Project6 years ago
The Brick Abode, designed by Alok Kothari Architects, anchors all the spaces to a central ‘skylight,’ which would draw in light the entire day and act as a brahmasthan.’ The architectural expression of the traditional residential typology of Pune – the ‘Wada’ was always as simple & elegant and was mainly constructed in exposed brick or basalt stone, or both were used to formulate the form. Moreover, the warmth & the aesthetics provided by brick as a material is unmatched.
Interview6 years ago
Practice6 years ago
Alok Kothari Architects is a young architectural practice that strongly believes in creating context-driven spaces using simple, innovative, and sustainable design ideas. The practice draws inspiration from the traditional architecture of the region. It materializes those thoughts with contemporary needs & functions using an earthy, warm & a natural material palette.
Project6 years ago
Burning Man Installation Proposal, designed by the architectural firm AI Studio, reinterprets a closed tomb as an open and permeable space. The shape of the structure is designed to resemble Lenin’s Mausoleum’s silhouette from afar, transforming up close into a living bamboo forest, gently swaying and “singing” in the wind. The density of the pavilion appears to change as one’s vision is shifted. This interplay of height, transparency and patterns of light and shade adds mysticism, and alludes to pagan rituals celebrated in such inviting, yet dangerous, woods.
Project6 years ago
Casa do Bosque is a residence designed by the architectural firm LB+MR that makes the most of the view of the forest landscape. Due to the dimensions of the terrain – narrow in width and long in length the firm has chosen small patios. The team seeks to make the most of these views and in order to make a greater connection with the surroundings, they seek to take advantage of natural materials such as brick, stone, concrete and wood.
Project6 years ago
Bolivar, designed by the architectural firm Hitzig Militello Arquitectos, is a housing project located in the neighborhood of San Telmo. The building height is regulated by the building code of the city. What characterizes the project is the use of two facade lines: one of them denser and monolithic; and behind that line a lighter and translucent one. Because of this we decided to use a palette of materials such as concrete and galvanize iron that defines the aesthetic configuration of the project.
News6 years ago
The competition received an overwhelming response with registrations from 60+ countries from around the world with a mix of architects, planners, urban designers, students and creative professionals related to the real estate / building industry. The submissions were judged on 5 criteria’s to create a shortlist of Top 3 which are featured on their website
Project6 years ago
Marble House, designed by Openbox Architects and Openbox Group, intertwines architecture, interior, and landscape in the form of marble sculpture. The square-shaped form surrounds an open courtyard in the center, allowing natural light and ventilation to reach all remotest corners. The play of materials, space and forms flows seamlessly inside-out, and outside-in making strong connections between architecture, landscape and interior.
Project6 years ago
Dogtrot, designed by CLB, is a residence combining simplicity with interest referencing its agrarian surroundings and is based on the concept of a dogtrot barn, two separate but connected forms. This modern take on the barn lends energy and opens up the interiors toward the primary views. Throughout, materiality is minimal. Drama is a constant factor — in the sense of space created by the width and span of the connector roof.
Practice6 years ago
CLB is an architecture and interior design practice with a wide variety of projects including residences, community facilities, resorts, and mixed-use buildings. The practice seamlessly integrates a project’s architectural forms and materials with the interior furnishings, lighting and artwork. The projects are recognizable: thoughtful, innovative, and refined in their details. Each endeavor is guided with the firm’s philosophy in mind – inspired by place and has resulted in projects across the United States.
Pedagogy6 years ago
In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants learnt to generate geometries in Rhino through direct scripting in jupyter notebook.
News6 years ago
The winners are announced for the contest PORADA International Design Award 2019. There are six winners – three in the Professional category and three in the Student category – who were able to grasp the spirit of the competition by proposing a number of innovative and original projects based on the different types of sideboard and cupboard, able to represent the distinctive values of a key brand for Italian design such as Porada.
Selected Academic Projects
News6 years ago
NESS and Lots of Architecture – publishers are pleased to present the second issue of their monographic series NESS.docs 2: Landscape as Urbanism in the Americas. The issue will be launched online on July 30th 4pm EST with their first Webinar.
Project6 years ago
Story of three courts residence, designed by Collage Architecture Studio, is a perfect amalgamation between the built and naturally existing. The design of this residence aims at getting rid of the solemn and stereotyped impression of a traditional Vastu defined home, where the nine grids curb the free flowing creativity of design. Instead it focuses primarily on creating an open and active living atmosphere where the young family can grow into and flourish.Projecting cubes, double height spaces, courtyards amidst the delicate landscaping are complementary elements used in conjunction with the material palette.
Pedagogy6 years ago
In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants learnt basic modelling in Revit using Rhino and grasshopper as BIM tools.
News6 years ago
This workshop aims to introduce Grasshopper as a Design Driver, where as a Designer you can set up a larger logic and let grasshopper design for you. This workshop will cover the full workflow for the same where the participant will start with the learning of python and then various other concepts of A.I. After which, they will create a script that uses A.I algorithms for automating various processes in design.
Project6 years ago
TClínica De Odontologia, designed by the architectural firm spbr arquitetos, houses two professional activities: clinic and laboratory. The building’s implantation follows the height gauge of the neighboring houses and is aligned on the fronts of the land towards the streets. This gives independence to the construction, with a different feature from the neighborhood and, at the same time, shapes the court, a striking unit of the orthogonal grid of streets and avenues of the projected city.
Project6 years ago
Kowdiar villa, designed by Cadence Architects, articulates a new experience in the courtyard by having a large garden and a large water body. The juxtaposition of the water body and the garden along with central spine of the house helps organize the rest of the program. The formal articulation of the house has a minimalistic sensibility to it. Large plane surfaces enclose generous spatial volumes that overlook internal and external gardens.
Practice6 years ago
Cadence is a collaborative architecture practice with projects ranging from bespoke dwellings to university projects in scale. The studio’s philosophy hinges on conceiving design methodologies that transcend the production of the obvious and the familiar, to create more pleasurable and sensorial experiences through our built environment. They seek delight through architecture and are interested in conceiving affective spaces that stage and celebrate life.
Pedagogy6 years ago
In this session of the workshop – Advanced Computational Design, participants learnt scripting in Python and understood fundamentals of Machine Learning.
News6 years ago
With 131 Registrations and an enthralling and spellbinding set of proposals, the winners of the Competition “CANNES TEMPORARY CINEMA” have been announced.
News6 years ago
As the name suggests, this workshop aims to introduce Grasshopper as a design assistant. The workshop starts by learning various plugins like Lunchbox, Weaverbird, Ladybug, Etc. These plugins help in generating algorithms and evaluating them. In the second half of the workshop, participants will be working with Genetic algorithms using the plugin Octopus.
Project6 years ago
Pakkret House, designed by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated, serves as a backdrop and the terracotta-tile wall illuminates the story of time passing. The solution is to build a gigantic wall shading that rises to the roof level and almost covers the width of the entire house. Covered by brownish-orange terracotta tiles, the wall stands high to support a translucent roofing panel where many small lights strung in rows like waves.
Project6 years ago
REDD Premium Self Storage, designed by Openbox Architects and Openbox Group, acts as a large signage, visible to inbound and outbound traffic. This flagship facility has to be much more than just functional. The external design boldly tells stories that can be perceived by passing drivers at a glance. The site perception presents a composition of stacked cardboard boxes, layered with transparent wrapping material, giving a hint of what’s inside.
