City Homes
Studio Kreate’s Mumbai home draws its rhythm from material, structure and softness
Are millennial homeowners viewing life differently? While there are myriad ways to answer this, Rukhsar and Saiqa Shaikh, principal designers and co-founders of Beetle Design Studio, decided to fuse their progressive design philosophy, accommodating both zen and zany vibes in equal measure. Called Urban Eden, the 1,000 sq ft pet-friendly Mumbai abode with a modernist […]
A dwelling in the heart of Arumbakkam’s residential locale in Chennai sits poised as a modern sanctuary of serenity. Vaishali Srinivasan, Principal Architect of 85isto15 along with project architect Karunyaa Vijay, stitches a warm canvas where neutral hues swathe the walls and whispers of modernity dance in the air. The Creative Conundrum When entrusted with the […]
Where does design end and life begin for an architect? We asked Kayzad Shroff and María Isabel Jiménez León, principal architects and co-founders of SHROFFLEóN for whom the act of designing the 1,350 sq ft Mumbai apartment was an exercise in creating a space that wraps around their lifestyle while still experimenting with the new. […]
Echoing the staggered undulations of rice paddy fields, where human intervention strikes an equilibrium with the indigenous terrain to create a holistic design philosophy — this seven-storied ecological utopia in Hyderabad, anchored amidst the affluent neighbourhood of Jubilee Hills, is a second home for a young couple and their growing children. Crafted by Baba Sashank […]
Most weekends when they’re there, Aprameya Radhakrishna and Parinita Narain can be found on the katte (Kannada for ‘bench’) in the courtyard, sometimes with a friendly neighbour, always with some piping hot filter coffee. For the couple, such weekend sojourns are a regular occurrence — the happy result of a long-ago manifesto to escape the […]
