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Build in and with nature, this wellness centre near Mumbai is a healing escape designed by Urban Circle
A canvas so vast that it encompasses palatial hues of nature, like the lush greens, earthy browns and concrete greys. Designed by Hiral Jobalia, this 14,000 sq ft home in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh decked with nature’s elements, weaved in the home, giving birth to a quintessential blend of nature and modern design. Encompassing a family […]
Emulating the majestic contours of mountain peaks, the architectural frame of the Forest Home symbolises the family’s deep passion for backpacking and their profound appreciation for the wonders of the natural world. Standing firm in the centre of a 20,000 sq ft plot is this home where nature yet again becomes the protagonist of a […]
Bathroom — a space that often becomes our next rejuvenating escape after the bedroom is a place where thoughts flow freely, we pamper ourselves and sometimes lose track of time. A clever design approach can transform a bathroom into a sanctuary where even the longest days dissolve into relaxation. In a sea of colours, the […]
Nature is fascinating. Outside our homes, it flourishes with uninhibited glory. When brought inside our homes, it gracefully melds with the character of its surroundings, while also spilling its relentless beauty around. Home 111 in Bengaluru spells a similar story, where a beautiful Bonsai tree becomes the narrative foundation of the space, jutting out from […]
Post a busy day at work, all of us wish to withdraw from the hubbub and reside within the peace of nature. Though seldom, anyone actually has turned this into reality. This home built by Olson Kundig and designed by Erica Colpitts Interior Design honours this wish and crafts a mid-century modern home in the […]
Nature seldom asks for attention. Prakruthi Rao’s 2,200 sq ft design studio in Bengaluru—PRAKRUTHI (meaning the natural germinal state, eternal and beyond perception) is housed in the family office—Padma 79 and has a strong attachment to nature. A 1950’s residential building was adapted and repurposed into the mentioned family office, the studio’s first project. It […]
The human presence in natural landscapes is an interplay of scales, a juxtaposition of archetypal shelters against vast sceneries as well as a negotiation between access to the landscape and environmental conservation. And Botanical Buildings: plants + architecture delves deep into this very relationship between architecture and nature. Building in nature or otherwise called environmental […]
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore, there is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but nature more.” A step into Stone Lodges – Private Residences in Wayanad by Earthitects establishes this quote […]
Sophistication falls in a whirlwind romance with urban views in this 1300 sq ft Chennai home on the 30th floor at Hiranandani OMR. Designed by Sailakshmi Venkatesh, founder at Sailakshmi Architects (SLA), the 3BHK apartment is home to a couple and their eight-year-old child. Focused on bringing the outside in, the home is resplendent in […]
Overlooking large stretches of green belts, Verdant Villa by 42MM Architecture includes design aesthetics that mirror all kinds of modernist styles. Emphasising on materiality, technology and composition, Rudraksh Charan and Priyanka Charan, founders and architects, 42MM Architecture, have conceptualised a home that represents these three design elements in a perfect synchronisation. Designed for a young […]
