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By Akanksha Thapa & Harsh Chauhan-Studio Archohm On our recent architecture travels to Switzerland, we explored the Olympics Headquarters & Museum and immersed ourselves into the culture of fitness and the architecture that facilitates it. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee, found Lausanne to be a haven of peace that was spared by the World Wars. Since then, the IOC has remained in this city that has also been called the “Olympic Capital” in 1993, the year of the Olympics museum’s inauguration. To celebrate the 125th anniversary, the IOC moved into a new “Olympic House” in 2019.…
Kd 45 is a villa designed for a joint family consisting of 8 members, parents and their two sons with families. Surrounded with villas on 3 sides, the site offers views of the neighbourhood park on the shortest 4th side.In urban settings, there is disconnect between the user and nature. With this project we are looking at creating green urban living, to rekindle the relationship of the residents with nature in their immediate surroundings. This villa emerges from the landscape, with the central theme of creating maximum green cover on site and utilize the views of the park facing the site.…
About Architect:Saurabh Gupta is a B. Arch, from TVB School of Habitat Studies, Delhi as well as M. Des Product Design, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He has been a Partner at VGA and has been associated with the practice for over 15 years He develops a design language for projects through an iterative process that complements his creative and pragmatic solutions for spatial design challenges. His design approach uses research in his multifaceted projects as a tool that plugs into the design process to evaluate and build upon ideas and practices. Through educational projects at VGA, he…
Livspace, Asia’s largest omni-channel home interiors and renovation platform, today announced an allocation of US$100 million to strategically invest in and incubate new offerings, D2C private labels, brand extensions and content destinations across its current geographical markets in the home interiors, renovation and related home improvement segments. This capital allocation is in line with Livspace’s strategy to create multiple home interiors and renovation solutions, and D2C offerings which serve homeowners across various segments in its markets across India, South-east Asia and the Middle East and are built on its pioneering home interiors and renovation platform. Thus far, Livspace has deployed…
Greystone Infra, a privatized design and build start-up has expanded businesses to 8 cities in India. Notably present in Tier 1 cities like New Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Mumbai and Pune, also expanding their presence to Tier 2 cities like Agra, Bareilly & Moradabad. Looking at the presence, the company has secured a commendable position in the northern belt. Greystone Infra since its inception, has undertaken high quality interior design projects for commercial, F&B, and Retail projects. The design company comes with an expertise in design, space makeover, complete renovation, decor as well as construction. They have some notable clientele including…
Welspun India Ltd. (WIL), a global leader in Home Textiles and part of the US$ 2.3 billion Welspun Group today announced that it has been reckoned as one of the ‘Best Managed Companies 2022’ in India by Deloitte Private, an initiative organized by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP. The recognition of the company comes after a tough competition and being benchmarked against some of the best promoter run companies across a range of industries. It recognizes the hard work, passion, and pioneering ideas that Welspun India’s Leadership has brought to life. The jury, after detailed scrutiny and rigorous evaluation of…
India’s leading marble company – Classic Marble Company (CMC) made an incredible impression on architects and interior designers at the recently concluded FOAID 2022 event in the city. Flaunting some of its latest designs in KalingaStone Marble, Terrazzo and Quartz, CMC’s display outlet at the venue left every visitor spellbound. The display consisted of a variety of nature-inspired designs from CMC’s Stone Art collection including floral as well as leaf patterns and the fluting pattern but one with the reclining Buddha was the design that turned quite a few heads. CMC also had on display its latest designs in the…
On this World Architecture Day, Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of Godrej Group, released a study that the conglomerate, with presence across construction, consumer durables, industrial products, intralogistics among many others, has conducted with students across 22 architecture colleges. With ESG at its core and across the value chain at Godrej & Boyce, the study titled as ‘Building Sustainable Future, Together’, has been conducted with the intent to empower the next generation of students that will play an instrumental role in taking forward India’s sustainability goals. The study found that over 46% of respondents were aware of the technologies…
Pramod Group is renowned for adding value, beauty and comfort to everyday life with their thoughtful yet luxurious interiors. As Interior Architects, they are in complete control of the built environment till the very last finishing touch is added, and the space is handed over to the client. They have unveiled a set of luxury bedrooms which showcase a quiet, chic and calm haven, ideal for a relaxing experience. Muted earthy tones and elegant natural surfaces interact with other complementing materials to evoke visual interest in these bedrooms. They are all fitted with small seating by way of a sofa,…
Luxury furniture brand Nivasa has unveiled an exquisite range of bespoke furniture, which is a celebration of natural materials. The pieces showcase a discerning palette of colours and materials, artfully conceived details and clean finishes. This collection by Nivasa comprises avant-garde pieces that have a global sensibility.This bespoke furniture series by Nivasa includes effortlessly magnificent living room furniture, which pays homage to natural materials. The chic console’s legs and a tabletop are carved using solid blocks of Indian marble. The coffee table, which has also been carved out of solid blocks of marble, has an elegant silhouette. The legs and table…