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SOM designs “terminal in a garden” for Bangalore airport

January 19, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, that draws on the city’s heritage and landscape. Designed by SOM as a “terminal in a garden”, the plant-filled project, created in collaboration with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla (AJSK), and Grant Associates, aims to propose a calming alternative

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Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest

December 27, 2023 Katie Last 0

Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. Nestled within a network of mango trees in Indian coastal town Alibag, the house was designed to showcase the connection between architecture and nature. In response to the surrounding canopy

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Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts

December 24, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. Situated on an elevated and exposed site in Taliparamba, the home is designed to take advantage of the views across the landscape while providing sufficient

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A Threshold disguises community centre in India as “ancient ruins”

December 5, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A series of freestanding brick walls designed to resemble ruins frame this community centre near Bangalore, India, designed by local architecture studio A Threshold. Appropriately called Subterranean Ruins, the building is dug into a steeply sloping site overgrown with mango, banana and coconut trees and designed as a freely accessible, multifunctional centre for the village of

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Wallmakers punctuates arts centre roof with skylight seating

November 27, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Wallmakers has reimagined a traditional roof by adding skylights that double as seating for an arts centre and home in Kerala, India. Established by a family of musicians, Nisarga Art Hub is both a private residence and arts centre designed as a space for the community to congregate and engage with art and

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M9 Design Studio’s circular Vishnuvardhan memorial symbolises “unity and continuity”

November 27, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture practice M9 Design Studio has designed a circular memorial complex in India to commemorate actor Vishnuvardhan. Located in the rural town of Mysore, India, the complex by M9 Design Studio comprises two spaces – a circular memorial and community hub that acts as a gathering space for the local community. It was designed as

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The Grid Architects completes sculptural ferrocement workplace in Ahmedabad

November 26, 2023 Kate Donaldson 0

Indian studio The Grid Architects has created a curvilinear office in Ahmedabad that is constructed from white ferrocement. Informed by the Sanskrit word for “flow”, the 200-square-metre workplace is located at a prominent road intersection in a densely populated area surrounded by ongoing construction work. It is defined by white undulating walls, which are formed from

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Workers of Art designs its own studio space using materials that had been “relegated to landfill”

November 20, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian architecture studio Workers of Art (WOA) has converted a former storage space into its own plant-filled office, using recycled and repurposed waste materials in almost every aspect of its design. Called WOA Second Home, the office is located in Kochi, Kerala, and occupies a 1,450-square-foot (135-square-metre) concrete structure that was previously used for storing

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Studio Hinge creates library spaces beneath tree-like wooden columns

October 30, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian practice Studio Hinge has completed Forest of Knowledge, a library in Mumbai that sits beneath a tree-like canopy of latticed wood. The library was designed for the Cricket Club of India, a member’s club dating back to the 1930s that is housed in an art deco building in southern Mumbai. Adapting the third floor

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