Utsav House, Alibag : “This Is an Indian House, According to One Architect”
By turning his gaze backward, Bijoy Jain is creating a new architectural language that acknowledges his country’s precolonial past. It was a bright April day of prodigious heat in Mumbai, India, with the monsoon still weeks away, and I wondered if the 54-year-old architect enjoyed witnessing that first beguiling effect his building had upon me.
“An All-White Apartment in Singapore”, styled with a nod towards the Homeowner’s Indian Roots
Anyone familiar with the concept of black and white row bungalows in Singapore will know what a catch these homes are, from a real estate point of view. Anyone that is, except your average Singaporean. Historically, black and white houses were built for Singapore’s colonial rulers back in the day and remain a draw for expats who can afford their high rentals.
“The Corner House”, A 750 sqft, compact Mumbai Home, by Vcreate Designs
The Corner House by Vcreate Designs etches to life a nuclear family’s residence in the heart of Mumbai while welding together neoteric sensibilities, colour, and stated opulence. A sequestered two-bedroom Mumbai apartment lends its canvas to a nuclear family in the plush residential neighbourhood of Lokhandwala.
The Ahmedabad-based multispecialty architecture firm tHE gRID Architects led by Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar has recently completed ”Rock House”, a unique project which is sustainable and made from all local labour and local tradition craft of stone masonry, situated near Ahmedabad, #India.
“A Passion for Modern Indian Art” : Jane & Kito de Boer Collection
‘Find greatness that you can afford,’ suggest the collectors Jane and Kito de Boer. It would be wise to take their advice — the couple own one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of modern Indian Art. In this video Jane and Kito de Boer share their passion for modern Indian art and how they felt compelled to begin collecting after moving to Delhi in the early 1990s.
These 11 Paint Color Apps Will Help You “Visualize Your Dream Home”
When it comes to painting, it’s a safe bet that you fall into one of two camps of people: Those who feel like a kid in a candy shop when presented with rows of colorful samples, or those who feel debilitated by so many paint colors.
Chennai : “A Traditional Tanjore Home with a sustainable Modern Twist”
Blending Traditional Style Interiors with Modern Apartment Spaces is often a Big challenge. But this is exactly what the VentureBee interiors team was asked to do in the 3 BHK apartment in Chennai. Owner Latha had a penchant for Tanjore homes from traditional southern India.
Kusum Villa : “A Gorgeous 3,250 sqft, Single Family Home in Aurangabad” by Portico Design Concepts
Kusum was a project that began with a family seeing PDC’s previous work and, finding it resonating with them so well, that they desired for an exact replica as their own house. But with contexts of the two plots being different, the architects realised that their response also needed to be suitably changed.
This was a brand-new house handed over to us for making it a “home” which is simple, cosy, comfortable and fresh. A home which is not so glamorous that it feels less like home and more like hotel. A home which is so simple that it sometimes allows us to be messy.
Nirant : A Bungalow design by Usine Studio, that becomes whole with put together concepts.
58, Nirant Bungalow design could have been a typical bungalow that looked exactly like its neighbors. And even when the Architecture is unchanged, what the Usine team has done for this house is apparent right from that entrance porch.
The clients had floating pieces of ideas for what they needed in each of the spaces individually and thus, agreed against the notion of one overarching concept for the entire house.
The 900 sqft, “Ruby Residence” in Mumbai by The Design Chapel Studio
They say ‘Home is where the Heart is’, but in current times with the pandemic raging, the Home is where everything is. Today our homes have doubled up as our work spaces, as our gyms, playgrounds for our young ones, as (home) theatres on the weekends and Master Chef kitchens for all those with a flair for cooking.
This Singaporean couple INDI and ANUSHKAR (Nush), tell us why they love their newly renovated Bali-style penthouse in Siglap, on the east of Singapore. When Indi and Nush Tandon arrived back in Singapore following a year-and-a-half stint in Shanghai, they knew they wanted to settle in a large loft or penthouse apartment.
“The Sparrow Nest” : A 2,400 sqft, Hyderabad Home by Manikath Chava
“The common focal point of this 2,400sqft apartment is to keep the decor stylish with different colours and also by giving some traditional touch. We opted for fine colours in the living area and further added wood and veneer to give the space warmth.
“Villa Rashmi” : A Magnificient Heritage Home in the Heart of Mumbai
Villa Rashmi is a one-of-a-kind over 100-year old heritage villa in Mumbai with over 50 rooms, located on a dead-end road in the heart of the suburb of Malad. Villa Rashmi is situated in the High Security Military COD (Central Ordinance Department) vicinity.
Can feng shui be used for apartments? After all, classical feng shui was created in a time when buildings were mainly single-story, with the grandest of them being double-story. How can an ancient practice be used for apartments, condominiums, and other high-rise buildings?
