“The light is what guides you home, the warmth is what keeps you there”
-Ellie Rodriguez
Situated on a north facing site in Indiranagar, Bangalore; this home is defined by a modern architectural vocabulary, but at same time, it creates a fine balance by imbibing traditional and time-tested architectural values.
Project name
Whispering Curves
Architecture firm
Suva Architects
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Principal architect
Suresh B Mistry
Design team
Suresh B Mistry
Interior design
Suva Architects
Structural engineer
S & S Associates Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
SECA Consultants (Electrical) Excel Design Associate (Plumbing)
Lighting
Design Brilliance
Supervision
Architect and the Client
Visualization
Suva Architects
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape
Construction
Mr. Sudhakar
Client
Dr. Anand K, Mrs. Uma Anand
Typology
Residential Architecture, House
The house is planned on a typical 60’ x 90’ parcel of land located in the northern peri urban extents of Devanahalli, Bangalore. Designed for a family of four along with their three four legged companions, the project attempts at creating shared spaces for humans & animals alike while also seamlessly transitioning between indoor & outdoor.
Location
Bangalore, India
Photography
Atik Bheda Photography
Principal architect
Anisha Menon, Sabyasachi Routray
Design team
Indulekha Paul & Neethu Susan Mathew
Structural engineer
Radins Engineers Private Limited
Environmental & MEP
Yash Consultants Private Limited
Landscape
Planter’s Paradise
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign
Construction
Galore Constructions Private Limited
Typology
Residential › House
The design has been carefully curated, focusing on natural elements such as laterite stone cladding, natural granite, and wooden doors and windows.
Project name
House of Greens
Architecture firm
4site architects
Location
Bangalore, India
Photography
Ekansh Goel, Studio Recall
Principal architect
Chandrakant S Kanthigavi
Design team
Chandrakant S Kanthigavi (Lead Architect), Ram Kumar (Project Architect), Veeresh Mutnal (Project Engineer)
Interior design
4site architects
Civil engineer
Veeresh Mutnal (Project Engineer)
Structural engineer
Sky Eye Consultants
Environmental & MEP
Maruthi Engineering Consultants • Lighting: 4site architects
Landscape
4site architects
Supervision
Veeresh Mutnal (Project Engineer)
Visualization
Aarushi Jain
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Veeresh Mutnal (Project Engineer) (4site design build)
Material
Laterite Stone, Concrete, Glass, Wood
Client
Srikanth Narayan Swamy, Pallavi Rao
Typology
Residential › House
An engineering and design fusion marvel completed recently by the team at Ds2 Architecture. Earlier this year, as part of the Global Summit for Woodworking and Furniture Production Technology at BIEC, Bangalore, India showcase, Marvin Leather featured a fusion of design thinking and materials.
Project name
Marvin Exhibition Stall - Bangalore BIEC
Architecture firm
Ds2 Architecture
Location
Bangalore, India
Photography
Sharique Sait
Principal architect
Mueen Haris
Design team
Mueen Haris, Hansel
Interior design
Ameen Mohammad
Construction
Ds2 Architecture
Material
Wood, leather, metal
Client
Marvin Genuine Leather
Typology
Temporary Structure
Audumbara, an exploration of natural building materials with vernacular design techniques. This East facing residence is built on a 1,500 sft plot at Akshayanagar, Bangalore. When our clients, Mr. Krishna Katepalli & Srividhya, told us they were looking to build a traditional & eco-friendly home for their two kids & parents, we enthusiastically int...
Architecture firm
Tropic Responses
Location
Bengaluru, India
Photography
AB Photography
Principal architect
Sanjay Jain
Design team
Elakkiya, Hatim, Anoushka, Shruti, Siddharthi, Kave & Sanjay
Interior design
Tropic Responses
Structural engineer
Varenya Consultants
Visualization
Tropic Responses
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
CSEB, Kota stone, Jaisalmer stone, MS, Teakwood, Rattan, Oxide, Cement printed tiles
Client
Mr & Mrs Srividhya Krishna Katepalli
Typology
Residential › House
Argon, a modern and contemporary workplace, seamlessly integrates nature with a transformative lifestyle. It defines a holistic environment of next-generation workspaces and offers flexible office configurations. Argon aims to be a hub and a prominent landmark located at the entrance of the Bagmane Solarium Campus masterplan.
Architecture firm
SOG design, DSP Design Associates
Location
Bangalore, India
Collaborators
Façade: Façade Technik. Lift Specialists: L'Avenir, PVN Associates Pvt Ltd
Landscape
Design Cell, Deeproots Design
Structural engineer
Optimal Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd
Environmental & MEP
PHE & Fire Fighting: ADITHI Building Service Consultants (PHE & Fire Fighting). Electrical: Sripeksha Engineering Consultancy Service Pvt. Ltd. HVAC: Airtron Consulting Engineers Pvt Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Office
The National School of Business is a higher education institution offering both graduate and post-graduate courses in business management. Driven by a collaboration-focused, holistic pedagogy, NSB has cemented itself as one of Bangalore’s reputed business schools.
Project name
National School of Business
Architecture firm
HabitArt Architecture Studio
Location
Singena Agrahara, Electronic City, Bangalore, India
Photography
Shamanth Patil Photography – Rays and Greys
Principal architect
Aditya Venkat
Design team
Aditya Venkat, Rochana Ramakrishna, Yogita Kamath, Divya C, Vibish P.R
Interior design
HabitArt Studio
Civil engineer
Sharath J – Punarvi Infrastructure
Structural engineer
Sharath J – Punarvi Infrastructure
Landscape
HabitArt Architecture Studio
Visualization
Divya C, Nihal, Tenzin Tseten
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Construction
Kannan M – Epicon Engineers
Material
Brick, form finished concrete, APCO concrete block
Client
National Educational Trust
Typology
Educational › University
This project came to our studio in 2018 as a refurbishment, extension & interior modification project. A single storey old house on a plot size of 50’ x 80’ that was being used as an office space. The entrance patio was the reception, bedrooms were meeting/discussion/conference rooms and the store room worked as server room. The brief was to rework...
Location
Bangalore, India
Photography
Studio Suryan//Dang
Principal architect
Anisha Menon & Sabyasachi Routray
Design team
Indulekha Paul, Anisha Menon, Sabyasachi Routray
Structural engineer
Radins Engineers Pvt. Ltd
Environmental & MEP
Yash Con Pvt. Ltd
Construction
Solid Ground Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vray, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
Material
RCC structure with Post tension slab & beams with exposed concrete ceiling and columns, Solid concrete block masonry with plastering and paint, Aluminium framed windows with double glazed vacuum toughened glass, vitrified flooring, Laminated wood flooring
Typology
Commercial › Office Building