/16 storey
South Block.
The buildings provide a mix of tenures including generalneeds social rent, shared ownership, extra care housing for the
elderly and private housing. A series of outdoor communal
spaces, roof gardens and balconies bring additional inclusivity
and vitality to the block.
The massing has been carefully articulated in response to the
surroundings, respecting the geometry of the other planned
buildings in the masterplan and activating nearby streets. Taking
reference to the scale of the 19th century city block, Maccreanor
Lavington has created a massing with a datum level of eightstorey. From this roofline, two taller buildings project a further
eight-storey up to the height limitation set by St Pauls viewing
corridors from the

Parliament Hill. In a head
and shoulders
configuration, the taller
elements are
proportioned to appear
as towers rather than
slabs providing the
density required while
reducing the overall footprint, allowing for more public amenity
space and creating a more intimate street scene below.
The development offers different shaped and sized outdoor
amenity spaces. These include the central courtyard, roof
terraces and recessed and cantilevering balconies a variety
which contributes towards a diversified facade. Many units
overlook their own communal amenity spaces; the shared
ownership units overlook their roof garden and the extra care
flats overlook the first floor terraces. The courtyard garden is for
the use of all residents, with light brickwork facades reflecting
sunlight into the space.
To know more, visit: www.maccreanorlavington.com
he new terminal at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport,

Guangdong, China, was recently opened. The first airport by
architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas is set to become an
iconic landmark in Shenzhen.
Won by international competition, it has undergone a
remarkably rapid process of design and construction, completing
within three years.
The terminal encompasses 63 contact gates with a further 15
remote gates and retail space. The sculptural 5,381,955sq ft
(approx) terminal evokes the image of a manta ray and features
a striking internal and external double skin honeycomb motif
The focal point of the design is the concourse located at the

intersection of the building. Consisting of three levels departure,
arrivals and services they vertically connect to create full height
voids, allowing natural light to filter from the highest level down
to the lowest. The architects have created an interior as striking
and elegant as the exterior. The spatial concept is one of fluidity
and combines two different ideas- the idea of movement and the
idea of pause. Stand out features of the interior design include
stylised white trees that serve as air-conditioning vents, and
check-in islands, gates and passport-check areas with a stainless
steel finish that beautifully reflect the honeycomb patterns from
that wraps the structure. At 1km long, with roof spans of up to

80m, honeycomb-shaped metal and glass panels punctuate the
faade of the terminal allowing natural light to filter through.
On the interior, the terminal is characterised by distinctive white
conical supporting columns that rise to touch the roof at a
cathedral-like scale.
above. The honeycomb motif translates into many aspects of the

interior at different scales from the larger retail boxes to smaller
3D imprints on the wall cover.
Studio Fuksas are engaged on two further phases of the
airport extension, scheduled to complete in 2025 and
2035 respectively.
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Updates
Awards
OI-Design has recently won two
European Hotel Awards Best Hotel
Interior Luxembourg for its en vogue
transformation of Le Clervaux Boutique &
Design Hotel and Best Hotel Interior
Germany for its verdant reimagining of the
Hilton Munich Park. Part of the
International Hotel Awards, it is sponsored
by EY and Virgin Atlantic.
Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel

was transformed by JOI-Design into stylish
destination in Clervaux, a picturesque
medieval village in the mountains of
northern Luxembourg renowned for its
outdoor lifestyle and gourmet cuisine. The
restored hotel has 22 new spa suites and
completely refashioned F&B areas. The
teams design concept preserves the unique
character of the estate, in part dating back

to the early 1900s, at the same time
creating a stylish spa destination to attract
new tourists to Clervaux.
By blending stylised baroque elements
with contemporary features spiced up with
details, JOI-Design has conceived a
modern baroque flair that is seamlessly
integrated with the buildings heritage.
agn Arquitectos recently received the NAN Architectural Awards 2013 in

the category dedicated to renovation. The firm was selected for its project,
Transformation of a palatial house in ruins in Cultural Centre Lyceum in Alcaiz.
The project transforms the building through a reading of their tracks to
retrieve unique objects and spaces and replace the changes suffered by a new
intervention. A friendly dialogue between the two was established through a
system of voids located in the central bay while linking historical sites and
separating the new intervention, allowing a unified perception of the whole and
a feeling of spaciousness to the visually and spatially different plants.
The jury of the 7th edition of NAN Architectural Awards included Jordi
Ludevid, Carlos Ferrater, Rafael de la Hoz, Carlos Lamela, Francisco Javier
Maroto, Csar Ruiz-Larrea, Fermn Vzquez, Guillermo Vzquez Consuegra,
Fuensanta Nieto, Ignacio Garca de Vinuesa, Mark Fenwick, Enrique lvarez-Sala,
Toms Llavador, Luis de Garrido and Gabriel Allende y Teresa Batlle. More than
200 projects were presented in the edition.
Trade news
ERA, one of the leading bathroom solution
providers, was recently conferred Asia's Most
Promising Brand award by World Consulting &
Research Corporation (WCRC) at a ceremony held
in Dubai. The selection criterion was done based
on exhaustive research of brands in various
Asian countries.
CERA, which grew over percent in the last fiscal,
had a topline growth of around 40 percent in H1
this year. This growth is indeed commendable
and shows the inherent strength of brand CERA
said Atul Sanghvi, chief operating officer, CERA.
Well-known for its style and innovation since its
inception in 1980, with the recent induction of
India's fashion and style icon, Sonam Kapoor, as
brand ambassador, CERA is already reckoned with
international brands.
The year 2013 has been particularly significant for CERA. The company won the prestigious Power Brand Award for the second
time in a row and 'Product of the Year' award for the third time.
For further details, e-mail: pks@cera-india.com
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PROMOTION
Exhibitions
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A Successful
DECADE
One of the fastest growing international

airlines, Turkish Airlines has completed 10
successful years of flying in India. Operating
in the country since 2003, Turkish Airlines
has become one of the most popular airlines
serving Indian travellers. Currently, it
operates a daily flight to Istanbul connecting
Europe, USA and Australia, flying out of
two major cities of the countryDelhi and
Mumbai. After a decade in the country,
Turkish Airlines is optimistic about the Indian
aviation sector and is planning to expand its
services further.
India is likely to become the third largest
aviation market by 2020, thus the airline is
exploring investment opportunities in the
country. The airline is looking at the option
of starting operations from new routes and
increasing the number of flights in 20142015. Staying true to its motto Widen
Your World, Turkish Airlines will spread
its network in the country and offer better
services to business and leisure travellers.
Turkish Airlines has received several
Passenger Choice Awards from Airline
Passenger Experience Association (APEX). In
2013, Turkish Airlines, for the third consecutive
year, was named Best Airline in Europe by
Skytrax. A winner of the Worlds Best Economy
Class On-Board Catering award, Turkish
Airlines was also the recipient of the Skytrax
Best Business Class Catering award in 2013.
WIDEN YOUR WORLD

For more information: www.turkishairlines.com
he West Kowloon Cultural District Authority is all set to open the fifth edition
of the Mobile M+ exhibition series. Titled Building M+: The Museum and
Architecture Collection, the exhibition will be held at ArtisTree, TaiKoo Place,
Island East, Hong Kong.
Starting with an overview of the processes by which the design was selected by
an international jury, including a presentation of the other shortlisted design
proposals by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA; Renzo Piano Building
Workshop; Shigeru Ban Architects + Thomas Chow Architects; SNHETTA; and
Toyo Ito & Associates and Architects and Benoy Limited.
The exhibition will
showcase the ongoing
development of the
60,000sq m M+
building as it progresses
towards its scheduled
completion in 2017. It
will also showcase an
installation organised in
collaboration with
Herzog & de Meuron
that will feature models, diagrams, renderings and projections that highlight the
project's core features.
The exhibition will present the inaugural showcase of the museums growing
architecture collection, the first-of-its-kind in Asia. It will present over 100 works
and materials, many previously unseen, by more than 35 architects, firms and
artists from Hong Kong, China, Asia and beyond, dating from the 1920s until now.
he Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) recently kicked off an exhibition

titled How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies, and citizens
negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh . The exhibition will continue
until April 20, 2014.
The exhibition presented a new historiography of modern urbanism based on
two major urban experiments from the early 1950s: new residential
neighbourhoods in Casablanca, Morocco planned by Michel cochard and a team
of young French and Moroccan architects; and Chandigarh, the new capital of
Punjab in northern India conceived by a team consisting of Le Corbusier, Pierre
Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew and local architects and planners.
Curated by Tom Avermaete and Maristella Casciato, this exhibition revisits the
relationship between local conditions and the international language of modern
architecture in the context of Cold War politics and of the growing economic and
political cooperation promoted by the United Nations.
The exhibition and accompanying publication showcase a series of photographs
commissioned by Yto Barrada and Takashi Homma, which offer a contemporary
reading of these two cities and illustrate the capacity to allow for change,
adaptation and transformation.
The exhibition also showcase nearly 400 objects, consisting of more than 150
historic photographs, models, drawings, maps, and publications comprising
experts reports from international organizations.
For more information, visit: www.cca.qc.ca/casablancachandigarh
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LATEST KITCHEN TRENDS 2014
ife is changing fast and so are the trends and

the aspects. One of the latest facets that has
changed completely and still undergoing the
changes is kitchen.
It may be a possibility that your kitchen fails to
cope with the busy lifestyle of you and your
family and sooner or later you decide to change it
altogether for the better next of whole family.
Keep in mind that the modern kitchens are
nothing but the save hub of family life, serving in
the form of a cozy dining area, and certainly a
place of gathering at the end of the day.
It may be that to do the same you have to
undergo a huge project of remodeling or a simple
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project of rejuvenation might be enough for you.

Whatever has got to be done must go well with
your budget and aspirations. Never forget to have
a family-based discussion prior to the initiation of
the project. Each family member must feel and
find the kitchen as his or her own.
Try to focus on three basic elements- Ideas
Layout and Style. Make an online research; you
can come across lots of exciting designs soon.
Saving energy and the environment
Environmentally-conscious homeowners are
asking for ways to avoid ecological wastefulness
and to be more energy-efficient. One of the best
ways is to effectively light your kitchen
workspace. Work with a professional lighting

designer who can help you with all the latest
technology in fixtures. Kitchen lighting is
changing. Consumers are looking for more energy
efficient lighting options.
A great way you can improve energy efficiency
and realize savings in your kitchen is to start by
using compact florescent bulbs. They last ten
times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.
Further, use two thirds less energy and provide the
same amount of light output. CFL bulbs generate
70 percent less heat-- which can reduce energy
costs associated with cooling your home. The
trend for kitchen lighting is track lighting, pendant
lighting and under counter LED lighting.
Under counter LED lighting provides a more
clean light that is energy efficient and unseen.
Pendant lighting can be offset in different lengths
to bring light at different levels. Track lighting is
adjustable to put light right where you need it
while youre preparing a meal. Finding ways to
save money is a trend that continues to be in style.
Built-in Appliances
As far as appliances go, hobs are still popular
with separate double ovens installed into a wall
or in tall cabinets. Energy efficient appliances are
very high in demand. Microwaves that are
mounted above the counter are back in style.
Mounting your microwave above the counter
frees up much more needed counter space.
Induction hobs are growing in popularity along
with the addition of indoor infrared grills with
industrial exhaust hoods are also becoming more
in demand.
Island trends 2013
Kitchens have become the most important area
of the home. Most people want a kitchen that
looks stylish, boasts a warm, inviting atmosphere,
but is also practical and easy to maintain. There
are many different finishes and designs are
available that you can get for your kitchens these
days, which means that you can create the perfect
space with plenty of practical features as well as
the perfect overall finish. Island kitchen have

become most stylish as well practical concept over
the years. Island concept gives you additional
storage and added working counter space as well
makes your kitchen look stylish, modern, and
classy. Island concept can be customised as per
adequate space available in your kitchen
Flooring trends 2013
Now a days the kitchen has become the
centerpiece of any house. The kitchen is a place
where most of the guest of relatives likes to make
a visit to help in a post party clean up. A kitchen
floor is thus exposed to a lot of traffic and scrutiny.
Beauty and functional qualities thus go parallel
in a kitchen while deciding flooring. While
selecting floor for the kitchen it is important to
keep these things in mind.
The idea of owning a floor that is in sync with

the latest rage in town is an attractive idea. It is
also an affordable way of making a style
statement. While choosing a trendy flooring do
keep in mind that the trend must gel with the
existing dcor scheme of your house and should
have functional value. If you are not comfortable
working on a floor the novelty of trendy looks will
soon give place to ankle pain!
Website:- www.haecker-india.com
www.haecker-kuechen.com
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Architectural Studio Spaces
All the selected Architectural Studio Spaces in this segment have

been designed by the architects/designers themselves...
A Design Fort
Architects: Archohm Consults, Noida
Photo Credit: Andr J Fanthome
rchohm's head office in India, often labelled as a design

fort, reflects the 'mad and fun' design philosophy of
the architects. The site is located in an extremely dense
suburban area within the vicinity of the NCR. Amidst the urban
city conditions, the triangulated plot is flanked by the 'Jama
mosque', industrial factories and a large slum development.
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Standing tall at a height of 10m, Archohms Corten steel

entrance door creates an intimidating first impression. Its
revolving nature and access through a ramp gives the
building its character and symbolising the continuity of the
outer street into this square, the atrium for visitors. A moat
augments the medieval modern dialogue with a revolving
bridge that connects the main studio to the front garden. The
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boundary wall is clad in red sandstone with etchings that

depict the focus areas of the firm.
The main building is divided into five components, each
of which is defined and exaggerated by the use of distinct
materials; concrete, glass, brick, stone and metal. Each
component has been designed keeping in mind the climatic,
contextual and functional requirements.
Photo Credit: Humayun Khan
The main studio space takes the north face, and has an
economical RCC framed structure wrapped in glass. The glazed
faade brings in diffused light, to create optimum working
conditions. To distinguish a sense of identity within the various
sectors of the studio, each department is assigned a particular
colour in the building section and elevation. Architecture is
brown, interiors are orange, electrical is yellow, plumbing is in
blue and finance is red. The external faade is transparent and
houses every departments files, documents, physical models
and material samples, creating a dynamic visual collage of
materials and colours that is able to represent life at the studio.
Large circular cutouts connect the floors vertically. Staggered in
location, these openings visually connect across three levels. To
add vitality, each cutout is equipped with its own highlight.
From poles to slides, the features are varied, and they add
energy and are quite well-used.
Placed near the entrance, a robust, circular 'rotunda' of
brick accommodates all services. Dominating the central
hollow core, hangs a yellow felt manuscript, with laser cut,
inspiring excerpts from the Fountain Head. The apt
placement of the rotunda ensures efficient division of traffic,
as visitors reach directly to the meeting rooms. At every half
floor height, washrooms are placed with designed wooden
benches for waiting. This service core houses the electrical
substation at the base and water works on top. All services
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are concentrated into this block and all lines run exposed for
economy and maintenance.
The roof top of this rotunda, transfers into a perfectly
circular amphitheatre that can accommodate up to a hundred
people. Lined with white China mosaic, it helps to reflect
unwanted heat and provides an excellent space to conduct
formal/informal office gatherings.
The southern face is obstructed with a three-meter thick
stone wall. This wall is hollowed at various levels to house
playful glass, transparent meeting rooms that create an
internal visual dialogue. Looking onto the entrance atrium
and facing the main studio, these meeting rooms add a sense
of transparency to the office layout. In all, there are four such
meeting rooms, each with its own colour, texture and style.
The metal roof of the atrium rises three floors high,
extending itself into a metal box, as it scales into a
badminton court for the studio, behind the stone wall. The
vastness of the court helps it double up as an exhibition and
a lecture space as and when required.
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Photo Credit: Humayun Khan
Last but not least is the triangle of concrete that gets its
shape by virtue of the plot. Its basement houses fully equipped
boutique studio guest rooms with their own open air theatre.
On the first floor, sits the orange board room adorned at the
centre with a triangular concrete table. Considered as one of
Archohms highlights, this table was shunned by structural
engineers due to its central support and extreme cantilevered
design. At the terrace, the concrete triangle converges into a
skylight and swimming pool, which is covered by a cooling
white canopy. Beyond the pool, lies an open garden that
overlooks the office cafeteria. A large triangular volume,
double height and lit from the top is one of the most
spectacular design studio spaces of the office. The bare concrete
walls, glass roof and terracotta floors make this contemporary
space fairly earthy. The space is punctuated by art and design,
designer lights and furniture pieces.
The entire office space is conceived as a vibrant and active
space, interspersed with distinctive out-of-the box ideas that
demonstrate and inspire creativity amongst Archohmites. Being
used as a live canvas, the exhibit of materials, colours, textures,
exposed surfaces and play of form, make the studio a three
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dimensional library. Not only does this help clients visualise

designs but also helps the architects keep their design alive.
Through small initiatives, creative expressions and a sheer mad
and fun working ambience, the architects have made their
office a thought provoking gesture, representing their journey,
exposure and experience over time. At the centre of the
entrance, the atrium stands as a metal sculpture, christened as
the hand. Crafted out of scrap material from the studios
backyard, this abstract art piece, radically transforms, on being
subject to light. Seen in its shadow, is the exact reflection of Le
Corbusiers Hand. The sculpture encapsulates the soul and
philosophy of Archohms studio.
FactFile
Client: Sourabh Gupta
Design Team: Sourabh Gupta (Principal Architect) Anindya Ghosh,
Girdhar Rautella, Shivdutt Sharma
Consultants: Archohm Consults
Built-up area: 4000sq m
Year of completion: 2011
Spatial Expression
Architects: Nicolas Tye Architects, Maulden, Bedfordshire
et in a stretching landscape, the new studio with subtle

materiality its form rooted in simplicity is
emblematic of modern design. It is a controlled gesture,
gently resting in the countryside, forming an expression of the
firms ideology.
The studios building strategy is based on an elegant
rectangle (a form harmonious with the existing linear adjacent
barn) of predominantly glazed elevations capped and enclosed
at each end by larch timber clad book ends. Corten detailing
further enhances the sense of place, reflecting the old,
discarded agricultural machinery and steelwork of the barn.
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ELEVATIONS
The studio comprises a reception and seating area for its

clients, a kitchen, storage, studio space, WCs, meeting rooms
and a library and services pod a continuous expanse of space
defined by volumes of wenge pods containing the ancillary
elements of the programme.
Frameless 3.2m high glazed panels, embellished with a

slight green tint, afford panoramic views of the peaceful
landscape and provide a comfortable and inspiring
environment to the staff members. These glazed facades are
punctured by timber clad pods within which dedicated
functions subsist whose floating appearance evinces a

gentle tension through the contrasting properties of solidity
and levity. The timber clad boxes are utilised more on the
southern elevation to protect the building from overheating;
while high levels of insulation ensure the building to exceed
the regulation requirements on heat loss. Employing a wind
turbine, rainwater harvesting, eco paint, low energy central
controlled lighting and under floor heating, a central vacuum
and air control systems, the studio, consciously approaches
contemporary issues of sustainability.
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FactFile
Client: Nicolas Tye Architects
Design team: Nicolas Tye Architects, Akera Engineers
Consultants: Nicolas Tye Architects, Akera Engineers
Cost of project: 250,000
Abstract Forms
Architects: Spaces Architects @ka Office, New Delhi
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he architects office in the basement has been

conceptualised as an open office with two levels. The
office design was planned to be a leisurely place and
conducive for people to work in a creative environment, a
workplace to enjoy. The zoning of spaces is justified keeping
the main cabin with attached conference at the rear to
maintain privacy as well as visually connecting it to the front
office. As the front office space is narrow in comparison to
the rear area, it is used as a gallery with walls finished in
cement, highlighting the project display.
One moves down from the front entrance highlighted by
fixing a glass roof, penetrating ample light into the interior
space. An informal conference on a raised platform has been
designed by fixing multiple diameter steel pipes with an
abstract panel ceiling.
The flooring and walls at the front office are finished in
cement to give emphasis to the display panels. An abstract
partition creates a space for the waiting area, and continues
on the ceiling extending into multiple abstract boxes
displaying different design ideologies of the firm.
The lower basement has open workstations connected by
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2. WAITING AREA
3. RECEPTION
4. CASUAL SEATING
5. WORKSPACE 1
6. WORKSPACE 2
7. ARCHITECTS CABIN
8. CONFERENCE AREA
9. PANTRY
10. TOILET
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cantilevered wooden steps, and the opening from the front

office looking towards the lower floor frames it. The lower
level in contrast to the upper is designed in white tone. The
reception table has an interesting form with a back lit glass
panel. A bookshelf displaying the firms projects is placed
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opposite to it. A green space with grass flooring and elliptical

seating space is used as a breakout space in the interior and
used for reading books. Two workstations for senior architects
are designed behind the seating.
The outer partition of the main cabin is in a fluid form with
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veneer cladding continuing to the conference room ceiling. The

partition is inclined at both the planes and takes an interesting
form. The conference and cabin has a glass sliding folding
partition which when pulled acts as individual space.
The ceiling plays an important role in the studio creating a
visual transition. The abstract form displays a journey of
different projects and ideology of the firm. Similarly, elliptical
ceiling over the reception has a hanging model inspired by the
architects thesis project being a focus in space. The circular
seating in the green area is reflected on the ceiling in an
abstract pattern continuing in the rear space.
Photo credit: Bharat Aggarwal
FactFile
Client: Kapil Aggarwal
Design team: Kapil Aggarwal, Pawan Sharma, Chander Kaushik, Karan Arora
Contractors: Spaces Architects@Ka
Built-up area: 1500sq ft
Cost of project: Rs 15 lakh
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Rythmic
Inside-Outside
Architects: Varsha & Deepak Guggari Associates, Pune
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he architects desired to create a studio which would not

be bound within the walls. Simplicity and minimalism
being their forte, they dreamt of creating a studio which
would define what is close to their hearts, where ideas are not
confined within the glass cubicles and walled premises. An
open workspace which embraces the visual respites present
around the premises was what the architects wanted. Though
nestled in the heart of the city, the studio seems to be away
from its hustle bustle. An 1800sq ft apartment on the ground
floor of an existing old building was chalked out as the studio
in the set backs of the apartment, which became the foci of the
design. The whole studio interiors were developed in the set
backs and they followed the elements of nature; the rustle of
the leaves when wind blows through them, the inkling of the
raindrops, the drenching of the greens in the rains and the

gurgling of water. The aromas of the Mother Nature motivated
the architects to bring it all in the premises. The once dead and
dirty building setbacks were brought to life. These were
converted into visually appealing spaces by bringing in a lot of
greens and accentuating them with statement pieces and
artifacts that were collected while travelling. The collection
included traditional hand-picked items from Cochin and Bali,
which complemented the nature very well. The whole
periphery is dotted with surprise elements which not only
charm the visitors but also showcases the exhibits.
The design follows a simple approach; taking one from
surprise to the predictable; where the predictable becomes a
surprise by itself. The entry to the studio is through a series of
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1. ENTRANCE
2. ARRIVAL
3. WAITING AREA
4. RECEPTION
5. ADMIN CABIN
6. MEETING ROOM
7. PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS CABIN
8. STUDIO
9. CONFERENCE ROOM
10. LOUNGE
11. PANTRY/DINING
12. GARDEN
13. TOILET
14. WATERBODY
pergolas blanketed by creepers and flanked by the lush green

plants which leads one to the waiting area and reception. A
10ft wide pivoted door with interesting small details opens up
to become the welcoming wall to the studio. The waiting area
has IPS benches instead of the usual plush sofas and the
reception is vibrant, achieved by a coloured wall, amidst the
subtle IPS floors and dark wooden furniture accents. Traditional
columns from Cochin frame the reception area and gels with
the overall theme of the office.
Architects cabin enjoys the panorama on its two sides.
While the rear set back, that is, the east court is full with the
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bamboos and a fish-pond, the side margin opens up view to

the lovely frangipani trees and huge pots sourced from Bali.
The studio is pulsating and sparkling on account of the north
court that is seen by knocking off the rear side wall. The court
has a vibrant coloured wall as the backdrop for a lot of greens
and artifacts. This court exuberates energy in all seasons, be it
the dark shadows it receives on harsh summer days, the soaked
aromas it senses during the monsoons or the gentle warmth of
the winter sun. While on one of the walls of the court, a
traditional door marks a surprise as to what lies beyond, the
opposite side has an outhouse converted into a dining-cum-
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pantry. This outhouse has a series of white doors and windows

with coloured glass in the cut-outs, which forms a beautiful
picture altogether. The roof of the outhouse is pergolas and
glass and the same is shaded throughout the year by existing
trees in the vicinity. The outhouse is reached by crossing a
narrow fishpond by precast concrete panels with frangipani leaf
inlays forming the stepping stones.
The conference is kept cozy on account of its utility. The
lounge is a dark den which entertains both the visitors and
becomes a reading room as well for the staff. It boasts of some
of the stylish and traditional items in terms of furniture and

artifacts. All the spaces in the studio have been given an
extended view to the greenery and they enjoy these vistas,
oblivious of the location of the studio.
The material palette for the studio comprises IPS, Basalt and
Kota. The waiting area and meeting room at the entrance have
IPS flooring with frangipani and Monstera leaf imprints. This
IPS runs into the reception area and architects cabin as well.
While the work space, conference and lounge have Kota floors
which open up to the Basalt flooring of the courts beyond.
Black aggregate has been used to fill in the voids between the
Basalt steppers in the architects personal court. The only try
was to keep the interiors simple and rustic, with no glamour of
the Italian marble or the fakeness of the vitrified tiles. The
architects tried to stick to the basics while designing the work
abode. The material palette very well compliments the theme
of the interiors.
Strategic lighting throughout the studio, while highlighting
some walls and artifacts and keeping certain corners dark,
has helped to achieve the desirable feel. The space truly
confines to a designers whims and fancies and satiates his
hunger for exclusivity.
FactFile
Client: VDGA
Design team (architecture & interiors): Varsha and Deepak Guggari, Richa Khawte
Origamic Structuring
Architects: Ochre Architect, Bangalore
he plot is located on the main ring road. Due to the
proposed road extension, the site area available for the
extension was restricted and hence a vertical
development was preferred. The programme included a
separate structural office, a new reception area with material
library and a board room, increased number of workstations,
PERSONAL
PERSONAL
DISCUSSION
a stationery room, a printer and server area, a space for two

principal architects and a terrace with pantry, toilet and
dining space.
The idea of the origami development was continued from
the faade into the various interior components of the newly
extended office. These peeled surfaces allow natural light
DISCUSSION
Principal architect needed a personal desk apart from the

discussion desk
Personal Desk was planned towards the wall and discussion table
was planned at the center of the space
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THE TERRACE
PERSONAL TABLE
STAIRS
SKETCHING DESK
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Personal desk for the principal architect is tucked under

the stairs leading to the terrace
A portion of staircase was designed as a part of the table. The rest of the
stairs was designed as a park of the ceiling expression
Table with conventional wire manager system
A sliding member finished with leatherite was planned to conceal the slit
through which the can pass through. The leatherite member also becomes
place to keep the personal gadgets
Storage for pens, papers and other stationery
The sliding drawers were customized with mdf partitions for pentreys,
papers and other personal gadgets.
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1. SECURITY CABIN
2. ENTRANCE
3. WORKSPACE
4. TOILET
FIRST FLOOR PLAN

5. RESIDENCE
6. WATER BODY
7. PAVED AREA
8. LANDSCAPED AREA
from the top and ventilation from below, while becoming the
driving idea behind the forms for the interior furniture.
Hence, the exterior design and interior development are
interlinked and will have to be looked at in tandem.
The proposed office slabs were staggered between the
existing office slabs, allowing for a split level development,
ensuring a functional space at every landing. A small triple
height volume is planned at the junction of the two structures
with the access stairs working around it. An indoor tree is the
focus of this volume capped by a linear skylight which
illuminates all levels of the office.
The existing jackfruit tree and dracaena plant were
retained and incorporated around the entrance water
feature. This water body with the surrounding vegetation and
the water plants provide a self sustainable habitat for the
fishes and requires very little maintenance. The building is
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1. RECEPTION AREA
2. MATERIAL LIBRARY
3. BOARD ROOM
mainly exposed on the south and west sides. Hence, the

stores and library are located at these ends. Also, the design
idea encouraged fewer openings while ensuring sufficient
light, ventilation and views wherever required.
Openable windows are located at the south-west and
north-east to maximise the effects of natural ventilation.
Sufficient greenery has been incorporated within the office
due to the abundance of natural light through skylights. This
provides for a better work environment. The extended office
is an RCC structure with eight inch hollow concrete blocks
used for masonry. The colour is predominantly white with
the unplastered ceiling and PCC floor providing the contrast.
Small areas of gypboard ceilings are introduced to conceal
beams and to provide cove lighting which provides diffused
light. A lot of existing material from the old office was used
effectively in the interiors of the extension. Old MDF tables
were reused as the vertical supports for the new ones. MDF
cabinetry accommodating the library and store from the old
office was minimally modified and repainted to be used in
the stationery and material stores. MS grill doors were resized
to provide security enclosure on the terrace. Glass salvaged
from the old office was cut to size and used as writing boards
at the workstations.
Only the principal architects level employed all new
materials with plywood finished with laminate and corian.
Glass partitions and doors without frames are used where
physical access had to be restricted and visual continuity was
required. Black leather finished granite was used for the
staircase treads. Steel railing is employed along the stairs.
Vertical stacking of the various activities allows for varying
levels of privacy and interaction. Lower level is restricted to
client meetings, vendors, accounts, reception and managerial
spaces, including the material library. The boardroom tables
are designed in a modular fashion such that they can be
rearranged to form work tables in case the office expands.
The intermediate floor, including the mezzanine is the
architects level with model making, stationery store, printing
and server areas. This level is broken up into groups, each
comprising a senior architect and two or three junior
architects. There is a central trainee station (a table for four
workstations) which also caters to scanning, rendering and
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Photoshop facilities. The amphitheatre which was a part of

the older building is central to the architects workspaces and
is ideal for housing larger presentations.
The third floor is planned for two principal architects with
their individual requirements. There are two separate
discussion tables with a library at one end. This level is
designed to accommodate display ledges for models and
awards and with its built-in seating ledges, it becomes the
gathering space when the principal architects need to interact
with the office as a whole. Models and awards display areas
are planned throughout the office. Storage for files and
drawings are accommodated. Space for music speakers is also
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planned at all areas of the office, with individual volume

controllers. The final terrace level accommodates a pantry, two
toilets, a partly shaded dining area and an open area. This
space allows for informal interactions.
FactFile
Client: Tushar & Shruti
Design team (architecture & interiors): Prutu ,Varun , Sudhamathy
A Corporate Entity
Architects: Ajit Nair Architects Atelier Pvt Ltd, Vadodara
ocated on Sama Savli Road, the freestanding office

building aspires clarity, simplicity and precision of
architectural expression. This was the architects dream
to have an office reflecting its corporate entity, the craving
for opulence in details and emphasis on theme quality.
The office space is sectioned into a reception lobby with
waiting area, studio and an outdoor studio on the ground
level, director s cabin, conference room, a small pantry
adjoining the meeting room and an open office space for
lease on the first floor. The second floor contains additional
space of 260sq m for future requirements. Underground
parking of 210sq m forms a part of this 800sq m area.
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2. MRL LIFT
3. OUTDOOR STUDIO
4. DESIGN STUDIO
5. ENTRANCE LOUNGE
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2. MRL LIFT
3. PANTRY
4. CONFERENCE ROOM
5. TOILET
6. DIRECTORS CABIN
7. BOARD ROOM
8. EXTENSION OF OFFICE PREMISES
6. ENTRANCE FOYER
7. RAMP
8. TOILET
9. AREA FOR ORGANIC FARM
10. ACCESS TO BASEMENT
Ascending up the steps, leads one to the reception lobby.

The reception lobby with indirect lighting characterises the
wooden false ceiling, emphasising the space and form
created. Black leather sofas form a stark contrast but
comfortable waiting area. A circular wooden table with six
chairs creates an ideal space for small discussions. Corian, a
synthetic material is used to create the reception table top
and the partition separating the studio and reception space.
The clear glass panels with one way film carrying project view
adds an element of interest and also allows the staff to have
visual connection with the lobby area.
The shades of white in the studio give off a strong sense
of spaciousness. The staff area has been illuminated with
LEDs that provide maximum task lighting. The circular
suspended light in the centre of the studio provides sufficient
lighting on the meeting table.
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Following the trend of making workspaces less formal and

more interactive, it was ensured that each person has a
luxurious workspace. The minimalistic ambience of form and
style, light and shade reflects the culture of this workplace
quite simply in shades of white. In the studio, the dominant
hue is white but splashes of colour in the paintings add
interest to the design.
The outdoor studio at the ground level is done in grey and
yellow coloured sand stone from Kelwara district of Udaipur,
by the local masons of Udaipur itself. The mural in the
outdoor studio that serves as an outdoor space for lunch
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and rest for the staff, decompression area and informal

meetings forms a focal point.
Works done by the firm are displayed on glass panels all
along the first floor lobby. Sunlight streams in through the
splayed glass to light up the staircase that leads to the
first floor. Tall ceramic vases in black complement the
colour scheme.
The furniture of director s cabin though minimalistic is
well chosen and forms an interactive space. The table in his
cabin is made completely of wood with wooden panelling
behind showcasing the personal taste of the architect.
The conference room is spacious enough for holding

conferences or presentations equipped with all high tech
equipments. Roll down blinds ensure that the translucent
conference room caters to the privacy required during meetings.
The top of this building features a landscaped roof garden
with a rest room. Delicate shoots of bamboo add a touch of
green to the terrace garden without obstructing the view.
Walnut laminated wooden flooring is used in the rest room,
with walls in tones of olive green kept in accord with the
architects penchant for natural hues.
The sand stone cladding on the front wall at the ground level
serves a backdrop for a large steel plate carrying the logo and
name of the company. Furthermore, the front wall in river
finished granite with a corner window seems to merge with the
landscaped mounds adding to the cohesive feel of the space.
A raised lawn, accentuating the entrance with a backdrop of
river finished granite is flanked by Dwarf Acalypha on either
side, adding grace to the office, which is further enhanced by
the use of specimen plants such as Ixora, Dorentta, etc. The
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rigid edges formed by the hardscapes are softened by the line

of shrubs planted along the verge and the indirect lighting
below the steps further enhances the drama.
The stark white exterior face of the building is punctuated
by wide horizontal windows along the north-east face, while
the services are clustered along the south-west face of the
building. The use of earthy colours and textures create a
warm and comfortable environment. The unfinished texture
lends a rustic feel to the structure and the texture lends itself
easily to its surrounding merging the whole building into the
landscape adding to the cohesive feel of the space.
FactFile
Client: Ajit Nair Architects Atelier Pvt Ltd
Consultants: Ajit Nair Architects Atelier Pvt Ltd
Built-up area: 840 sq mt
Articulated Workplace
Architects: T+T Architects, Russia, Moscow
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2. ROOF POINT BAR
3. RECEPTION
4. MEETING ROOM
5. CEO CABINET
6. KITCHEN
7. STORE ROOM
8. ACCOUNTS
9. OPEN SPACE
10. LOUNGE AREA
11. TOILET
12. ARCHITECTURE OPEN SPACE
he first step for the design of the studio was to remove

all partitions and extensions that still existed and then
to open the wooden beams of the roof, which were
decided to be turned into the main design element. Rafters
were cleared to retain the natural colour of the wood
softening the strict graphic quality of the interiors. It was also
decided to retain the original wood flooring planks that were
once hidden under the carpet. The entrance area, full of light
with additional skylights in the roof attracts the attention.
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PROMOTION
PROMOTION
Chefs on Board
urkish Airlines brings its travellers a

flying experience like no other. The
airline, known for its elaborate services, is
introducing Flying Chefs on the Indian route
to offer gourmet dining in the sky, at 37,000
feet. Through this service, the airline will offer
a five-star restaurant-style, dining experience
to business class travellers. A live kitchen on the
flights and the interactive sessions with the chefs
will recreate the entire Turkish food essence and
provide an authentic taste of the cuisine to food
lovers in India.
This new catering concept by Turkish Airlines,
in conjunction with its world-renowned catering
partner TURKISH DO&CO, has already been
used on various international routes. It has won
Skytrax awards for the Worlds Best Economy
Class On-Board Catering in 2010 and 2011;
and the Best Business Class Catering in 2013.
This widely appreciated Flying Chefs service
will soon be extended to India-Istanbul routes
Turkishs first such service on long-haul flights.
Especially selected for the Indian travellers,
dishes from Turkish and world cuisines such as
sish kebab, karniyarik, manti, and imambayildi
will be freshly prepared and served on-board.
Apart from these gourmet dishes which have
never been experienced by Indian travellers
before, Turkish coffee and Turkish delight
will also be available. Its safe to say, business
class travellers will be provided unparalleled
attention and plenty of choices based on their
individual preferences.
The reception desk, an unusual shape, serves as a navigation

element. Space is conventionally divided into two working
areas with a central block with meeting rooms. At the end of
the work area is the roof point a place of rest, designed for
meetings, lectures, discussions and companionship.
FactFile
Client: T+T Architects
Design team: Truhanov Sergey, Voevodina Polina
Cost of project: 121000 USD
WIDEN YOUR WORLD

Art in Interiors
Architects: LIJO.RENY.architects, Thrissur, Kerala
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Even though I build buildings and pursue my architecture, I

pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I dont
want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.
- Maya Lin
he architects aspired to design a space that would inspire

them to create interesting spaces. The building houses
the architects office in the ground floor and another
design studio on the first floor. The studio was designed to
accommodate a maximum of nine people.
The multi-levels of the studio originated from the fact that
the site was in two levels. The entry brings one to the mid level
of the office, where there is a waiting area. The lower level has
the designing and drafting section, a small discussion area, a
pantry and a toilet. The mezzanine level has the library shelf
and another discussion area. The store finds its place below the
stairs that lead to the mezzanine level.
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1. FOYER
2. WAITING/DISCUSSION
3. STUDIO
4. DINING/DISCUSSION
5. PANTRY
6. TOILET
Three main colours that are used in the office are red,
black and white, for the walls, ceiling, art works, etc. Red is
used for being one of those colours with most meanings,
black for being stoic, bold and concealing, and white as a
base/connector between the other two colours. The architects
constantly experiment with these colours in their art works,
thus it became the base for the office interiors.
Exposed concrete is used for slabs and structural members.
Flooring is done in Kota and vitrified tiles. The walls are first
plastered and then finished with paints. Large mirrors on the
sliding shutters of the storage units help in achieving visually
double the amount of space.
The growing wall in the waiting area takes the
memorabilia which includes original sketches by people like
architect Peter Rich, Laki Senanayake, etc. It also has several
pieces from all over the world collected by the architects.
Over a period of time, the compositions on the wall is
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changed based on pieces added or removed. The art works

are spread out in the interiors of the studio, including works
from established artists to their own works, ranging from
paintings to installations. The interiors were specifically
designed to take the ever changing art works.
Another interesting piece of art is something that most
architectural offices have a scale that shows the length and
height in feet and meters. It has been done in black and red
reflective stickers in such a manner that it registers as a scale
only from the studio side and it seems like another site
specific art work from the waiting area.
One of the large windows opens on to a bamboo grove
and as the studio level is below the actual ground level, it
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gives the feel of sitting in the shade of a large tree. Also,

there is minimum use of the lights during the daytime
because of the large openings.
Photo credit: Ar Praveen Mohan and Ar Lijo Jos
FactFile
Client: LIJO.RENY.architects
Design team: Lijo Jos and Reny Lijo (Architecture & Interiors)
Consultants: Cigo G A (Structural)
Contractors: Cube Builders
Built-up area: 58.8sq m
Melting Whiteness
Architects: Studio Frozen Music, Nasik
hile designing the work studio on the ground floor,

the architect intended to reflect the character of
the studio that synchronised with the overall
character of the building in which it resides.
The design brief for the work studio was to have a simple,
fresh, cozy, well lit space for working, studying and the
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exchange of ideas. Due to the limited area, all the rigid

compartmentalisation was avoided in order to enhance the
continuity of the space. Though the actual floor area of the
work-studio was small, the outdoor court adjacent to the
studio does not make the indoor area look cramped and dull,
because of its well lit character and landscape.
OPEN DISCUSSION SPACE
SPILL OVER COURT
ENTRANCE/RECEPTION
WORK STATION
PANTRY
TOILET
CUT VIEW SKETCH
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2. RECEPTION
3. PANTRY
4. TOILET
5. COURT
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The studio can be considered in two parts, first is the

discussion space for architectural presentations and meetings,
and second is the working unit. Both these areas are divided
by means of a 6ft high furniture unit which accommodates
the library for the studio. The workstation is conceptualised
as a box within the box, which provides privacy and
openness simultaneously. The top of this workstation is also
used to house architectural models. There is no furniture unit
that is either immediately adjacent to walls or exceeds up to
the ceiling height. This makes the space look whole
and complete.
The furniture and the walls are painted in white with some
veneer finished portions that add the warmth needed in such
melting whiteness of spaces. Ancillary areas like reception and
waiting, pantry and toilet are housed in a compact linear grid
adjacent to the work area.
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This office is a workspace for an architect who likes to look

at things in a very informal way, who likes to work in a cozy
environment, and who likes to adopt somewhat lethargic and
contemplative approach towards working rather than so called
dead-line based work efficiency. It is his Tao of working.
FactFile
Client: Deepak Ramchandra Shirke
Design team: Mahesh Deepak Shirke
Consultants: NitinTekale (Structural), MilindShete (Plumbing)
Contractors: BhupenVishwakarma (Furniture), B D Malpure (Electrical),
RamSharanChowhan (Flooring), Sunil Dhuppad (Supervision)
Treasuring Tradition
Architects: DD Architects Studio, Thrissur, Kerala
he studio is designed and built not only as a space for

work, but also as an environment-friendly space for
reflection, meditation and an area for people
including clients to understand and experience deeper
architectural values.
The structure is modern/contemporary in feel, but it is
inspired and built using the age old traditional expertise. The
walls are built using laterite and terracotta hollow blocks. Lime
mortar prepared with the help of eight traditional herbs is used
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for wall plastering. Oxide flooring (blue, white and green),

which is also a local dying art is used for flooring apart from
terracotta tiles. In the staff working area, mud plastering is
used. Treated bamboo is used for various purposes.
Exposed concrete roofing has been used and in the concrete
roof of the verandah, natural jack fruit leaf imprints have been
used. The office becomes a rare showcase of many traditional
techniques and skills used to create a contemporary language,
still suited for Kerala and its rich culture.
SECTION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1. STUDIO
2. DISCUSSION ROOM
3. RECEPTION
4. PANTRY
5. TOILET
The structure is located at a distance from the gate and

does not clearly announce itself. The entrance is through a
landscaped garden and once anyone reaches the interior, the
quality of the space is felt and also it starts to give fresh
sensory experiences which changes with time and seasons.
The building uses eco friendly materials and is a fine
example for passive cooling techniques. The entire structure is
designed such that the hot air from the ground floor actually
escapes from the top level through the staircase passage. The
details, apart from the materials used ensures that the building
remains comfortable during all seasons.
Light fixtures within the building are custom-designed
using copper and fabric. Also, landscaping is done using local
grass and tree varieties and flowering plants. The ground
floor becomes a space for visitors and staff with entry,
reception, staff working space, materials/brochure display,
discussion rooms and pantry. Apart from this, the ground
floor offers landscaped area for discussions and small
meetings. The first floor is mainly the directors room and
1
2
FIRST FLOOR PLAN

1. DIRECTORS ROOM
2. MEETING AREA/AV ROOM
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SECTION
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the meeting room where client/staff meetings take place. At

this level, AV display facilities are arranged.
At the second floor level, the building is purely designed
as a personal space/library for the director, for reading,
relaxing and to entertain friends and visitors. This room also
opens to the balcony with a sweeping view of the tree filled
landscape behind.
The entire office is done with a tight budget with close site
supervisions, and the on site design decisions achieves a rare
quality like an art piece. It offers sensory delight to the
people who visit the space and also becomes a great space
for design and reflection. The space explains the architects
attitude to design and also his belief that beauty and
timelessness could be achieved through a limited budget,
simple materials and local craftsmen.
FactFile
Client: DD Architects Studio, Thrissur
Design team: Ar Vinod Kumar (Principal Architect), Irfan, Sushil M M
(Architectural Assistants)
Consultants: Santhosh V V (Structural), Gopi P V (Landscape), Arshad (Ventilation)
Contractors: Raghuram (Structural), Joy Pavarty (Flooring), Sivadas,
Sankaranarayanan Namboodiri (Wood Work), Ravi (Paint), Biju (Electrical)
Build up area: 2000sq ft
Vibrancy through Colours

Architects: Studio An-V-Thot Architects Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
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he designer duo always wanted their workplace to be

their own world of colours and spatiality. This was the
driving force for them, once they took up an office space
in the chaotic urban environment of Delhi. The challenge was
to design and develop the space within a very strict budget and
timeline. After two months of rigorous work, multiple on-site
obstacles and parallel studio, the newly done-up office was
accomplished to their expectations.
As the door opens, multiple frames of illusion can be felt
and the spaces emerge as question marks, bringing the
inquisitive youth from within. The free flowing layout leads
to the view of contrasting spatial experiences where
directions can be felt through eyes. The first volume of space
has a junior studio with high display panels to its left, facing
the library-cum-waiting area. The studio is welcoming with
optimum and precise usage of the colour blue in the niche of
the sunken waiting area, symmetrically positioned pigeon
holes for exposed display of books and magazines while
LAYOUT PLAN
using white as the backdrop. The usage of dark wallpaper

here adds contrast to the enclosure.
The studio has been planned on a hierarchy system. This
was achieved by placing a dark room in the centre, which
gives birth to a junior zone and a senior zone, while an
imaginary path thus created, from one end to the other end
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1. PANTRY
2. TOILET
3. EXHIBITION CORRIDOR
4. PRINCIPAL CABIN
5. CONFERENCE
6. SENIOR WORKSTATION
7. DARK ROOM
8. JUNIOR WORKSTATION
9. MULTI-PURPOSE CORNER
10. WAITING AREA
of the office, takes the visitor through various volumes of

spatial experiences. The third zone is created in the rear most
area which caters to the services without disturbing the rest
of the office. The irony of the dark room which is clad with
the bands of yellow, blue and brown clearly shows the
intention of the designers to add an embodied humour.
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ELEVATION
The boxes of colours were brought to life by the result of

an intention to break free with the conventional storage
design, in an expression to explode with harmony, balance
and colour. The space acts as a display for project models
which is a model itself. A casual seating is an add-on to the
space and it also acts as transitional space and focal point of
the whole area.
The space next to the dark room acts as a senior studio,
again with high display panels to create an aesthetically
pleasing environment while serving the purpose of maximum
display for an architects studio. This area also caters to a
discussion/conference area. The ladder behaves as the floating
member of the team with a flexibility to change its position
and dramatically add depth, life and colour in any given frame.
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The exhibition space is developed with a dropped down

ceiling to break the proportion and give a dramatic effect to
the whole area. This dark corridor with the play of light acts
as a display unit and serves as the contrast to the vibrant
playfulness of the rest of the studio.
The principals cabin can be seen as a mix of youthfulness
and authority overlooking the rest of the office. This was
achieved through the usage of low saturated colours with a
single small box of yellow to intentionally break the attitude.
The use of white furniture gives importance to the vibrancy
of displays all around. Apart from three visitor chairs, the
linear and elongated seating here with floating supports
serves the basic necessity of multiple visitors while increasing
the depth of vision.
PROMOTION
FLYING HIGH
Turkish Airlines has greatly expanded its
place in the global aviation community and
enhanced the travel experience of global
flyers. With its Globally Yours motto, it
has positioned itself as an important player
in the international aviation industry. Today,
Turkish Airlines offers the worlds most
comprehensive network and to reinforce
this status, it has introduced its new brand
identityWiden Your World.
As a part of its new brand communication,
Turkish Airlines has also unveiled its next
commercial video, featuring its global
brand ambassadors and international
sports mega stars, Kobe Bryant and Lionel
Messi. The Kobe vs. Messi: Shootout
commercial, which is a sequel to Kobe vs.
Messi: Legends on Board, emphasises on
the global network of Turkish Airlines.
Throughout the commercial, Kobe
and Messi exchange selfies in exotic
locations, all of which are Turkish Airlines
destinations, and are also seen at various
airports consulting the airlines information
boards for their flights. With already
more than 105 million views, it is the
most-viewed commercial in YouTubes
history. Their friendly rivalry in the ad not
only highlights the global reach of Turkish
Airlines but also makes the viewers smile
and invites them to widen their world.
The selection and placement of various materials were

decided on two main criteria; hierarchy of importance and
colour, texture and reflectivity. Grey PVC flooring is used
throughout the office except the principals cabin to add
neutrality and balance the vibrancy of the studio.
Wooden laminate flooring is used in the main cabin. Gypsum
board partitions and false ceilings were used to cater to
time constraints.
The studio is undoubtedly a designer's expression of life
within the boundaries, where colours add a playfulness so as
to give freedom for thought and ideas to evolve with an
intention of positivity. In a city that drains you with its
clusters, traffic, noise and where workplaces are limited by
scarcity of space and air; this place has a life of itself, where
energy can be seen and felt throughout.
Photo credit: Saptorshi Majumdar
FactFile
Client: Studio An-V-Thot Architects Pvt. Ltd.
Design Team: Studio An-V-Thot Architects Pvt. Ltd.
Turnkey Consultants: Mehta Enterprises
Site In-charge: Nitish Kumar
Area: 650 sq ft.
Completion: June 2012
Cost of Project: Rs. 7.5 lakhs
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luxurious sojourn in a city filled with nostalgic past and exciting future. The hotel is an elegant
oasis of space and calm that offers spectacular views of the city from all around the complex.
The architectural style is neoclassical that is reflective of colonial style prevalent in Puducherry.
The sweeping Indian dressed granite driveway porte-cochere is large and inviting and is
reminiscent of the French and colonial architecture.
Ponni Concessao
Landmark Projects: A leading integrated architecture, urban design and Interior design practice,
since 1996, offers award winning work across a wide range of disciplines. The practice is none
for its high level of service to the client and has won more than 40 international, national and
state awards of architecture urban design and interiors. Current projects are large township,
high-rise towers, hotels, hospitals and educational institutions.
Q:-If you were to build a house for yourself with sufficient space and budget, other than yourself, name a present day
architect, to whom you will entrust it to?"
The architect that I would entrust my house to be designed (other than mysef) given an utopian budget would be
architect -Z
Zaha Hadid
ADDRESS
OSCAR & PONNI Architects: NO.2, VIVEKANANDA ROAD, SRINIVASA NAGAR,CHETPET, CHENNAI - 600 031. INDIA
TEL -+91 44 2838634, +91 44 2870345, FAX - +91 44 2836771, WEBSITE - www.ociarchitects.com
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Landmark projects: We offer a broad range of expertise in the designing high-rise buildings,
bungalows, commercial buildings, interiors and master planning.
Some of our notable projects
Bungalow: A High end bungalow in Kodambakkam, Chennai
High rise buildings: Coasta at Ecr, Chennai; Sunnyside at Siruseri, Chennai
Educational Institution: Anugraha International School, Dindigul
Commercial: KV tex, Cuddalore
M.M.MEYYAPPAN
The bungalow is located in one of the sprawling location in a quiet and a serene avenue with
trees in the heart of Chennai. The challenge was to design an approximate of 10000sq ft
home that catered to the clients needs with numerous requirements within a space that
resulted after taking into consideration the building norms yet not compromising on the feel
and volume that is necessary in portraying a bungalow and also keeping in mind the
ideologies expected from the client.
Q:-If you were to build a house for yourself with sufficient space and budget, other than
yourself, name a present day architect, to whom you will entrust it to?"
Architect Benny Kuriakose
ADDRESS
CHETTINAAD DESIGN Skandhas: No:31/14, 2nd floor, Cenotaph road ,1st street, Alwarpet, Chennai- 600 018
Ph.no:044 - 49496565, info@chettinaaddesign.com, www.chettinaaddesign.com
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& A S S O C I AT E S
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Landmark Projects: Sri Nachiammal Vidya Vani School, Avinashi,

Tamil Nadu
The school has hierarchy of courtyards. A large central courtyard, smaller
courts and strip gardens on all floors adjacent to the classrooms.
The construction of the school uses modern precast technology. All
elements of the building like slabs, walls, etc were made in the factory
and transported on trucks to site and erected with cranes. The walls are
load-bearing RCC solid slabs and the roof is hollow core slabs. The grade
of concrete used is M50. The building was completed within the time
frame of five months.
Q:-If you were to build a house for yourself with sufficient
space and budget, other than yourself, name a present
day architect, to whom you will entrust it to?"
Aires Mateus, Lisbon, Portugal.
ADDRESS
Arun & Associates:
admin@arunandassociates.in
Phone: 0422-2301387
Arunprasad Praksahan
FIRM: M O A D -
THE MADRAS OFFICE FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT: M a h e s h R a d h a k r i s h n a n
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Mahesh Radhakrishnan
Tara's Book building
Landmark Projects: Tara's Book building, House for 2 Brothers

Methodology: Our work is about creation of a place and aims to create a background for vitality of life.
Q:-If you were to build a house for yourself with sufficient space and budget, other than yourself, name a present day
architect, to whom you will entrust it to?"
Peter Zumpthor
ADDRESS
MOAD- THE MADRAS OFFICE FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS ,
email id - info@moad.in, url - www.moad.in
FIRM: K A M A T
& ROZARIO ARCHITECTURE.
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS: S m r u t i K a m a t & L e s t e r R o z a r i o

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Landmark Projects: We have a diverse range of architecture and interior

projects. To us, every project is as significant as the other.
Smruti Kamat & Lester Rozario
Methodology: Process in design is of paramount importance even if it

means you end up exactly where you started. We believe in strong ideas ideas that are native to their context. They automatically become unique!
Nothing surpasses that moment in a process when a beautiful idea is
born. We react instinctively to a design problem and our work is an
expression of our beliefs.
Q:-If you were to build a house for yourself with sufficient space and
budget, other than yourself, name a present day architect, to whom you
will entrust it to?"
Marcio Kogan
ADDRESS
Kamat & Rozario Architecture, kamatrozario@gmail.com
FIRM: D H R I S H T I C O N E
A R C H I T E C T U R A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N S P V T LT D
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS: V i j a y B a r g o t r a
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Landmark Projects:
Faade Designing: Sri Kumaran Stores (T Nagar); Apollo Hospital, Trichy; Arihant E Park,
LB Road, Adyar; Brookfield Mall, Coimbatore
Faceliift: Park Sheraton Hotel; Jain Housing (High Street); Sri Palam Silks (Mylapore);
Cinepolis Mall, OMR
Methodology: Dhrishticone is a group of designers and visualisers offering multiple services
largely to the architecture and real-estate industry.
Vijay Bargotra
Faceliift was initiated by Dhrishticone to extend its elevation design services to existing
homes and commercial establishments. Faceliift now offers elevation redesign,
building extensions, interior upgrades and landscaping
solutions to customers under a single umbrella.
Faceliift provides 3D visuals to allow customers to
preview the design for all services making it an
unmatched value proposition in the industry. Faceliift
services are offered across the country as a web/phone
interactive service to enable servicing in remote areas
as well.
Q:-If you were to build a house for yourself with
sufficient space and budget, other than yourself, name
a present day architect, to whom you will entrust it to?"
Edifice Pramod Balakrishnan Architects
ADDRESS
Dhrishticone Architectural Communications pvt ltd,
Visit www.faceliift.com for more information on services.
dhrishticone@gmail.com
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ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS.
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS: D . V. K a r t h i k R a j u , S . B a l a s u b r a m a n i a n , J . J e r r y M e s h a c h
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Black house for Mr.Rajesh and Mr.Bala at Chennai
Landmark Projects : Proposed music college and residence for A R Rahman at Chennai,
Ongoing residence for Mr Ramesh at Neyveli(12500sq.ft),
Residence for Mr Basheer at Kumbakonam(7500sq ft)
Design Philosophy: We believe in conceptualising design in harmony with time
component and its context, beyond the normal massing and interesting threedimensional compositions.
Design tends to be timeless once the requirements and constraints are solved without
compensating either one. In our attempts to achieve timelessness in our design, we
would strive hard to achieve a harmonious balance in the satisfactory levels of the
architect and the client.
Black house: This residence for two young and innovative brothers, is located at the
suburbs of Chennai. To accommodate the requirements of the clients and to create a
unique residence for them in such a scenario was a huge challenging task for us than to
design a huge bungalow in a vast site.
D.V.Karthik Raju,
S.Balasubramanian,
J.Jerry Meshach
We planned for a minimalistic yet bold design and zeroed in on the concept of staggering
of wall planes, with optimum fenestration. To make it more unique and bold, we chose
black as the colour theme for the entire house, in spite of black being regarded as good
and bad in various sections around the world.
`WE INTEND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

ADDRESS
Offcentered architects and interior designer
Flat G,Gilli flower apartments, L block ,23rd street, Anna nagar east, Chennai-102
Ph.: +91 9884255195,044 42660600, Email: offcenteredarchitects@gmail.com. website: www.offcentered.in
FIRM: K I N G S W A Y
C O N S U LTA N T S ,
CHENNAI.
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS: J . S . R A J A I S N G H & R . B E N J A M I N

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Landmark Projects: It is a multidisciplinary design and engineering practice involved

in the construction of many schools and colleges. We have done projects for
premier institutions in Chennai such as Madras Christian College School, Lady
Andal School, Womens Christian College, Madras Christian College, Loyola
College, Christian Medical College, Vellore and Annai Mira Engineering College,
Vellore. Some of their other projects include Hotel Savera, Bethesda Prayer Centre,
Coimbatore and numerous churches all over South India and Andaman. We have
also done various interior projects for Bharat Scans at various locations in Chennai.
J.S.RAJAISNGH & R.BENJAMIN
The feather in the cap is that we have been associated with three top private
Universities: VIT University; Karunya University; and Saveetha University since the
inception.
Technology Tower VIT: This iconic building is the most impressive on the VIT
campus. It creates a visual impact as one speed along on the Chennai
Bangalore railway line. Most of the academic facilities such as classrooms,
labs and seminar halls are housed in this building. Courtyards are provided
on the inside to have good cross ventilation and natural lighting.
ADDRESS
Kingsway Consultants, No.13, Jarret Gardens, Casa Major Road, Egmore, Chennai -8
Telephone: +91-44-28194349 Email info@kingswayconsultants.com
Website www.kingswayconsultants.in
Proposed Church for CSI Trust Association
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PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT: K K r u b h a K a r a n & S u j i t M u r a l i d h a r

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Landmark Projects: Sukumar Residence, Shyam Ahuja Building,

Sampath Residence, Nagesh residence
Methodology: We constantly try to create spaces which generate a
good responsive and conducive environment for the inmates in a
building. We believe that it is possible to integrate design,
contemporary technologies and context as support to good human
comfort, the result is remarkable for its simplicity, sense of adequacy
and economy.
Sukumar Residence: The house is designed by expansively treated
spaces defined by a linear plan with the entire first floor overlooking
into the central sculpture court and water body.
The building is contemporary in form using material and finishes
selected to ensure that it sits comfortably with its existing context. The
form is simple, at the same time the building is open to the sunlight.
Sukumar Residence
The entire design has evolved, keeping it contemporary and functional

with variation in material use, and keeping clients requirements and
budget in mind.
Sampath Residence: The house

is located in a suburb of
bangalore. It is surrounded by
other private residences with
narrow roads and plots.
Sujit Muralidhar & K Krubha Karan
Basic principle at the architecture

of the residence which created
its final form was to capture the
functional development in the
shell. The white colour of the
dominant volume is combined
with a textured stone of silver
slate ,which covers the facade
and panelled clean glass
surfaces into elliptical openings
which creates a modern design
of the building.
Design Team: K Krubhakaran, Sujit Muralidhar, Sujith Kumar, Shubhakar, Dinesh
ADDRESS
THE DESIGN FIRM: No 123, BVS Chambers, 1st Floor,13th Cross, Margosa Road, Malleshwaram,Bangalore - 560003
T/F : 91 80 2346 5906, Email: kk@thedesignfirm.in. W: www.thedesignfirm.in
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A N D A S S O C I AT E S
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Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Landmark Projects: Bannari Amman Institute of Technology

BIT, Sathyyamangalam, Erode Dist, established in the year 1996, located on
150 acre site, 70kms away from Coimbatore, is a state-of-the-art Engineering
Institution. The campus is designed as an integrated whole, planned along a
central spinal corridor which connects into department clusters. The project
attempts to achieve the use of maximum daylight and natural ventilation into
all spaces at all times. The campus also comes to life because its interbuilding spaces teem with activity becoming plazas, cafs, parks, etc, for
students and faculty alike.
Ramani Sankar & Siddarth G. Sankar
The buildings use locally available granite interspersed with painted surfaces,
giving the campus a clean un-pretentious professional look.
Design Methodology: Sankar and Associates is a multidisciplinary design firm integrating master planning,
architecture, interior design and structural engineering, to create campus, and structures of high interest. We are a
firm that pride ourselves on our thoroughness of design and our ability to bring to life buildings which are sleek,
modern and appropriate.
The firm comprises multidisciplinary internal teams, which work with each other and pay particular importance to what
we call the four cornerstones of design, namely: Context; Program; Cost; and Climate.
The output is then translated into reality through detailed, thorough drawings, and strong systems to enable efficiency
in Specifications, estimates, and project management.
ADDRESS
Sankar and Associates, No.27, Senguptha Street, Ramnagar, Coimbatore 641009.
Ph: +91- 422 -2230890. Fax: +91-422-2230870. Email: admin@sankarassociates.in. Web: www.sankarassociates.in
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DESIGNLAB,CHENNAI
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT: K a r t h i k e y a n , M a d h u m i t h a , M a l l i S a r a v a n a n , P a d m a k s h i ,
S a n g e e t h a P a t r i c k , S a t i s h V a s a n t h K u m a r, U d h a y a R a j a n , Yo g e s h
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A firm started in 2010, by a group of young and inspired architects, committed to prove architecture as more than just an art of building.
The Team currently involves 8 partners.
We are multi-faceted yet committed to a common goal and a common sensitivity towards design in architecture, art, interior, landscape,
product and graphic design.
As opposed to adhering to a particular style, the design is driven by its client, context, and content.
We focus on an Idea centric approach supported by a strong research and collaborative practice, which evolves into a unique solution.
Landmark Projects:
D-stijl Garden is a residential landscape project inspired from the De-stijl
art which attempts to convert a two dimensional art form to a three
dimensional space.
The Wood House intends to recreate the forest like outdoor environment
on the inside through the use of colour, art and indigenous materials
Exhibit house is a residential interior project to create a modern space by
contemporising the traditional Dravidian elements.
Anora Resort has an introverted radial plan intended to create an inviting
cosy event space that gives a sense of a sheltered scenic outdoors.
Knit Box is a workspace for a garment factory where the structural grid of
the building extends to the faade generating a porous volume, which
reflects the respective activities of the building.
Retro Love is a residential interior project with a minimal design intent of
clear and bright spaces, with the pop of vintage details and color highlights
to add in the drama of retro.
3 X 3 series is a Series of houses that looks at vastu as a science in which
the nine squares are manipulated context specifically.
Top left to right: Karthikeyan, Satish, Malli,

Yogesh, Udhaya Rajan
Bottom left to righr: Padmakshi, Sangeetha,
Madhumitha
Awards
D stijl project won IDF AWARD 2013
(INDIAN DESIGN FORUM) citation trophy under
residential landscape category
Wood house won Architecture+Design &
CERA award 2013 commendation trophy under
innovative residence interior category.
ADDRESS
Webe Designlab, Chennai: New no: 6, Old no: 8, 10th Street, Nandanam Extension, Chennai-35
architects@webedesignlab.com, www.webedesignlab.com, Contact No: 044-24341833
Awards
ARCHITECTURE+ DESIGN
& CERA AWARDS 2013
he awards ceremony of the tenth edition of the

prestigious Architecture+Design & CERA Awards 2013
was recently held in Bangkok, Thailand. These awards are
the healthy outcome of the initiative taken by
Architecture+Design, a premier architectural journal, in
partnership with CERA, a style pioneer in the Indian
sanitaryware industry, to provide a platform to appreciate
intelligent architecture. Supported by the Association of Siamese
The proud awardees
(L-R) Xavier Collaco (president- Media Transasia); Atul Sanghvi

(COO, CERA); architect Reenu Uberoi; P K Shashidharan (vice-presidentMarketing, CERA); Piyush Sharma (CEO, Media Transasia)
Khun
Khun Smith
Smith Obayawat
Obayawat inaugurating
inaugurating the
the exhibition
exhibition (L-R)
(L-R) Xavier
Xavier Collaco;
Collaco; PP K
K
Shashidharan;
Shashidharan; Smith
Smith Obayawat
Obayawat (president,
(president, The
The Association
Association of
of Siamese
Siamese
Architects,
Architects, Thailand);
Thailand); Suneet
Suneet Paul
Paul (editor-in-chief,
(editor-in-chief, Architecture
Architecture +
+ Design)
Design)
Khun Smith Obayawat (extreme right) with some emerging

Thai architects
Deliberating
Deliberating on
on aa winning
winning project
project (L
(L to
to R)
R) PP K
K Shashidharan;
Shashidharan; N
N Mahesh;
Mahesh;
SS Gopakumar;
Gopakumar; Navjit
Navjit Gaurav;
Gaurav; Ujan
Ujan Ghosh
Ghosh
Architects, Thailand, the awards ceremony no doubt brought in

an energising rapport between the Indian architects and the
architectural fraternity of Thailand.
The event began with the inauguration of the exhibition
by noted Thai architect Khun Smith Obayawat, president of
the Association of Siamese Architects, Bangkok, showcasing
the Indian winning projects and select works of Thai emerging

architects. Chief Guest Khun Lek Bunnag- renowned architect
of Bangkok, Guest of Honour Jatin Das- internationally
acclaimed Indian artist and Special Guest Khun Smith
Obayawat, graced the occasion with their motivating
presentation and thoughtful ideas.
Guests in the exhibition hall
Interactive session - Haji Saifuddin Ahmed (extreme right)
(L-R) Sonal Sancheti, K Jaisim, S D Sharma, Ashok Dhawan
Engaged in active interaction (L-R) Vaibhav Dimri, Shruti Dimri,

Narendra Dengle
(L-R) Atul Sanghvi, Rasina Uberoi (vice-president, Media Transasia),

Piyush Sharma
Cultural interlude- Thai dance performance
Addressing the gathering, Lek Bunnag commented that we

are fortunate to have chosen the profession of architecture
and are born with creativity together with life. Bunnag
strongly put across that in this globalised atmosphere it is
important for the architects to revive and preserve the
oriental flavour in their design approach. He also said,
When our spiritual core is at equilibrium, it produces

beautiful art, architecture and urbanism. Our identity comes
from within. We have never looked for our identity because
it is in our soul but now we are losing it fast. We know we can
shake off our past by meditation but in creating art,
architecture and urbanism, past can inspire us and give us
Ar Khun Lek Bunnag addressing the august gathering
Artist Jatin Das sharing thoughts...
A section of the large audience
Master of ceremony- Nikhil Segel
Khun Smith Obayawat addressing the audience
courage. Our great grandmother reminds us that if we are

not careful, the enemy of creativity is the past.
Jatin Das delivered his invigorating speech by emphasising
that all architects are artists and play an important part in
shaping society and in giving importance to detailing. He was
also emphatic that traditional elements should go hand in
S D Sharma receiving the prestigious Golden Architect Award (India)
Live music by international band
Suriya Umpansiriratana (extreme right) accepting the Golden Emerging

Architect Award-Thailand
Palinda Kannangara (centre) the Golden Emerging Architect Award-Sri Lanka
David Chan (extreme right) receiving the Golden Emerging Architect

Award-Malaysia
The Hall of Fame Award being accepted on behalf of Ar Hafeez Contractor
hand with the contemporary developments. He was

appreciative of the initiative of Architecture+Design and
CERA for having organised the award function with a large
congregation in a slick and well organised manner.
On the occasion, Smith Obayawat said, My association
with Architecture + Design dates back to 2010 when I was
honoured with The Golden Award for Excellence in

Architecture- Thailand. Architecture + Design has travelled
to Nepal, Malaysia and Singapore. This year they got in
touch with me with the proposal of holding the Awards
Ceremony in Bangkok. As a president of the Association
Siamese Architects, I though it is worthwhile to accept this
Tushar
Tushar VV (fourth
(fourth from
from left)
left)
Deepak Guggari (third from left)
Vaibhav Dimri (second from left)
Shruti Humane (second from left)
Nemish Shah (extreme left)
Prem Chandavarkar (extreme left) and Suman Paul (third from left)
association as this would provide an opportunity for the

emerging Thai architects to expose to the international
architects.
Leading to the zenith of the awards ceremony, the winners
of the six diverse categories were honoured with a cash
award, a trophy and a citation. The categories included
Award for Residence Design with a Difference, The

Institutional Architecture Award, The Recreational
Architecture Award, The Innovative Interior Design Award for
Office/Commercial Utility Interior Design, The Innovative
Interior Design Award for Residence Interior Design and The
Young Enthused Architect Award. The winners for these
Abin Chaudhuri (second from left)
Meeta
Meeta Talwar
Talwar on
on behalf
behalf of
of Sidhartha
Sidhartha Talwar
Talwar (third
(third from
from left)
left)
Vikram Desai (second from left) and Prem Chandavarkar

(fourth from left)
Tushar V (extreme right) and Shruti Keshavamurthy (second from right)
Rahul Deshpande (second from left)

Ranjan Nadesapillai (second from right), immediate ex-president
of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
Vikram Desai (second from left)
categories were selected after a rigorous assessment by

expert judging panels consisting of 25 eminent architects
from all over India and also international architects from
neighbouring countries.
The awards also recognised excellence in architecture in
the South-East Asian belt. The recipients of these awards
were David Chan (Malaysia), Palinda Kannangara (Sri Lanka)

and Suriya Umpansiriratana (Thailand) respectively. The
Creative Project Thesis Medals and citations were bestowed
on three students for their thesis projects from three
architectural institutions.
The prestigious Golden Architect Award for excellence in
N Mahesh (centre)
Deepak Guggari (centre)
Kaushik Mukherjee (centre)
Tushar V (centre)
Gajendra Gobari (centre)
Neil Guggari on behalf of Deepak Guggari (centre)
architecture in India was bagged by architect Shiv Datt

Sharma. On receiving the award, he stated, I have been
pursuing modernism and its philosophy all my life and I
found it very appropriate for the contemporary society
considering their lifestyles and aspirations. Modernism
follows the Spirit of Time and its emphasis is to enrich
human life. It was considered that if architecture does not

enrich human life, it has no reason to exist.
He further elucidated, I summed up modernism in three
words for my easy understanding i.e. purity, simplicity and
geometrical order. Purity of head and heart is necessary to
create devout architecture which can only be created by
N Karthikeyan (second from left)
Sonal Sancheti (second from left)
Deepak Guggari (third from right) with parents
Abin Chaudhuri (centre)
Deepak Guggari (second from right)
Tushar V (centre)
lifelong dedication like the monks in monastery, those who

have spiritual fixation and hunger for perfection. Purity is to
create aesthetic charm without restoring to any superficiality.
It is not a matter of fashion or of vogue; it is an attitude of
mind and procedure. Only purity sustains in the high
moments of history. Geometry unifies the whole universe and
it can create poetry and bring in overall order.

Another award The Hall of Fame which was initiated this
year, went to architect Hafeez Contractor. There was yet
another privileged award at the global level, the Golden
Award for Global Contribution in Architecture, which went
to Netherlands-based architect Ole Bouman.
Sourabh Gupta (centre)
Aman Aggarwal (centre)
Sunil Humane (centre)
Pallavi Singla (centre)
Navjit Gaurav (centre)
The attentive audience
Emphasising on the maintenance and relevance of the

architecture in todays time, Ole Bouman in his recorded
acceptance speech expressed, Architecture is a fantastic
discipline that will never perish. It will never, lets say, give
way to its mandate to create monuments of our time, to
materialise in space and matter our best ideas, our greatest
ambitions. This lifelong almost eternal notion of architecture
is still there and it will be there in decades, hopefully,
centuries to come. But as we all know, also architecture is in
trouble because no longer in all respects, places and corners
of this world, clients are thinking about architecture to
represent them, to materialise those values, to create the
spaces for the society that uplift the spirit of the people. No
longer clients in the world think about the architecture to
accommodate their most urgent needs may be they think
about buildings, engineering but not particularly architecture
as the most logical address to ask the questions in terms of
what do I want with my people, money, future and values.

Architecture is in a kind of crisis to guarantee society and the
decision-makers that they are the best equipped to reply to
those questions. And that is why I dedicated my career and
my life to make sure this relevance can be maintained and
this pursuit of meaning through space and design can still be
a fruitful endeavour.
The exciting part of the programme was the interactive spirit
that evolved between the architects flown down from India and
the large number of Thai architects present on the occasion.
The evening was further illuminated by cultural interludes of
Thai folk dance accompanied by music with a lively rhythm.
Last but not the least, the event culminated with lively and
thought-provoking discussions and interactions over cocktails
and dinner. There was also a dazzling live music performance
by an international band that added vigour and positivity to
the intellectually charged meet.
Project Feature
Pattern Play
Project: Lyce Albert Einstein, Bagnols sur Cze

Architects: NB Architectes, France
Partner architect: Franois PRIVAT, France
he school at Brassens is a vast building of the 60s.

Following a strict and repetitive pattern, it is composed
of large linear buildings from 60 to 80m length and large
metallic workshops surrounded by large dilated and
unattractive space. The sites analysis showed several functional
gaps. The architects required to change the establishments
image by the way of idea and contemporary vision.
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The objective was to establish a new spatial organisation

of the site in order to provide students, teachers and the
administration staff a workspace and a real place of life
suitable for all. A restructuring strategy was established in
three main points:
Re-conquest strategy- find scale of place: The stake is to
re-conquest the human scale in building and outdoor spaces
by a better distribution of the buildings. The project draws
inspiration from campus model, which presents the
advantage to be flexible and to allow a better identification
of educations poles. This intervention process also allows
students to find easily a way to fit into a social life while
being supervised (easy reading of circulations, gratitude of
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SITE PLAN
spaces). Thereby, a centrality, a heart of establishment close

to all functions is possible. The court is the major element of
the project, a meeting place but also a transition space. Its
location offers direct connections with the cafeteria, the
restaurant place, administration, workshop, general teaching
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and school life rooms. It allows gathering the students during

their free time. That is why it is necessary to propose qualities
of specific spaces, easily appropriable, playful and to bring a
feature to the exterior arrangements. The landscape
treatment of the court is voluntary urban type like a central
place, mainly mineral, allowing a differentiation with the
gardens. To find this human scale, it was also necessary to
achieve low-height buildings with low influence on the
ground to get a better distribution and spaces occupation.
This flexibility allows an adaptation to the programme and to
the discipline in constant evolution.
A real landscape project: Spaces are treated and
easily recognisable to assert an idea of sequences and
gratitude educations pole. Densifying the gardens between
the buildings also provided a plant screen that enhances the
visual and thermal comfort. Visual borderlines are wider,
thanks to the preservation of the green space in the northwest of the school. The project proposes to create an
alternation between dense wooded areas, buildings, places
like the circulation areas equipped with benches and shade
structures, and specific soil treatment which provide
landscape diversity.
To join over time: Restructuring an educational institution
is to plan ahead and think about the long term. The
ENTRANCE LEVEL PLAN
PLAN (LEVEL 1)
PLAN (LEVEL 2)
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Masterfully printed, hand-drawn

pattern was found in an artwork
archive and has been recreated on a rich
linen fabric eye mask. Elegant flora and
crests are printed on delicately textured
cloth, while a faded and distressed
finish enhances the heirloom appeal.
The final process of overdying creates a
vintage hue cast over the entire design.
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architects intervention takes into account the educational

project, the architectural flexibility, the environmental
protection and the public character of the building. It is
necessary to become aware of the place in which the
intervention will fit and bring to the foreground its
fundamental qualities. The natural elements have to become
the symbols of the equipments even more when it is about
places of training. The architectural project becomes itself an
educational object, because it shows a conscious act of a
reality but especially takes in the environmental scale, in a
concern to leave with the future generations a healthy living
environment. Planning a sustainable development project
requires taking account of qualitative materials, technical
work on energy management, but also a logical layout of
workplaces. The intervention allows restoring coherence and
featuring to the set by means of a new spatial scenography.
The last building designed with landscaping, reflects this
logic and strategy to re-conquest the place. It hosts an
application restaurant as well as teaching rooms. Particular
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attention has been given to the building envelope. Working

on a set thickness of the transitional area between the inside
and the outside, the skin of the building is rendered in a
colourful pattern alternating between aluminium panels
painted and sun breezes. The breezes offer vibrations that
contrast with the concrete shell. The facilities offer specific
meeting places around vegetated entity.
Photo: Paul Kozlowski photoarchitecture
FactFile
Client: Rgion Languedoc Roussillon
Assistant of the client: Languedoc Roussillon Amnagement
Design team: Elodie Nourrigat, Jacques Brion
Project area: 2300sq m
Cost of project: 4.2 Millions

Exploring Design
Artistic Expressions
Experimental and research-oriented, Delhi-based Vibhor Soganis
works translate his ideas and expressions through the medium of art
installations that are thought provoking and stimulating.
Architecture+Design carries a brief profile of his creations
Nest
The nest-like stainless steel suspension has
a mirror finished steel exterior
complimented with hairline copper plating
inside. This LED based suspension gives a
crisp shaft of down light and also provides
ambient light. It is ideal for residences,
hotels and corporate spaces.
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Au tumn
The piece is a wall installation, made of copper and
stainless steel.
God & I. ...really
Vibhor Sogani is an established product designer from

the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad.
He graduated in 1992 and over the past 20 years, he
has successfully provided design solutions in the arena
of product, exhibition and interior design. Besides
working with top architects and interior designers of
the country, he has also completed projects with
renowned builders, such as DLF, Kalpataru, Rustomjee,
Lodha, BPTP, Unitech and India Bulls. In 2002, he
became one of the countrys first product designers to
launch Signature Brand of Lifestyle Accessories
triggering off a trend in the market. His interest in fine
arts leads to expressions in form of wall art and
sculptures, which have been showcased by various
galleries in group and solo art shows. Significantly, his
work epitomises functionality with quality and urban
aesthetics. Public art and urban installations in public
spaces are his new areas of fascination.
Created of stainless steel, it is a piece of

artwork that can be installed on the wall.
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Aura Royal
Cascade
Inspired from the Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright,
Cascade is a multil-ayered chandelier made in crushed copper.
It is suitable for places with high ceiling like atriums, hotels
and corporate offices.
This LED based light offers an elegant interplay of layers of gold and
silver plated SS discs, glass and finely cut jali. The jali acts as a
diffuser cutting all glare while subtly adding to the royal touch. The
piece can be customised as per any site in terms of its size,
formation and number of units.
My Neighbour G ulliver
Unti tle d
It is an art installation, made of stainless steel.
This art installation is made of copper and brass.
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Masterfully printed, hand-drawn

pattern was found in an artwork
archive and has been recreated on a rich
linen fabric eye mask. Elegant flora and
crests are printed on delicately textured
cloth, while a faded and distressed
finish enhances the heirloom appeal.
The final process of overdying creates a
vintage hue cast over the entire design.
www.maishaa.com
/maishaaindia
Bed Linen & Furnishing Fabrics
AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADING FURNISHINGS STORES & MAISHAA EXCLUSIVE STORES: AHMEDABAD: 'L', Mondeal Retail Park, Near Rajpath Club, S. G.
Road, T: 66636662 HomeStop, Alpha one, Mall Near Vastrapur lake. T: 40272323/5 BANGALORE: 32, Ground Floor, RBANMS Building, Dickenson
Road. T: 40920618 HomeStop, Magrath Road. T: 43401511 DELHI: HomeStop, Select City Walk, Saket. T: 46098500 GURGAON: Home Centre, DLF
City Centre, Mehrauli - Gurgaon Road T: 4044111HYDERABAD: 1-10-74/1, Begumpet. T: 66312191 LUCKNOW: HomeStop, Fun Republic Mall, Eldeco
Road, Gomti Nagar. T: 49101200 MUMBAI: 2, Kohinoor, 29, Hughes Road. T: 32972125 HomeStop, Inorbit Mall, Link Road, Malad (W). T: 42492600
HomeStop, R City Mall, Ghatkoper. T: 42015144 Home Centre, Phoenix Mills Compound, 462, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel T: 42304646 SURAT:
38, 1st floor, Sheetal Shopping Square, Near Turning Point, Bhatar Rtoad, Surat Tel: 0261-2232099/2230964
Slice
This lighting is an interplay of circular lines and
forms, where sliced cylinders and the mirror
finished rings are juxtaposed to create the outer
shade. This suspension is suitable for places like
residences, hotels and corporate spaces.
Re tro Be ll
This 'Bell' shaped light is a handcrafted
suspension in brass. The outside
surface is finished in patina giving it an
antique look, while the inside is a
shiny polished surface giving it a rich
golden feel.
St ro ll
Bait
This is an outdoor art installation crafted with

stainless steel finished with gold plating.
This installation is a work of art, made

from stainless steel and metal.
Photo credit: Shailan Parker
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Expanding
Network
globally recognised
brand, Turkish Airlines has
strengthened its presence in
Africa by adding two more destinations
to its network Kano in Nigeria and
Ndjamena in Chad. Turkish Airlines now
has a presence at 36 destinations in 25
African countries, making it one of the
leading carriers to the continent.
The second largest city of Nigeria,
Kano is its second destinationwith
existing service to Lagos. To expand
its network further, Turkish Airlines
has added Ndjamena, the capital
and largest city of Chad as its first
destination in the country.
Kano/Ndjamena flights will be

operated four times a week. The
schedule of the flights is as follows:
Flight No.
Days
TK 585
TK 585
TK 585
TK 587
TK 587
TK 587
THU, SAT
FRI, SUN
FRI, SUN
TUE, SUN
MON, WED
MON, WED
Departure
IST
KAN
NDJ
IST
KAN
NDJ
Arrival
20:35 KAN 01:20+1

02:15 NDJ 03:30
04:25 IST 10:50
20:35 KAN 01:20+1
02:15 NDJ 03:30
04:25 IST 10:50
*All times are in LMT.

Turkish Airlines has also announced the
introductory trip fares from Istanbul
to Canoe at 499 Euros upwards and
to Ndjamena at 549 Euros upwards.
Additionally, for the first six months
of service to their new destinations,
Miles&Smiles members are offered a 25
percent reduction in the miles needed
to redeem either award tickets or
upgrades.
WIDEN YOUR WORLD
Action TESA has launched a new range of UV coated panels for wall for the
first time in India. The range includes pre-finished products and are anti-acid
and anti-alkali against a
variety of disinfector. The
natural colour and
design make these panels
give a mirror finished
effect. The base
substrates of these
claddings are HDF
panels. These claddings
are laminated with decorative paper, and impregnated with Melamine
adhesives. The back side of wall panelling is laminated with special
chemically treated craft barrier which prevents absorption of humidity.
Innovative Tiles
Kajaria Ceramics Limited
recently showcased their new
launches of premier tiles at the
Acetech 2013 exhibition. The
brand showcased its latest
products such as the abrasion
free, skid free and germ free EShield tiles collection in 40cmx80cm and 80cmx80cm from Eternity HD, Glazed
Vitrified tiles. Also on display was the newly launched Sandune collection from
the 60cmx60cm Polished Vitrified tiles range, which encapsulates the sensual,
flowing and organic beauty of sand. In addition, the ceramic wall and floor tile
display featured an array of digital tile ranges in 30cmx60cm, inspired by natural
elements as well as contemporary design facets.
Coordinated Bathroom Concept

Coram recently introduced the concept of coordinated bathroom design with
the launch of its collection in India. The collection comprises washbasins,
bathroom furnishings, wall units, mirrors and accessories. The new designs offer
the customers various
options, including
contemporary design
inspired by cylindrical
form and steel and a retro
European style reflective
of the urban dynamic
lifestyle and classic
designs highlighting
minimalism and sleek
compact designs.
PROMOTION
Multi-tasking Modular Kitchen
Destination
LAHORE
xpanding its already comprehensive

airline network, Turkish Airlines has
extended its services to Lahore.
After Karachi and Islamabad, Lahore has
become the third destination in Pakistan
to be served by Turkish Airlines.
Lahore is the second largest
metropolitan area in Pakistan and a
cultural hub. Turkish Airlines has added
the city in its South Asia network to
offer a comfortable flying experience
to travellers. Roundtrip flights between
Istanbul and Lahore will operate three
times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from Istanbul, and Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from Lahore.
Lahore flight schedule is as follows:
Flight No.
Days
TK 736
Mon, Wed, Fri
IST
Departure
Arrival
TK 737
Tue, Thu, Sat
LHE 06:05 IST
20:00 LHE 04:35+1

09:35
*All times are in LMT.

Introductory roundtrip fares are available
from Istanbul to Lahore starting at 448
Euros (including taxes and fees).
Additionally, for the first six months of
operation to the new destinations, there
is a special offer for the Miles&Smiles
members, with a 25 percent reduction
in the miles needed to redeem either
award tickets or upgrades. For more
details about the flight schedules, please
contact the Turkish Airlines call centre at
90-212/444-0849.
WIDEN YOUR WORLD

CJ Living has come up with a new

concept of multitasking kitchen vision.
This intelligent kitchen innovation is
suitable for both small and big family
kitchens. The mini modular kitchen with
the unique selling point offers maximum
functionality and high-capacity storage
within the smallest of spaces. With the
compact dimensions, it can be integrated
in apartments, lofts, offices, hotels,
holiday dwellings, etc.
It can be integrated into an already
existing living-dining kitchen as a coffee
bar or serve as a practical additional kitchen in a party basement. In the office, it
creates a completely new working climate, introducing stylish comfort and
organised efficiency. It is available in a wide spectrum of front finishes from the
rational range including melamine, laminate, soft lacquer, high-gloss lacquer as
well as wood veneer. It is quick and easy to install.
For more details, write to: info@cjliving.in
Flooring Solutions
Ecoflex has announced
its increasing tie-ups with
major international
players. The brand in
affiliation with Herculan,
offers multi-functional
point-elastic floors suitable
for all traditional indoor
sports. They are also in
partnership with BMC that
will focus on upgrading
and modernising BMC schools and gardens infrastructure. It also provides
cushioned and hygienic flooring such as Playsafe for school play areas,
Tuffloor is available in tile form specially formulated and suitable for gyms.
River Inspired Digital Tiles

RAK Ceramics India recently
launched a new set of river inspired
designs called the SKM series from
Novelties Collection. The collection
not only comes in the form of tiles
but also available in large format of
1000x1000mm slabs. The series is a
collection of high-gloss double
charged vitrified tiles and slabs that
recreates the magic of the
picturesque Southern French River
Seine. These tiles are ideal for both residential and commercial applications.
To know more, visit: www.rakindia.com
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Lyce Albert Einstein, Bagnols sur

t is no doubt a much cherished happening in an architects professional journey to get

Inspiring motifs and patterns from history Red Fort, Agra

Ornamentation is the principal part of architecture, considered as a subject of fine art.

Photo: Steven King Photography; Courtesy: Royale Projects: contemporary art

accreanor Lavingtons design for R5, a mixed tenure

corridors from the

he new terminal at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport,

The focal point of the design is the concourse located at the

that wraps the structure. At 1km long, with roof spans of up to

above. The honeycomb motif translates into many aspects of the

Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel

character of the estate, in part dating back

agn Arquitectos recently received the NAN Architectural Awards 2013 in

One of the fastest growing international

WIDEN YOUR WORLD

he Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) recently kicked off an exhibition

ife is changing fast and so are the trends and

project of rejuvenation might be enough for you.

workspace. Work with a professional lighting

the perfect overall finish. Island kitchen have

The idea of owning a floor that is in sync with

Architectural Studio Spaces

All the selected Architectural Studio Spaces in this segment have

Photo Credit: Andr J Fanthome

rchohm's head office in India, often labelled as a design

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Standing tall at a height of 10m, Archohms Corten steel

boundary wall is clad in red sandstone with etchings that

Photo Credit: Humayun Khan

Photo Credit: Andr J Fanthome

Photo Credit: Andr J Fanthome

Photo Credit: Humayun Khan

Photo Credit: Andr J Fanthome

dimensional library. Not only does this help clients visualise

Architectural Studio Spaces

et in a stretching landscape, the new studio with subtle

The studio comprises a reception and seating area for its

Frameless 3.2m high glazed panels, embellished with a

functions subsist whose floating appearance evinces a

Architectural Studio Spaces

he architects office in the basement has been

cantilevered wooden steps, and the opening from the front

opposite to it. A green space with grass flooring and elliptical

veneer cladding continuing to the conference room ceiling. The

Architectural Studio Spaces

he architects desired to create a studio which would not

raindrops, the drenching of the greens in the rains and the

pergolas blanketed by creepers and flanked by the lush green

bamboos and a fish-pond, the side margin opens up view to