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Weekend Villa / R+R Architects

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Set against the tranquil outskirts of Ahmedabad, the Weekend Villa is envisioned as a contemporary weekend retreat that blurs the boundaries between resort living and residential comfort. Conceived as an immersive sanctuary, the villa draws deeply from Balinese tropical architecture while remaining rooted in a distinctly modern Indian context. The result is a home that celebrates leisure, craftsmanship, and an evocative material palette through a carefully choreographed spatial experience.

The House of Memories / Studio Lagom

Pratik Mour — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The House of Memories is born from the desire to move ahead with the times and satisfy dynamic requirements, while enshrining familial memories and celebrating its roots. It is located on a 165' x 55' plot in Valsad, a city filled with beautiful farmland and lotus ponds that make a beautiful inclusion in this narrative too, celebrating the context. The home occupies the place of the family's earlier abode, a rambling 22-room structure, which also functioned as their office, standing next to a small well. The client had purchased it from a Parsi gentleman, complete with beautiful wooden furniture. While the rooms were numerous, they were tiny, and the spatial orchestration was not at all user-friendly. Plus, with ageing family members, particularly one who is physically challenged as well, the need to shift to a modern home with an inclusive, barrier-free design became crucial and pressing.

LJ House / Studio Saransh + IKSOI

Pratik Mour — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Contemporary houses in urban India negotiate between the two parallel conditions: the desire for spatial generosity and the long-established culture of collective living. What is rarely questioned is how this space is distributed, inhabited, and shared amongst the family. LJ House, a 6300 sq ft residence in one of Ahmedabad's first residential neighborhoods outside the walled city, addresses this question directly. It prioritizes collective living over individual spaces, an approach that draws from the spatial logic of traditional pol houses of the city, without replicating them.

CASAVIVA Residence / SHROFFLEóN

Pratik Mour — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Conceived as a dialogue between architecture and landscape, CASAVIVA transforms the house into a sequence of spaces where nature becomes an integral part of everyday life.

The House of Green Court / andblack design studio

Pratik Mour — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Set within the climatic and cultural context of Ahmedabad, the House of Green Court draws from the courtyard typology to organize a three-generational family into an individualized yet cohesive whole. The project modulates privacy while responding to the present and evolving needs of its inhabitants.

Amaltash House / Design Ni Dukaan

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000

In the quiet town of Navsari, near Surat, we have crafted a 12,000 square ft family residence designed to reflect the harmony of architecture and engineering. This G+2 structure includes a thoughtfully laid-out foyer, vestibule, drawing room, living area, two kitchens, five bedrooms, a multipurpose room, a second-floor lounge, and a courtyard with a patio. Our approach has always been about marrying proportions and balance, drawing inspiration from master architects who understand that even a 25mm variation can shift the character of a space. In a time of visual consumption, we believe in guiding our clients through a journey of understanding the nuances of design and the life it brings to their home.

Building with Trees: Rethinking Architecture’s Relationship to Site

Daniela Andino — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Trees are often the first things to vanish when construction starts. Clearing a site has long been one of architecture's most immediate acts, removing what already exists to make room for something new. When vegetation is preserved, it is typically treated as a secondary layer, added back as landscape rather than shaping the project itself.

Kaleidoscopic House / DOT

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

A house is often a portrait of the people who live in it. In many Indian families, the woman of the house spends much of her time looking after others; planning meals, watching over everyone's health, and keeping the household steady. What she rarely has is the chance to sit with her family and share the time she helps create for them. This became clear in our first meeting, and it shaped how the design began to take form.

Nirava Ayurveda Holistic Centre / STAPATI

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Part of the renowned Krishnendu Ayurveda Hospital, the ~21,000 sq. ft. Nirava Ayurveda Holistic Centre is envisioned as an oasis of healing, rooted in tradition and elevated through thoughtful innovation. Conceived as an immersive wellness retreat, the master plan unfolds in two distinct yet interconnected volumes: a villa block comprising twelve serene guest rooms and a gracefully curved spa block housing therapy suites. Each structure is carefully positioned to preserve and embrace the mature trees that define the site's lush, tropical character, allowing architecture and landscape to exist in quiet harmony.

The Matchbox House / STAPATI

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Set amidst vast farmlands in Bagalur, Tamil Nadu, India, The Matchbox House is a quiet yet powerful statement on environmentally responsible architecture. Conceived as a net-positive home for a family of four, the residence blends rigorous sustainability with a rich and poetic spatial experience, proving that ecological need not compromise beauty or comfort.

ArchDaily's Best Architectural Projects of 2025

Hana Abdel — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0000

As the year culminates, it's once again time for the ArchDaily team of curators to reflect on the best-performing projects of 2025 and consider what readers were most interested in. Through this diverse overview, we assess the cross-continental similarities and differences in trends and construction development. This year brought us many grand cultural and public spaces by Lina Ghotmeh, BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects, DnA, and Serie Architects, who populated events like Expo Osaka and the Venice Biennale, as well as a surprising number of museums and public or landscape works in China and the rest of the Asian continent. However, while these were sought-after projects, the leading works remained, unsurprisingly, residential projects.

Salt Pan House / We Design Studio

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Emerging like a sculptural monolith from the edge of a salt pan, this house is a masterclass in elemental architecture — poised between land and water, tradition and modernity, permanence and porosity. Situated on a ten-acre property patiently acquired over a decade, the home is nestled quietly between the Chapora River and a mangrove belt, anchored in place by three man-made salt pans that dictate not just the footprint but the spirit of the architecture.

Gulmohar Clubhouse / Khosla Associates

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0000

CLIENT AND BRIEF – Our clients commissioned us to masterplan a 42-acre villa development in Raipur—Rama Greens—featuring 90 villas across four types, a well-equipped clubhouse, and ample green and lung spaces to promote community living.

MS House / Studio Saransh

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Can Brutalist architecture embrace nature so closely that it feels like the trees have shaped it? Studio Saransh's MS House in Ahmedabad offers a bold answer. The design of the house begins with a simple promise: to preserve the site's nine mature neem trees at all cost. The result is a concrete structure that bends to nature's will, influencing every decision—from spatial layout to the architectural form and material palette—in the process. This sensitivity to context and environment is a hallmark of Studio Saransh's design ethos, which emphasises functional elegance with an impactful design language.

Capiche Restaurant / Neogenesis+Studi0261

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Capiche, a design marvel crafted by Neogenesis+Studi0261, is where the architecture elegance meets rustic charm and contemporary design seamlessly. This restaurant is a testimony to their creative prowess, inviting diners to experience a space that is as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the taste.

Prakriti Farms Residence / Nivasa

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Nestled within Prakriti Farms, this residence epitomizes rustic charm and a deep connection with the natural world. Its elegance lies in its emphasis on elemental materials and its seamless integration with the surrounding landscape. With three bedrooms and a spacious living area, the home was strategically designed in an L shape to maximize natural light and blur the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces. The home boasts an expansive open-plan layout, seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor spaces without demarcation.

Retreat Home / Neogenesis+Studi0261

Hana Abdel — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

True to its name Retreat Home by Neogenesis+Studi0261 is a get-away house to escape the frenzied hustle and bustle of city life. A holiday home to a diamond merchant in Surat, this elemental yet contemporary house has been designed to embrace extended families making room for warm interactions as it seamlessly connects the indoor with the outdoor. The idea was to envisage a space where rustic extravagance entwines with comfort, where every detail is meticulously crafted to create lasting memories. In its first appearance, the abode reveals itself as a two-tiered linearly designed structure partly camouflaged in the greens. The house sits there with a picturesque pitched roof, overlooking an abundance of greens waiting to express its narrative.

Vaulted B/W Haus / DIG Architects

Hana Abdel — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Brief: The owners of this space are a family of four. The husband is a founder of a closed fund and the wife a PhD scholar ably assists him in his venture. The couple has two grown-up kids doing their advanced studies in foreign countries. The core requirement of this family was to have a clutter-free cozy space with emphasis given on functional planning and at the same time a breakaway aesthetic. Also due to their social nature/status, they wanted a space that was inclusive and could serve as a perfect entertainment pad.