In one of lectures, Prof. Chhaya says ‘architecture should be humane’. We felt that we understood them as words and needed more understanding at an experiential level. When we started the design of the residence at Kulithalai,a suburb of Tirchy, we had a lot of discussions in the studio regarding their lifestyle, their aspirations, their […]
“Can you guys restore this?,” she asked, placing an idol of Ganesha made in stone in front of us. A sandstone Ganesha visited our workspace. Our client, deeply sensitive towards our collective attitude towards idols that break; “Do we discard ourselves when we lose our limbs?” we have so much technology to repair and fix
Rajagopuram of Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple, Ammapalli Dedicated to the hands which lay the invisible foundation stones of the Gopurams. “Ikkada shooting cheste, cinema super hit-aee..!!” A Telugu dialogue loosely translates to “If we film here, our cinema will definitely be a great success”. A locally known, desolate place with minimal to no visitors; served
“Wow! Is this how I designed it?” said the photographer without blinking his widely open eyes. It was him who had conceptualised the long window during his architectural internship.A large-small home. ‘I wore a yellow dress to match the floor colour !” said the client, as she walked out of the bedroom; we found her
The ARK Fitness Studio is designed to club wellness with pleasure. Planned within concrete walls with a single glass frontage on the upper floors, the space calls out through its modern and minimalist design elements. The design intended to create an environment to motivate individuals to work on themselves and provide a support infrastructure to
