No, I cannot picture Harvey Specter in polka dots. Although, after taking a look at this lawyer’s chambers in colonial Mumbai, designed and styled by Architecture & Beyond, I cannot get the image out of my head. “Anything but typical,” was the brief given to principal architect Sonia Gehlot. Call her approach cheeky or call […]
Not all great designs may have a great story. With that thought, writing its story then seems counterproductive, doesn’t it? But it’s not. Because nothing about Samira Rathod is conventional. Perhaps, the only predictable thing is that you’ll be blown away at some point or another. For me, that happened when she mentioned that her […]
The Surat Diamond Bourse, designed by Morphogenesis is a sprawling 7.1 million sq ft office building, standing as a testament to the interplay between time, materials, and the human spirit. At its core lies an ingenious inspiration — the efficient fishbone delivery system observed in various living beings, including humans. Sonali Rastogi, who co-founded Morphogenesis […]
We spend about one-third of our lives in the office. Having said that, the space we occupy in the majority of a day naturally shapes who we are and how we react. Therefore, it is necessary that we consider mental and physical well being while designing workspaces. Not only does an office need to have […]
The Aladdin’s magic carpet is parked right in the middle of this office! An incubator for new ideas and concepts, this office space by Shiraz Jamali Architects not only functions as a private office but also as a place for exhibiting art forms ranging from paintings and photographs to jam sessions. The 900 sq ft […]
The Artista Advanced Dentistry designed by Rasneet Anand works around the idea of developing an industrial-chic office that feels like home to the founders Dr. Niraalee Shah and her partner Dr. Ritika Parikh. Principal architect of her namesake practice, Anand inculcated a sense of belonging to the doctor’s workspace who spent maximum hours of their […]
Office interiors are being looked at with an all-new lens all over the world. While the changes had begun pre-pandemic, the event itself sped up the trajectory. The graveness of a healthy work-life balance seems to have finally dawned upon office managements! To lift the bane of dingy, impersonal cubicles with cool, bright and inspiring […]
