Rishikesh House / Rajiv Saini

Architects: Mr. Rajiv Saini
Location: Rishikesh, India
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 640 sqm
Photographs: Sebastian Zachariah
ArchiCAD BIM Provides Competitive Edge for Conceptual Design

Phoenix-based Orcutt|Winslow (O|W) has been hired to design a verdant, green residential tower that will soar into the sky above Mumbai, India. The project, currently in a conceptual phase, addresses India’s burgeoning housing demand by creating an alternative to Mumbai’s densely-packed extensive horizontal communities, which have erased the once-lush tropical landscape. Embracing a trend toward vertical development, the design provides opportunities to re- introduce nature at the ground plane and improve the quality of life for Mumbai residents. Offering breathtaking views of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link to one side, as well as panoramic views of the city, Sahana Pride at Sion encompasses a challenging and compact footprint. O|W focused the building design on allowing residents to reconnect with nature, despite being located in the center of a bustling city such as Mumbai. Rising from a strong base, surrounded with vegetation, the proposed building expands to provide a wide range of activity spaces.
Student Hostels / DCOOP

Architect: DCOOP (Design Cooperative)
Location: Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, India
Project Team: Quaid Doongerwala with Tapasya Katta, Tapasi Mittal
Structure Engineer: Sanjay Chikermane
Plumbing & Electrical Engineer: Synergy Consultants
Contractor: SVEC Hyderabad
Project Management: University Engineering Dept.
Site Engineer: Mohammed Nawaz
Project Area: 2050 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Rajesh Vora
School of Sciences / DCOOP

With its varied courtyards, terraces, columned halls, entries and playful movements, the School of Sciences is a journey of discovery. While the solemn front of the structure conveys the image of serious academic pursuit that the university stands for, the building itself is centered around its users–faculty and students.
Architect: DCOOP (Design Cooperative)
Location: Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, India
Project Team: Shilpa Ranade and Quaid Doongerwala with Abhijit Doshi, Shweta Ketkar
Structure: Sanjay Chikermane
Plumbing & Electrical: Synergy Consultants
Contractors: SVEC Hyderabad
Project Management: University Engineering Dept.
Site Engineer: Mohammed Nawaz
Project Area: 18000 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photography: Rajesh vora
Delhi Art Gallery Re-Design / Abhhay Narkar

Architects: Vertex Inc / Abhhay Narkar
Location: New Delhi, India
Design Team: Dushyant Bansal, Shariq Khan
Graphics: Priyanka Sharma, Sameer Rajadnya
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 9,000 sqf
Photographs: Courtesy of Vertex Design
House of Pavilions / Architecture Paradigm

Architects: Architecture Paradigm
Location: Bangalore, India
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Courtesy of Architecture Paradigm
In Progress: The Capital / James Law Cybertecture International

Architects: James Law Cybertecture International
Location: Mumbai, India
Project Area: 66,347 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of James Law Cybertecture International
Cybertecture is the ultimate expression of innovative art married with functional needs in consideration of the environment and humanity. The new commercial complex located in Mumbai, India ”The Capital” deliberately reveals her calmness, gracefulness and elegance. It is an extremely challenging work to develop a revolutionary design concept for an office with AAA- grading and achieving over 80% efficiency simultaneously. It integrated the sustainable concept, form and functionality that inspire the office building design and urban context in India like never before.
The Summit / Studio Decode

Architects: Studio Decode
Location: Karnataka, India
Project Team: Ashok Dutta, Meghana Dutta, Sundar Ganesh, Aravinda Devarai
Project Area: 1750 sqm
Photographs: Studio Decode
Parinee I / James Law Cybertecture International

Architects: James Law Cybertecture International
Location: Mumbai, India
Client: Parinee Developers Pvt Ltd.
Photographs: Courtesy of James Law Cybertecture International
Parinee I is a 21st century office tower designed by world renowned architect James Law of James Law Cybertecture International at the heart of Mumbai, India. Uniquely, this dynamic 160 meter tall tower is designed to provide ultra modern office spaces for a wide range of business occupants including the creative industries of the India movie business. Not only can the building form provide different views and experience from the office space inside, the diagonal façades are also installed with LED screen for film and graphic projection.
Dinesh Mills Bungalow / atelier dnD

Architects: atelier dnD
Location: Gujarat, India
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 6,000 sqf
Photographs: Sebastian Zachariah
The Park Hotel / Skidmore Owings & Merrill

Architects: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Location: Hyderabad, India
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 531,550 sqf
Photographs: Robert Polidori, Pallon Daruwala, Bharath Ramamrutham
Aura Spa at the Park Hotel / Khosla Associates

Architects: Khosla Associates
Location: Hyderabad, India
Design team: Sandeep Khosla, Amaresh Anand and Dhaval S.
Photographs: Bharath Ramamrutham
Office Hub in Gurgaon / Morphogenesis

Architects: Morphogenesis
Location: Gurgaon, India
Project area: 79,000 sqf
Project year: 2009
Photographs: André J Fanthome
Attempt 01: Space Specific Installations / Lijo Jos and Reny Lijo

Lijo Jos and Reny Lijo recently displayed their exhibition of “Space Specific Installations” in the Kerla Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery of Kerala, India. The architects filled the gallery with figures that intruded upon the space occupied by visitors and forced interactions between the work and the users of the space using a wide range of materials. The exhibition ran from May4th-10th so if you missed it be sure to look through the gallery for images of Lijo Jos and Reny Lijo’s work after the break! Photographs by Praveen Mohandas.
Chettinad Health City Auditorium / Morphogenesis

Architects: Morphogenesis
Location: Chennai, India
Client: Chettinad Health City
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 5,518.44 sqm
Photographs: Bharath Ramamruthum
Corporate Office for India Glycols / Morphogenesis

Architects: Morphogenesis
Location: Greater Noida, India
Project area: 391,741 sqf
Project year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of Morphogenesis

































































