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Renesa balances tradition and modernity for “understated luxury” House of Gond apartment

July 12, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture firm Renesa aimed to combine contemporary details with references to historical Indian homes in this apartment in Pune, India. New Delhi-based Renesa designed the House of Gond residence for fashion designer Monica Gaur, who is passionate about the traditional crafts and architecture of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The 278-square-metre apartment is located

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MOFA Studios creates wave-like forms for Indian water sports centre

June 29, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

The “dynamic nature of the sea” prompted the flowing, scaly forms of The National Institute of Water Sports in India, completed by architecture practice MOFA Studios. Located on a coastal site in Panaji, Goa, the 15,000-square-metre centre provides facilities for the institute, which holds courses in water sports and tourism management. It is formed of

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MOFA Studios creates wave-like forms for Indian water sports centre

June 29, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

The “dynamic nature of the sea” prompted the flowing, scaly forms of The National Institute of Water Sports in India, completed by architecture practice MOFA Studios. Located on a coastal site in Panaji, Goa, the 15,000-square-metre centre provides facilities for the institute, which holds courses in water sports and tourism management. It is formed of

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Courtyards create “communal atmosphere” at Indian house by A Threshold

June 25, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

A series of staggered, multi-level courtyards animate the plan of In-between Gardens, a house in the town of Tiptur, India, designed by architecture studio A Threshold. The courtyards accompany each of the main living areas, functioning as semi-public meeting places in the home that A Threshold said help to “breathe life” into it. This design

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Vaulted roofs and laterite walls form “unapologetically modern” home in India

June 12, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Barrel-vaulted concrete roofs are supported by thick laterite walls at The Stoic Wall Residence in Kerala, India, completed by local studio Lijo Reny Architects. Located in Kadirur, the home is designed by Lijo Reny Architects to be modern yet regional, with a layout and material palette that respond to Kerala’s tropical climate. It is organised

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Studio Lotus wraps stone lattices around museum-cum-jewellery store in Jaipur

June 9, 2024 Tirthika Shah 0

New Delhi practice Studio Lotus has used stone lattices and frescoes depicting regional architecture to embellish the Museum of Meenakari Heritage and Sunita Shekhawat jewellery store in India. Designed as the flagship store for Sunita Shekhawat’s eponymous jewellery brand in Jaipur, the building contains a museum focused on the craft of Meenakari on its ground

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Kiron Cheerla Architecture crowns home in India with lantern-like roof

May 22, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Indian studio Kiron Cheerla Architecture has completed Pott House, a home in Hyderabad topped by a lantern-like roof that draws light and natural ventilation into its interiors. Pott House occupies half of a garden plot characterised by loose black cotton soil, leading Kiron Cheerla Architecture to design a lightweight gridded structure with pile foundations. It

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Nowhere uses brick dust to plaster refurbished house in Hyderabad

May 9, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Indian architecture studio Nowhere has renovated a house in Hyderabad called Mayalogili, coating it with a rough red-brown plaster made with brick and marble dust produced during the project. Tasked with renewing the “old, opaque, heavy, worn down building” in a suburban neighbourhood, Nowhere looked to reestablish the connection between its interior and the surrounding

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Peach-coloured walls enliven Goan holiday homes by Jugal Mistri Architects

May 6, 2024 Katie Last 0

Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holiday homes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. Located in Mandrem, a small town in the north of the state, the homes are intended to mirror the character of the local area, including its colourful architecture

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House of Greens by 4site Architects offers “a garden experience in every space”

April 24, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Planted balconies surround open living spaces at this house in Bangalore, designed by Indian studio 4site Architects for a nature-loving family. Named House of Greens, the four-bedroom home is informed by Bangalore’s history of green spaces and parks, which have earned it the moniker of the “garden city” of India. “As a tribute to Bangalore,

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