In the small village of Hignigada near Baramati, Maharashtra, a young village head approached us to build an outdoor play area for school children.
Project name
Pod for Happiness
Architecture firm
Craft Narrative
Location
Baramati, Maharashtra, India
Principal architect
Yatindra Patil, Vijay Kharade
Design team
Bharat Yadav, Manasi, Yatindra Patil, Vijay Kharade
Completion year
November 2024
Structural engineer
Sonal Nimbalkar
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Architecture is about inclusivity, just as much about the environment, design, and the inhabitant’s context. It is about making boundaries but also blurring them where need be. Located in the rural village of Yavat, Maharashtra is The House of Tranquil Rooms, designed for an agricultural family of two brothers.
Project name
The House of Tranquil Rooms
Architecture firm
Craft Narrative
Location
Yavat, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Studio Recall & Studio Sohaib
Principal architect
Yatindra Patil, Vijay Kharade
Design team
Bharat Yadav, Shubham Kapre and Ajay Harsure
Structural engineer
StructCon Engineers
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
As we trace back our academic culture to the gurukul system while evolving into a society that focuses on technology in education, the Indian demographic context cannot be ignored. The quest for knowledge doesn’t know restrictions, it is where the willingness is— across age groups and interests, and it has to be addressed at the grassroots level in...
Architecture firm
Craft Narrative
Location
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Studio recall, Sohaib Ilyas
Principal architect
Yatindra Patil, Vijay Kharade, Tanvee Abhyankar (Author)
Design team
Bharat Yadav, Shubham Kapre and Ajay Harsure
Structural engineer
Sonal Nimbalkar
Material
Galvanised Iron, Mild Steel, Rubber Wood and Brick Paving
Typology
Educational › Library Pod
