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 […]
