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Creating a balance between green, luxury and economy

“Eco-engineering to make affordable Green”, is the unique selling proposition of Bhuvan Ashish, an architect whose motive is to create meaningful and sensible spaces which are self sustaining in nature. Every design element is thoroughly scrutinized before implementation, to its…
Translating clients’ ‘hopes, wishes and wants’ into ‘needs’ through Pre-Design

“Development activities that include design and construction are long drawn and expensive affairs, and sometimes a nightmare for all participants. Business risks to the client because of budget and schedule over runs must be minimized if not eliminated entirely. And…
WHAT IS DESIGN PROCESS ?

“Do what you love” is what Gauri Argade strongly believes in. “Design is not a purpose, but a passion!” is Gauri’s philosophy. She says, “design is an art which showcases ‘Passion’, ‘Beauty’ and ‘Creativity’.” Following this mantra, she derives uniqueness in…
Interior Design …..Is it only a luxury product?

It is a common notion in India that Interior Design is a luxury product and within the reach of the wealthy few. This is a complete misconception as it is equally important to get a space designed when the user…
The new should carry forward the heritage and culture and not to erase it

“Design is a constant process to innovate, create and reinvent itself for a better living. The design style though modern always has space for innovative use of materials with a contemporary clean design sensibility,” feels Archana Shah. A graduate from…
Social Skills : No way! It is not for us! Or is it?

With the world becoming a small circuit it is important to be well networked. We are not talking about being present across social media platforms but realtime life-skills here. It’s hard to underestimate the impact of good social skills on…
Photography is visual music – Samruddha Mogal

“I couldn’t understand how photography became my passion from a hobby,” reminisces Samruddha Mogal, an architect in private practice, in Nashik for last 18 years for whom photography has been a hobby since childhood as he learned the basics from…
Was rebuilding the Taj a bigger challenge, or was it something else?

Celebrated Structural Consultant and Restoration Architect, Mr. Chetan Raikar, Chairman and MD, Structwell Designers & Consultants – the man behind rebuilding the Taj, post the terror attacks, speaks about his biggest challenges. Here is a snapshot on what is it that…
“Indian design needs to advance at a faster pace” feels Ketan Sheth

“Indian design needs to advance at a faster pace, to constantly evolve in tune with global demands and expectations. One must define intentions, explore options and eventually create compositions that can take design to a new level. This can result…
Designing a Mall with a soul

What do we say is a definition of a Mall. Mall is an enclosed space where we can shop. I would say “WRONG”. Mall is a Circus, A Broadway show, a 7d / 8d/10d movie….. A large entertainment platform which…

