Vurve Signature Salon located in Chennai is a destination for relaxation and rejuvenation which enunciates splendour in both design and experience. The architects have envisaged the two- storeyed space to radiate opulence that serves as an exquisite escape from the humdrum of the city, housing various services that the users can avail.
Amby Valley City, a beautiful township on the outskirts of Mumbai.
In the midst of many houses, a beautiful bungalow of about 5,000 sq.ft was redesigned and refurbished to its best, by KNS Architects on a plot of 20,000 sq.ft.
Being a leading developers space, the house was detailed with upcycled materials.
The builder had tons of material available from different sites. The challenge was to optimize the use of these materials. Upcycle House is a project, aimed at exposing potential carbon-emission reductions through the use of recycled and upcycled building materials. In the case of this project, the reduction has been 86% compared to a benchmark house.
Article source: UA Lab (Urban Architectural Collaborative)
The residential mass is divided into two separate blocks keeping the Garden and Courtyard continuous. We developed a layout with open spaces running parallel to the indoor residential spaces. This also allowed for getting in maximum daylight and providing better cross-ventilation opportunities.
At the entrance, one is greeted by a play of a low height Gable roof and a narrow vertical double heighten space. Light is taken from above, which brightens the entire narrow space. Tactfully designed Scissor truss with sleek mild steel members holds the roof above and living space below. The Delicate scissor truss against the Simple bold tower, displays a contrasting and evocative Entrance facade set in the green open space.
Located within a gated community in North Bangalore, the square shaped plot of this residence abuts the road on southern and western sides and enjoys views of the encompassing greenery. Based on the client’s requirements, our approach was to design a modest house with specific emphasis on natural light and ventilation.
This 2.5 million s/f build-to-suit office campus on a 21-acre site will be a global financial firm’s largest office complex outside the United States and will serve as its India headquarters.
Three ten-story office blocks are unified at ground by a 150,000 s/f array of courtyards and common amenity functions including cafeteria, conference facilities, fitness and health centers, casual dining, formal and informal gathering spaces, and a transportation center which organizes arrivals and departures of employees via shared and private vehicles. Taking advantage of Bangalore’s favorable climate, the design strategy allows seamless use of indoor and outdoor spaces, closely integrating landscape and building.
Nestled on the foothills of the Himalayas in the city of Dehradun, a facility for assisted living sits in hypnotic tranquility. The plot is around 4 acres which is surrounded by dense Mango & Litchi orchards and a British Bungalow, dating back to the Colonial Period. The approach was to capitulate to a design solution that would respect the heritage and natural environment of the site. Although the plot was in the middle of an urban landscape, it still had its independent eco-system with orchards. This instilled a sense of safety due to the site’s proximity to city-facilities yet enjoying the calming shade of green foliage.
One line description about project: Ultraconfidentiel completed the Design & Build of the new 54,000 sq.ft. Headquarters created for Khaitan & Co, one of the biggest law firms in India, in Max Towers (Noida)
Introduction: It is well known that interior design has become one of the main tools of profound corporate evolution. Khaitan & Co, one of the largest and most prestigious Indian law firms took a leap forward by deciding to change the traditional concept of a legal office. Ultraconfidentiel, in charge of the complete Design & Build project, has translated this need for business growth into an uplifting, vibrant and contemporary design that still embodies the values and DNA of the historic company.
Located in the densely populated surroundings of Paldi area in Ahmedabad, is this compact plot of 42’ x 62’. Exposed to the residential developments on the three sides and a road in the front, it would be needless to say that the design approach for the house had to create a sense of privacy and security. The client’s reason for selection of this plot was to stay connected with his local groups. The house appears a set of cubes with varied volumes, arranged with a balanced play of solids and voids. The brief was to create a spacious home with four bedrooms, a drawing room, a dining area, a kitchen and a formal living space that connected to garden. For easy movement within, a lift was needed. The parking was discarded as a common space was already provided by the society. The planning of the house is done based on the below factors.
There are some buildings which are timeless, and some which continue to live across time through multiple uses and after-lives.
In designing the interior and space for the corporate offices of Alembic Real Estate, Vadodara, The Crossboundaries took an opportunity to give the interiors of a 55 year old large industrial building its second life. The site for the Alembic Real Estate office is set in the vast 200 acre Alembic Group campus which is being redeveloped and upgraded as a walkable and sustainable mixed use development called Alembic City. Here, a defunct distillery is now revived as an impressive art gallery, and deserted quadrangles come alive to evenings of music and public life. A range of other interventions to bring forth tasteful art and music event spaces, a skate park and F&B experiences around various industrial and factory spaces of the campus are parallelly planned and moving forward in the Art District. Massive facilities of boilers, sheds, storages, distillation plants that once processed pharmaceuticals and chemical material now become potential spaces to hold an alchemy of public interventions. With this background and a glorious history as a leading industry and multi-generation company, the clients, Alembic Group, sought a sensitive approach along with a progressive outlook for the Real Estate office headquarters.
The Malabar Province of the Order of Discalced Carmelite (OCD) – affiliated to the Catholic Church, commissioned the ‘Benziger Hospice Home’ project in the South Indian city of Trivandrum with the vision of providing free accommodation for cancer patients visiting local hospitals. The project’s original brief was for five floors, which was reduced to three storeys encompassing 26 Patient Suites during project development.