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Bamboo screens “weave old and new” for artist’s residence in India

July 22, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian architecture practice Studio Array has used hand-woven bamboo screens to wrap this home and artist’s studio in Delhi, which incorporated existing foundations and columns. Called Farm 8, the project was designed for a collective of artists exploring a sustainable, waste-free method of living known as permaculture, to be used as both a residence and

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Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for “native yet contemporary” home

June 16, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India, designed by local practice Rain Studio. Named Karai, the house was created as a weekend retreat for its clients on a coastal site surrounded by fields that lead directly onto a nearby beach in the coastal town of Kuvathur.

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FADD Studio models Bangalore duplex apartment on caterpillar curvatures

June 12, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Indian practice FADD Studio has fused two separate apartments inside a high-rise development in Bangalore to create a multigenerational family home. The neighbouring four-bedroom apartments, stacked one on top of the other in the SNN Clermont residential tower, were transformed into a six-bedroom duplex for a cosmopolitan couple, their parents and two young children. FADD Studio’s

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Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum steps up slope below Indian fort

June 2, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Vastushilpa Consultants has created a museum and memorial in India to honour the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrate the resilience of the local Kutch community. Vastushilpa Consultants placed the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum on a hill below a fort, which was restored as part of the project, on the outskirts of the

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David Adjaye designs India’s largest cultural centre for Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

May 24, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has unveiled plans for a major new building designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, which is on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Set to become India’s largest art and culture centre, the museum is under construction on a 100,000-square-metre site in Delhi. The design is revealed for the

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Taliesyn draws on vernacular architecture for earth-toned Cabin House

May 20, 2023 Katie Last 0

Rough textures and vernacular elements define this weekend home, which Indian studio Taliesyn has added to a streetside site in Bangalore. Named The Cabin House, the home was informed by the vernacular architecture of South Bangalore’s Jayanagar neighbourhood and was designed to maximise the site’s connection to nature. “Embracing a quiet reflection of modern lifestyle

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The Offbeat Sari exhibition celebrates “one of today’s most important global fashion stories”

May 19, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

The first sari to be worn at the Met Gala and sequins made from discarded X-ray film sourced from hospitals feature in the Offbeat Sari exhibition, which showcases around 60 contemporary saris at London’s Design Museum. The Offbeat Sari is the first UK exhibition to explore the contemporary sari, according to the Design Museum. The

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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners’ first Apple Store in India

April 25, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster + Partners’ first flagship Apple Store in India. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Fosters + Partners has completed India’s first Apple store in Mumbai. Informed by “the creative spirit of Mumbai” the Apple BKC store features a ceiling made from 450,000 pieces of oak. This week’s

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“Interconnected pavilions” make up House Wandoor in India

April 25, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Malabar Architecture Projects has completed a white home in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is topped with terracotta roofs informed by traditional dwellings nearby. Named House Wandoor after the town in which it is located, the four-bedroom dwelling is conceived as a cluster of pavilions connected by semi-outdoor spaces that allow light and

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Foster + Partners embodies “creative spirit of Mumbai” with first Apple Store in India

April 19, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

UK studio Foster + Partners has unveiled the first flagship Apple Store in India, which has a ceiling made from 450,000 pieces of oak. The Apple BKC store occupies a prominent corner of Bandra Kurla Complex, an office and shopping development in Mumbai, and is the technology brand’s first flagship store in the country. “We are delighted to collaborate

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