Architecture

Beach House at Goa

Design brief: To design a contemporary home overlooking the beach to give the client maximum advantage of the view. The client has also expressed his preference for terraces and balconies.

Design programme:
5 bedrooms including 1 master bedroom with infinity pool overlooking the beach
Large living (with double height) and dining space

Bungalow at Hyderabad

Design brief: To be used as a permanent residence for client. To incorporate green building technologies like solar water heating, water harvesting etc. Optimal use of semi-private spaces to host social events / parties. To design an ultra-modern living space incorporating the latest technology and yet being grounded and subtle.

Design programme:
Bedrooms and a master bedroom overlooking the front room.
Entrance lounge and adjoining formal drawing room
Large Front room (with double

Weekend villa at Srinagar

Design brief: Optimal use of existing slope on site to create interconnecting levels. To take advantage of lake view on one side and mountain view on the other. To design a sustainable and energy efficient home using environment friendly materials. To be used as a weekend home especially in the summer.

Design programme:
3 Bedrooms including a large master bedroom (Each with individual terraces)
Front room (overlooking

Competition entry for Spiretec Design competition

The Context:
The site for the SPIRETEC project is located in Greater Noida, which falls within the Delhi - National Capital Region. The metropolitan region of Delhi - NCR was notified in 1962 to relieve Delhi of developmental pressures. Apart from Delhi, the NCR includes areas of participating states -Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Covering an area of 33,578 square kilometers, this is the ninth largest urban conglomeration in the world. Greater Noida is located in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and lies 40 kilometers south east of Delhi. It is an extension to Noida.

The Challenge:
- To weave a responsive building pattern into the planned fabric of IT workspaces overlooking the floodplain of the river.
- To create a rest, leisure and workplace environment that is cohesive, reassuring and multi-layered in the experiences that it allows and meanings it explores.
- To examine ideas of grafted urbanity and create a design that can witness, influence and remain pertinent to the sharp, anticipated transformations of the region.
- To incorporate issues of