Cafe Azzure, designed by DS2 Architecture, encapsulates and contextualizes the very essence of the pristine and serene Greek island through its architectural and material vocabulary. The design approach was to create, curate and establish an experience that amalgamates cultures and holistically comes across as a space that is international in its v...
Architecture firm
DS2 Architecture
Location
Bengaluru, India
Principal architect
Mueen Haris
Design team
Ar. Raghuvamshi AB, Ar. Harsha
Collaborators
Written by: Ar. Kritika Juneja
Interior design
DS2 Architecture
Structural engineer
Civil engineer: Maaz; Structural engineer: A B Associates, Bengaluru
Landscape
DS2 Architecture
Tools used
ZWCAD, SketchUp, Affinity Photo
Material
mosaic tiles, cane, wood, stamped concrete, marble, fabric, fluted glass, metal, exposed bricks, ceramic.
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
Kabir house is a single family dwelling in Baroda, Gujarat. USINE STUDIO – led by young duo’s Yatin and Jiten, gently merged the house with landscape, creating a much valued feeling of serenity, and a tranquil amalgamation with nature.
Project name
Kabir Bungalow
Architecture firm
Usine Studio
Location
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Principal architect
Yatin Kavaiya & Jiten Tosar
Design team
Yatin Kavaiya, Jiten Tosar, Shalini Pereira, Chitra Sindhkar
Interior design
Usine studio
Civil engineer
Mayur Thakkar
Structural engineer
R V Patel
Environmental & MEP
Mayur Thakkar
Supervision
Mayur Thakkar
Visualization
Suhit Gajjar
Tools used
ZWCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Mayur Thakkar
Material
Italian marble, wood, wall textures, wall paint, natural stones, glass
Typology
Residential › House
tHE gRID Architects: This is a site office of a real estate development where visitors can familiarise themselves with the salient features of the premium Apartment scheme.
Architecture firm
tHE gRID Architects
Location
Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Vinay Panjwani
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Collaborators
Carpenters brand for furniture and local artist for art
Interior design
tHE gRID Architects
Structural engineer
DUCON
Environmental & MEP
Ravi Engineering
Construction
Vinayak Estate
Supervision
Vinayak Estate
Visualization
Snehal Suthar
Material
Cement fiberboard, Concrete, Ceramic patterned tile, Wood and M.S, Local species of trees and plants
Client
Jay Purohit, Parth Purohit, Aditya Goenka
Prashant Parmar Architect / Shayona consultant: Located in the densely populated surroundings of Paldi area in Ahmedabad, is this compact plot of 42’ x 62’. Exposed to the residential developments on the three sides and a road in the front, it would be needless to say that the design approach for the house had to create a sense of privacy and secur...
Project name
Stepped Cube House
Architecture firm
Shayona consultant
Location
Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Principal architect
Prashant Parmar
Design team
Harikrushna Pattani, Hemang Mistry, Ashish Rathod, Pooja Solanki, Vasavi Mehta
Collaborators
Casa Ricca, Light Inside, The furnishing Gallery
Interior design
Shayona consultant
Civil engineer
Aarvi Construction
Structural engineer
Dolmen Engineering & Design services
Environmental & MEP
Shayona consultant
Landscape
Shayona consultant
Lighting
Shayona Consultant
Supervision
Aarvi Construction
Visualization
Shayona consultant
Tools used
ZWCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Aarvi Construction
Material
Brick , Concrete, Modified Clay material, White Stone Crete texture, M.S.Channel, M.S.box, Italian Marble, Teak wood, Veneer, PU finishes, Acrylic Paints, Fabric
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by award winning practice from Mumbai, India Prashant Sutaria Architects – PSA. MANDALA is conceptualized as a modern ‘Avtaar’ of classical elements!
Architecture firm
Prashant Sutaria Architects – PSA
Tools used
ZWCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, GIMP
Principal architect
Prashant Sutaria
Design team
Prashant, Namrata, Pravin Kumar, Pratik
Collaborators
Faircon Uno
Visualization
Prashant Sutaria Architects, Design Max Studio
A small, intimate weekend home situated near Ahmedabad that celebrates materiality and the relationship between the manmade and the natural - reducing carbon footprints. We used earthy, local materials, shaped and worked by local hands, to build this modest, private retreat. The surroundings were left largely undisturbed while building this ecologi...
Architecture firm
tHE gRID Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Photographix India, Inclined Studio (Video credits)
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Collaborators
Local craftsmen
Interior design
tHE gRID Architects
Structural engineer
inhouse
Environmental & MEP
inhouse
Landscape
tHE gRID Architects
Visualization
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Tools used
ZWCAD, Adobe Photoshop, SkethUp, Nikon and Sony camera
Material
Yellow dhrangadhdra stone, Exposed concrete, Reclaimed wood, MS, Reclaimed jute, Reclaimed rope, Glass, Kotah,
Typology
Residential › Weekend villa
