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Sona Reddy Studio draws on vernacular architecture for restaurant in Hyderabad

April 16, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Traditional materials and building techniques “celebrate the essence” of south Indian architecture at Telugu Medium, a restaurant in Hyderabad by local practice Sona Reddy Studio. Telugu Medium is located in the Jubilee Hills neighbourhood and housed in a vaulted structure of exposed brick and concrete, designed to suit the area’s arid climate and reference its

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Wallmakers wraps Indian home with perforated walls made with discarded toys

April 5, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Wallmakers has repurposed approximately 6,200 discarded toys to construct the walls of Toy Storey, a circular home in Kerala, India. The aptly named residence by Wallmakers uses toys discarded in the area, which are unsuitable for recycling, as structural components and decoration within the external walls. “The main concept of Toy Storey revolves

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Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards 2024 judge Suchi Reddy

April 4, 2024 Harry Cruttenden 0

Reddymade founder Suchi Reddy has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here she selects five projects that best reflect her studio’s work. Originally from Chennai, a city in eastern India, Reddy founded her New York-based practice Reddymade based on “a design ethos informed by neuroaesthetics, the study of how the brain responds to the

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Six social architecture projects highlighted at Re:Arc symposium in Colombia

April 2, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

A mobile pavilion made of bamboo and a board game dedicated to education around the urban planning process were among the projects highlighted from a design and architecture symposium held in Bogotá. Helmed by Copenhagen philanthropic organisation Re:Arc Institute, the symposium gathered several global design and architecture studios to present projects aligned with the “Andean

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Sanjay Puri Architects unveils spiral-shaped Nokha Village Community Centre informed by sand dunes

March 29, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Mumbai-based architecture studio Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a swirling community centre with a sloping green roof in Rajasthan, India. Conceived as a memorial to the clients’ father, the curvilinear complex was designed to serve the surrounding Nokha district villages and integrates a courtyard, amphitheatre, library and museum behind an undulating sandstone facade. “The Nokha

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A Clay Roof Tiled Kerala House That Harmonizes Tradition with Modern Luxury

March 20, 2024 HD Staff 0

Discover the charm of Kerala encapsulated in this architectural beauty that flawlessly harmonizes tradition with modern luxury. Nestled in greenery in the outskirts of Calicut, this 5500 sqft residence by aslam.sham architects presents a striking silhouette against the verdant backdrop, with its classic clay-tiled roof—an homage to the region’s vernacular design. The roof’s design provides […]

Recycled stone forms walls of Rajasthan farmhouse by Sketch Design Studio

March 15, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

Sketch Design Studio has completed a rural residence in north India that combines a highly ordered facade with a rustic stone interior. Located near the Aravalli mountains in Rajasthan, the two-storey Stone House is built from stone blocks sourced from local demolition sites. The walls are rendered externally in mud and lime plaster. This provides

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V&A’s Tropical Modernism exhibition explores “the politics behind the concrete”

March 14, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement’s evolution from colonial import to a “tool of nation building”. According to the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), the exhibition aims to examine the complex context, power dynamics and post-colonial legacy of tropical modernism – an architectural style that

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Sameep Padora & Associates creates flowing concrete form for Indian arts space

March 12, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Terracotta-coloured render made from local soil covers the curving, concrete structure of Hampi Art Labs, an arts centre in Karnataka by architecture studio Sameep Padora & Associates. Hampi Art Labs is designed by Sameep Padora & Associates to appear as though it was “born from its surroundings” near the village of Hampi, a UNESCO World

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Gabion walls filled with stone “camouflage” Indian home by Earthscape Studio

March 8, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Large rocks from the surrounding area are suspended in a gabion wall around The Infinite Rise, a holiday home in southern India by local architecture practice Earthscape Studio. The Infinite Rise is located near the village of Anaikatti on an elevated, rocky site that provides expansive views across the surrounding mountain ranges. Looking to disrupt

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