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A N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U R EA N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E

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09 ABOUT THE ISSUE

10 REFLECTIONS

12 UPDATES

20 ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN & CERA AWARDS 2014

JURY OUTCOME

26 The Golden Award for Global Contribution in Architecture

28 The Golden Architect Award - India

30 The Hall of Fame Award - India

32 The Golden Emerging Architect Award - Malaysia

34 The Golden Emerging Architect Award - Thailand

36 The Golden Emerging Architect Award - Sri Lanka

38 The Golden Emerging Architect Award - Singapore

40 The Young Enthused Architect Award

54 Award for Residence Design with a Difference

66 The Innovative Award for Office/Commercial Interiors

78 The Recreational Architecture Award

88 The Innovative Award for Residence Interiors

100 The Institutional Architecture Award

112 Students Thesis Medal 2014


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Fast Track Architecture

Markthal Rotterdam, the first coveredfood market and housingdevelopment by Dutch architects MVRDV,

recently opened after five years of

construction. Located in the city centre ofRotterdam, the roof of the market hall is an

arch accommodating 228 apartments,

underneath the hall are 1,200 parking

spaces and a supermarket. The housing

development comprises 102 rental and

126 freehold apartments among which 24

penthouses. The apartments vary from 80

to 300sq m, from two to five bedrooms.

Every apartment has a view either towards

the river Maas or the Laurens Church, and

towards the market through windows or a

glass floor made of sound and smell proof

triple glazing.

In order to attract a large number of

visitors, the building is designed with an

open character. The open sides had to be

closed to prevent rain and cold from

entering, but kept as transparent as

possible by opting for a single glazed cable

net faade. Comparable to a tennis racket,

pre-stressed steel cables create a suspended

net in-between which the glass panes arehung. The exterior facade is clad in grey

natural stone; the same is used for the

market floor and the surrounding public

space, in this way the emphasis lays on the

colourful interior.

The design by MVRDV was realised in

collaboration with INBO architects, Royal

Haskoning DHV, Peutz and Techniplan.

Contractor Mobilis and Martens en Van

Oord realised the underground car park,

contractor J P van Eesteren was responsible

for the complete structure above ground.

To know more, visit: www.mvrdv.com

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Updates

Architecture Discipline, a multi-

disciplinary design studio, recently

introduced a project titled Art District XIII in

New Delhi. Conceived as a reconfigurable

space for art, with architectonic

interventions, the project is an un-imposing

urban insert in Delhis upcoming cultural

hub. As one approaches the gallery, acolourful effervescent screen comes into view. Composed entirely

of twisted metal flats placed at varying intervals, the screen

announces an artistic presence on the street. Predominantly white

and neon green, there are a few splashes of bold pink highlighting

the brand colours, echoed in two bold

lollipop signs that carry the name of the

gallery. The partial transparency allows a

glimpse of the interior space, which seems

like an extension of the street outside, an

illusion furthered by a single bold yellow line

that starts outside the steps and leads one

inwards into the space. Also visible fromoutside is the stark furniture in the reception space, consisting of a

few carefully selected pieces in bold colours, emphasising and

encouraging the inherent voyeuristic nature of the process of

looking in to a private space from the street.

Z aha Hadid has unveiled plans for theSleuk Rith Institute, a new institutionand genocide memorial, to be built in

Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The project has

been developed to embrace the countrys

rich culture and redefines the traditionaldesign approach to commemorative

architecture.

The institutes design is organised as

five wooden structures that are separate

volumes at ground level, but interweave

and link together as they rise upwards;

connecting the different departments

visitors, students and staff within a singular

whole. With an overall footprint of

80mx30m at the base and 88mx38m at

roof level, the structures range between

three to eight storeys.

The institute will bring together a

museum, research centre, graduate

school and a research library. It will also

house the documentation centre ofCambodias one million documents in its

archives and, as the largest collection of

genocide related material in Southeast

Asia, it will become a global centre for

education and research into the

documentation, causes and prevention

of genocide.

Youk Chhang, a human rights activist

and investigator of the Khmer Rouge

atrocities, initiated the Sleuk Rith Institute

as a focus for reflection, healing and

reconciliation as well as an enlightening

educational and research facility dedicated

to commemorating the lives of the past by

building a better future.

For further information, visit:

www.cambodiasri.org


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Updates

Conference

S leep, Europes leading exhibition andconference for the hotel design,development and architectural community,

has announced its conference programme

for 2014. The event will provide an

exclusive opportunity to meet and mix

with world leaders in hotel design.

George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg,

known for iconic and contemporary hotel

design, will be speaking in the event. Alsospeaking is the Parisian duo Jouin and

Sanjit Manku, designers of Mandarin

Oriental and Plaza Athne in Paris and

Fontevraud Lhtel in the Loire Valley.

Other sessions new to the conference

this year will be from leading hotel

operators and developers, including Billy

Skelli-Cohen of Greenbrook BD, the

developers of the new Mondrian London,

and Carlson Rezidors Eugene Staal about

how they identify the parameters for

realising a well-designed project; there will

be a discussion about the triumphs and

frustrations of working with heritage

buildings and, in a session moderated byDavid Curtis-Brignell from Think

Apartments, an exploration of the potential

of design to differentiate long-stay lodging

as it seeks to take on the hotel brands.

Guy Dittrich, moderator of the event,

said, The Sleep Conference is a unique

event that offers access to a vast wealth of

design knowledge, know-how and sheer

talent. The hotel sector is very dynamic at

the moment and design in the widest

sense is now recognised as a driving force

in the industrys success. This makes for a

conference full of passion and new ideas

as well as a great opportunity to catch up

with colleagues from across Europe andfurther afield.

The conference is complimentary for

all pre-registered visitors, offering

operators, developers, architects, designers

and many other professionals.

Initiative

Ateam of students and teachers ofHissar-based Om Institute ofArchitecture and Design recently held

an Archi Walk in an effort to createawareness and to educate public about

architecture. The awareness programme

along with humanity work was

organised to celebrate the completion

of 57 years of NASA India.

The event mainly aimed at creating awareness among the students and other

people about the fundamentals of architecture. The event was initiated by Ar

Nagendra Narayan, vice-principal of Om Institute of Architecture and Design, Ar

Gaurav Jangra and Ar Anurag Kumar, faculties of Om Institute of Architecture and

Design. About one hundred students of the institution took part in the event.

Award

Indian architect Sanjay Puri has baggedthree coveted awards at the prestigiousWorld Architecture Festival and the World

Festival of Interiors - the largest annualfestival and live awards programmes for the

global architecture and design community.

The three days festival highlighted

Architects and the City as the primary

theme for this year s main conference

sessions. The festival discussed in depth the

contributions an architect can make to cities

and how they affect and are affected by

politics, infrastructure, planning

communities and technology.

Trade news

Oberoi Realty, one of Indias leading real estate development companies, hasbagged an award for Oberoi Exquisite at the fourth edition of ConstructionWeek India Awards 2014 held in Mumbai.

Oberoi Exquisite is a residential project comprising three towers of up to 50

storeys each, in three BHK (luxury/grande), duplexes and penthouses configuration,and spread across 32 acres of land. Part of an integrated development at Oberoi

Garden City, Goregaon (E), Mumbai, it is anchored alongside a mall, an international

school, a five star hotel and an office complex, which fulfils the customers live,

work, play and other lifestyle needs, all in the same location. This project has been

constructed by Larsen & Toubro using advanced Mivan technology with stringent

quality process being followed right from the design to final execution stage.

Oberoi Exquisite won this award in the High Rise Project of the Year 2014

category for design excellence and construction innovation in the erection of

buildings higher than 12 storeys. The awards are in recognition to the best in

construction and infrastructure business.


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This year, ET ACETECH will be

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Dignitaries such as Chris Bubb,

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Jury Outcome

Architecture+Design and CERA take immense pleasure in announcing the jury outcome of the

eleventh cycle of the Architecture+Design & CERA Awards 2014. A panel of thirty architects

participated in the recently concluded jury meet. There was a group of five jurists respectively for

each category. The jury panelists included eminent architects from all over the country as well as

from South-East-Asia and Europe. This led the jury meets to acquire a wider perspective in gauging

creativity. The jury conclusions were at times unanimous and at other times a healthy disagreement

of opinions leading to debates and discussions for the final outcome.

Sandeep J Late Vimal JainPraveen SBavadekar

Hiren Patel

Hiren Patel

Deepak Guggari

Award For Residence Design with a Difference

Sandeep JArchitecture Paradigm,

Bangalore

Wilson Garden House

Bysani Residence,

Bangalore

Manish Gulati Anupam BansalRajesh ShivaramSanjay Puri

The Institutional Architecture Award for Design

Development of Institutional/ Office Buildings

Manish GulatiM:OFA Studios Pvt Ltd,

New Delhi

National Institute of

Fashion Technology,

Campus at Kangra,

Himachal Pradesh

Awardee Project

Architecture+Design

Jury

Principal Awardee

Awardee Project

Principal Awardee

The Hall of Fame Award:

Shirish Beri

The Golden Architect Award-India:

Rahul Mehrotra

The Golden Award for Global Contribution in Architecture: William J R Curtis


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A MridulA Mridul Architect, Jodhpur

Birkha Bawari, Jodhpur Namith VarmaGayathri & Namith Architects

Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru

Gorukana, BR Hills,

Karnataka

Akshat BhattArchitecture Discipline, New Delhi

Hotel Mana, Ranakpur,

Udaipur

Ambrish AroraStudioLotus, New Delhi

Gaurav Gupta,

New Delhi Sanjay Puri

Sanjay Puri Architects, Mumbai

Auriga, Mumbai

Madhav RamanAnagram Architects, New Delhi

Anagram Office,

New Delhi

Mahesh RadhakrishnanTheMadrasOfficeforArchitectsand

Designers MOAD), Chennai

Book Building,

Chennai

st Jury Post Jury

Awardee Project Awardee Project

Commendation Special Mentions




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Deepak GuggariVarsha & Deepak Guggari Associates,

Pune

Jadhav House, Pune Shilpa Gore-ShahS+PS Architects, Mumbai

Liminal Living, Mum bai

Prasanna ParvatikarCubism Architects & Interiors, Tirupur

Mrs Uma Raja's Residence,Tamil Nad u

Shruti Keshavamurt hy &Tushar V

Ochre, Bangalore

Shruti Tushar Ap artmentDesign, Bang alore

Swapnil ValvatkarCollage Architecture Studio,

Bangalore

Marvel Domicilia, Bangalore& Cricket House, Bangalore

Rajesh ShivaramTechnoarchitecture Inc,

Bangalore

M-House, Bangalore &Technoarchitecture Office

Extension, Bangalore

Lester RozarioKamat & Rozario Architecture,

Bangalore

Stack house, B angalore &Hanging House, Bangalore

Sourabh GuptaArchohm Consults, Noida

Dilli Haat, New Delhi &

Yogananda Library, Solan

Brinda Parth ShahBPS Architects, Rajkot

Rajsamadhiyala House, Rajkot &Sanjeevani - Biodiversity

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Recipient:William

JRCurtis About him...

William J R Curtis (194 8) is a historian , crit ic, pa inter an d p ho tograp he r. He

studied at the Courtauld Inst itu te, Lond on a nd Har vard University and has

taught at many universi t ies, including Harvard and the Architectural Association.

In 20 03 -4, he wa s Slade Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Cam bridge .

Among his best known books are the classics Modern Architecture Since 1900

(Phai don , 3 rd ed it ion , 19 96) and Le Corbu sier: Ide as an d Forms (Phaidon,

19 86 ) (both t ranslated in to nu m erous langua ges) ; al so Balkrishna Dosh i: An

Architecture for India (Mapin, Rizzoli , 1988) and Denys Lasdu n: Architecture,

City, Lan dscap e (Phaidon , 19 94 ) . Curt is has writ ten over a d ozen othe r boo ks as

wel l as texts on Indian architecture, ancient an d m od ern, including in t rod uct ions

to m ono graphs on Raj Rewa l (19 86 ) and Anan t Raje Archi tect (201 2) .

Curtis often si ts on juries, and has organised exhibit ions on subjects as diverse as Australian Aboriginal

spear- throwers and the sketchb ooks of Le Corbusier (shown at Ha rvard, NY, Ahm ed ab ad and Chan digarh) .

He contributes regularly to cri t ical journals, such as the Architectural Review and El Croquis (with numbers

on Alvaro Siza, Rafael M on eo , Tad ao Ando , Miralles/Pino s, RCR Arqu itectes, etc). Curtis exhibits an d

pub l ishes h is own pa int ings (Mental Land scap es, Ci rculo , Ma drid , 20 02 ) and pho tograph s (St ructures of

Light , Alvar Aalto M useum , 2 00 7) . Amo ng h is num erous aw ards a re the CICA Crit ics Award (198 5) , a

Nat iona l Hono rs Society Gold M ed al in Archi tecture and Al lied Arts, USA (19 99 ) and a M ed al of the

Museu m of Finnish Architecture (20 06 ) . Curt i s i s current ly prepa r ing a n e xhibit of h is own work

Abstract ion and Light for the Alham bra, Granad a (20 15 ) and ano ther o f h is pho tograph s of Le Corbusiers

architecture for the CMAV, Tou louse (2 01 5).

William J R Curtis

Som e of the cover jackets of boo ks writte n/contribut ed t o by WJRC...

His Views on Architecture...

The word cr it icism come s from a Greek wo rd signi fying the separa t ion o f the good whe at f rom the b ad . It

i s ab out ident i fy ing q ual i ty an d reject ing th e lack of i t . In m y op inion there are n o recipes for cr it icism.

Architecture i s a com plex phen om eno n wh ich touche s peop le on m any d i fferent levels. Bui ld ings ma y fuse

togethe r ide as and form s, im ages and m ater ial s, funct ion and st ructure, social myths and po et ic spaces.

They occupy t im e in com plex wa ys, crystall is ing a present , t ransform ing diverse pa sts, a nt icipat ing

1 Modern Architecture Since 1900, 3rd edition, London, Phaidon Press, 1996

This book is generally considered t o be a ' classic' and has bee n translated into num erous languages. It examines the growth of a m odern

tradition worldwide taking into account the ba lance betwee n the general and t he local. The book has won num erous international awards.

2 Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms, 2nd edition, London, Phaidon Press, publication date April 2015

The 1st ed ition is often described as the best o verall study of Le Corbusier including of course a deta iled t reatm ent of his works in India.

The 2nd edition has be en en tirely revised, rewritte n and redesigned with 50 0 images of high quality, including many of the aut hor's

own p hotographs.

3 Structures of Light, Photograp hs by William J R Curtis, Helsinki, Alvar Aalto Academy, 2007

This book accompanied an exhibition of Curtis's photographs at the Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyvaskyala, Finland, in 2007. In it the

photographer focuses upon light as a universal aspect of architecture, but reveals as well the sharp e ye of the world traveller for numerous

cultures, architectures and landscapes.

4 Ment al Land scapes/Paisajes Ment ales, Paintings and Drawings by William J R Curtis, Madrid, Circulo de Bellas Artes, 200 2

This is the cata logue of one of Curtis's severa l internat ional exhibitions of paintings an d dra wings. Curtis explores visible an d invisible

features of t he na tural world through a lyrical abstraction tha t somet imes takes on t he character of calligraphy. He intends to evoke a

menta l space for meditation in his abstract works.

5 Balkrishna Doshi, An Architecture for India, Ahmedab ad, Mapin and NY, Rizzoli, 198 8

A penet rating study of one of India's major architects which explores the wa y that he has exte nded a modern t radition (via principles

inherited from Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn) while exploring architectural traditions and roots in the Indian sub Continent.

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Recipient:RahulMe

hrotra About him

Architect, urbanist and educator Rahul Mehrotra was born in 1959. He is the

found er p rincipal of RMA Architects and is a professor o f urban de sign an d

planning and chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard

Universitys Graduate School of Design. Mehrotra has designed projects thatrange from recycling urban land and master planning in Mumbai to the design

of art spaces, bou tiques, wee kend hou ses, factories, social institutes an d office

buildings across India thereby engaging diverse issues, multiple constituencies

and varying scales from interior de sign an d a rchitecture to urb an d esign,

conservation and planning.

He studied at the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, and graduated with a

ma sters degree in Urban Design with distinction from the Gradu ate School of

Design at Harvard (1987). Apart from his engagement with the design of

buildings, Me hrotra ha s been actively involved in civic and urba n a ffairs in M um bai, ha ving served on

comm issions for historic preservation an d e nvironm enta l issues, with various neighbourho od groups. He wa s

the e xecutive director (199 4-20 04 ) of the Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI), whe re he is now a trustee

and has taught at the University of Michigan (2003-2007) and at the School of Architecture and UrbanPlanning at MIT (2007-2010).

Meh rotra has written and lectured extensively on issues to d o with architecture, conservation an d u rban

planning in Mum ba i and India. His writings include co-autho ring the boo k Bom bayThe Cities Within,

which covers the citys urban history from the 16 00 s to the present; Conserving an Ima ge CentreThe Fort

Precinct in Bombay , which was a seminal study.

Rahul Mehrotra

Own Percep tion

This tradition of cosmo politanism frees

architects from conforming to any one

cultural identity or regional identity.

Mum bai guarantees a degree of

conceptual freedom that pe rmits a

mod ulat ion a nd response to part icular

problems without the baggage of

stylistic consistency.

Visitor Cent re a t CSMVS, Mumba i (201 1)

KMC Corporate Office,

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His views on Architecture

Architects and de signers working in India are confronted

with an entire gamut of social, cultural and economic

phenomenon that is moulding the built environment at

phen om enally rapid rate s. In the process, the role of the

professiona l architect ha s bee n m arginalised for within

conventiona l praxis often o bsessed b y specialisation, th e

professional does not en gage with this broad er landscape

but ra ther cho oses to op erate with the spe cificity of a site

or a pa rticular problem a nd in the p rocess often becom es

disconnected with the context of practice. Thus, the

ap proach of RMA architects to Working in Mu m ba i hasbeen to actually use the city and region of our op eration

as a generator of practice a laboratory in which

me thods are tested as a way for us to evolve an app roach

and architectural vocabulary that draws its nourishment

from a p articular context. Naturally in ord er to respon d to

specific, but often shifting conditions involves a more

elastic and critical de finition of the profession an d the

very modes of practice and engagement. One that sees

multiple disciplines as being simultaneously valid in

engaging with this kinetic urban landscape of Indian cities

and their peri-urban regions.

Indian architect, Rahu l Mehrotra, is celebrated for the way he has be en a ble to reconcile trad ition a nd m ode rnity,

reinterpreting vernacular forms and devices to meet contemporary needs.

Mehrotra bridges dualities to create elegant design, rich materiality and nimble functionality. Clearly, his practice is also

ab out designing p rojects that are socially as w ell as ecologically sustainab le. Inspired by M um bai, h is architecture is

need ed in India and beyond .

Mary N Woods

Prominent Projects Shan ti, Alibag (199 7)

House for a Film Maker, Chennai (2001)

House in a Tea Garden. Conoor (2003)

House in an Orchard , Ahmedabad , Ind ia (2004)

Three Court House, Alibag (2014)

Quotes on his work

In Rahu l Mehrotras architecture, the lessons gained from history an d local material practices are invariab ly brought into

elegant counterp oint with p rogressive techno logies.

Philip Goad

Three Court House, Alibag (2014)

LMW Corporate Headqu arters,

Coimbatore (1997)

LMW Corporate Headq uarters,

Coimbatore (1997)

House in a Tea Garde n, Cono or (200 3)


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Beri About him

Born in November 1950, Shirish Beri graduated in architecture from the School

of Architecture (CEPT), Ahmedabad, in January 1974. Instead of pursuing higher

s tudies in the US, he opted for living an d working in the mo untains near

Kolhap ur (with his father an d b rother s architectural firm in Kolhap ur) from Jun e19 74 . He felt that a fter studying architecture for six years, i t was necessary to

uncond it ion o neself and unlearn ra ther than spend two years learning for a

ma sters degree abroad.

Shirish Beris works, wh ich tend to reflect his values a nd concerns in life, h ave

been bearing thei r dist inct ma rk on m ode rn Indian architecture s ince 1 97 5. They

strive to address his concerns of man moving further away from nature, from his

fellow human beings and from his own self. Through his work, Beri probes the

mu lt isensory and the imm easurable dime nsion of space whi le t rying to evoke a

reflective pa use am idst todays clutter and ba ckgroun d n oise. He feels that issues of sustainab ility can b e

aptly addressed only through the right atti tudes and goals. His designs try to achieve an inherent sense of

uni ty and h armo ny with various natural and ma n-ma de e leme nts and forces . He has des igned a num ber of

campuses for national and regional level institutions for research, rehabilitation, healthcare and education,along with various other types of buildings.

Shirish Beri

His views on Architecture...

For m e, i t is difficult to ima gine a ny a ctivity as u nrelated or cut off from the totality of l ife. Architecture

too, in i t s greater vis ion, i s l i fe i t se l fthereby communicat ing, responding and belonging to the

fascinat ingly interre la ted web of l ife . Thus , m y wo rk t r ies to be intensely respo ns ive to the s ite , the

socio-cultural beh aviour values and life as a who le. This makes it mo re free an d spo ntan eou s, as i t is no t

bo und by a ny cond i tioning and cons tra ints of a p art icular s tyle or i sm .

In toda ys technocratic, consum erist , urba n lifestyle, I feel con cerned ab ou t variou s issues that are m aking

our lives as hu m an b eings poo rer. My de signs try to add ress these concerns in life an d con tribu te towa rds

a bet ter qu al ity of l ife .

While designing, I always askCould we architects in a small way help reconnect, integrate man with

this fascinating life? Can I design spaces that would help in connecting us to nature? Could the quality

of our spa ces help in br inging us c loser to ea ch othe r? Can I des ign spaces wi th that p ause an d s i lence

that would help connect us to ourselves when todays commercia l and materia l is t ic cul ture is on the

verge of des t roying this s i lence? Can we des ign spaces that unify and bind ra ther than fragment ,

compartmental ise and isola te us from this wonderful uni ty of l i fe? Can my des igns contr ibute to

sus t a inab i l i t y by recogni s ing and reve r ing na ture , r educe the consumpt ion of end-use ene rgy and

embodied energy in our des igns?

Am ids t todays deter iorat ing values , I am t rying to ma ke a sm al l but s incere a t tem pt a t pract ising value-based architecture where the emphasis is shifted from saleability to sanctity, from glossy wrappings to

inner conte nt, from overindu lgence to restraint. I am exploring wheth er this value-based architecture can

act as an agent of socia l chan ge, wheth er our wo rk can seek joy and a sense of won der b y befr iend ing

the s imp le , t he m unda ne and the o rd ina ry.

I have s tar ted real is ing th e ful l mean ing of wha t Samuel M ockbee says , As architects, ou r good ness is

more important than our greatness and our compass ion more eventful than our pass ion.

My works are not des igned to create iconic , grand, exhibi t ionis t forms or graphic composi t ions that

a t t ract the eye, b ut to create mo re hum ane, socia lly re levant , m ore natu ral and sus ta inab le spaces that

nurture the human spir i t .


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TheGold

enEmergingArchitect

-Malaysia

Recipient:RazinMahmood

Abo ut Him an d His Views on Architectu re

Architect Razin Mahmood FPAM, the principal and founder of Razin

Architects, grad ua ted from Lou isiana State University, Baton Rou ge, USA, and

interne d in Austin, Texas. For m ore th an 1 6 ye ars, Razin Architects ha s

consistent ly st r ived and dem and ed for be t ter a rchitec ture in the socie ty. Sinceits inception, his practice has won nine PAM awards for various projects, and

the m ost recen t wa s Gold for Sustainab ili ty, Arcasia Awa rds for Architecture

20 14 , for his Surau N usa Idam an. A form er guest associa te professor a t the

University Tekno logi Malaysia, Razin ha d given several talks at th e University

and Sta te Governm ent d ia logues.

Razin started with small renovations and individually designed bungalow

projects . Though a ho use m ay have severa l typologies to serve as a hom e to m any d iverse individua ls or

families of be ing a p lace for shelter, retreat, wo rk, sleep, a nd so on un til tod ay, Razin w ho is often

inspired by architects wh o p ractice green a nd sustainability design stand s firm on his belief that as an

architect, the fundamental responsibil i ty is to seek problems and solve problems for the people, instead

of chasing after tren ds.

Tod ay, he is actively involved in Iskand ar M alaysia Develop m en t, such as East Led ang, M ed ini andPuteri Harbour to name a few. His current scope of works ranges from high-end residences, low-rise

repe titive h ou sing to high rise m ixed -use de velopm ent. Yet, d espite his flexibil ity in dea ling w ith variou s

types of projects, his personal favourites have always been small projects - and Surau Nusa Idaman is

another evidence of his continuing passion for sustainable architecture.

Razin insists his team in be com ing respon sible d esigners. Sustainab ili ty is not just a techno logical que st

which may b e m ore sui table as an engineer ing and technologica l pursui t , but a lso a design ende avour

wh ich a ll architects should b e aim ing for. It also pu ts the focus ba ck on the architect the architect

becomes the main facil i tator which brings all the various elements together to achieve the sustainable

objectives.

Sustainable architecture can be achieved through both high-tech and low-tech means. Some of the

most effective strategies are the most low-tech or even no-tech. Probably the most important action is

to go back to funda me nta l requirem ent o f living an d w orking, wh i le s t r iving tow ards op t imu m comfort .When the ne ed for space an d e nergy is redu ced, the consum pt ion wi ll na tura lly become m ore efficient .

Razin Mahm ood

Award Winning Projects

Dena i House , Johor Bahru Johor (Shor t lis ted fo r PAM Award 2 010 )

Surau Nusa Idam an, N usajaya (PAM Gold Award 20 11 Specia l Category); (ARCASIA Awards for

Architecture 20 14 , Gold, Category F Sustainab ili ty)

Denai SOHO, Joho r Bahru Johor (PAM Silver Award 2 01 2 - Adapt ive/Re-use Category)

CIDB Office, Johor


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Quotes on his work...

His phi losoph y and not ions of a hou se are eviden t

in his use of a com mo n an d simple bui lding

typology believing that a building should be

truthful to function, t ime and place; stressing upon

the em pha sis on being responsible to th e c lient

whi le e nsuring the functiona l, aesthet ic and bud get

requ irem ents a re tran slated satisfactorily.

Emme lyn Pei

Razin Architects guard h ou se in th e residen tial

developm ent o f East Ledan g in Nu sajaya Johor

earne d a Me ntion for i ts clear exp ression consistent

wi th the overa l l developm ents contemp orary look

and fee l.

E Jacqui Chan

Surau Nusa Idaman, Nusajaya: A powerful space

fo r t he com mu ni ty crea t ed w ith s imple de s ign

and ma te r ia l s.

PAM Award Jury 20 11

Own Perception...

When we first started, we didnt get interesting projects. The decision to make them interesting depends on you as the architect.

You have to l ike what you are do ing and you h ave to w ork rea l hard. There are no short -cuts.

We dont just design buildings. We hope to design spaces for people to feel good.

Prominent Projects...

BDO Clubhouse, Bandar DatoOnn Johor Bahru

Pha se 6 Twin Villas, East Led an g, N usajaya

Teega Residences, Pu teriHarbo ur, N usajaya (In

collabo ration with Liu &Wo Architects, Singap ore )

Med ini Mosqu e & Com m uni ty Centre ,

Med ini , Nu sajaya

Phase 6 Twin Villas, East Led ang, NusajayaPhase 6 Twin Villas, East Led ang, Nusajaya

WA Mixed Development , Danga Bay

Surau Nusa Idam an, Nusajaya

Tee ga Residences, Pute ri Harbo ur, Nusajaya (In collab orat ion with

Liu &Wo Architects, Singapore)

Denai SOHO, Johor Bahru, Johor


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TheGoldenEmergingArchitect

-Thailand

Recipient:PatamaR

oonrakwit Abo ut her...

Architect, lecturer and

community activist Patama

Roon rakwit graduated from the

Faculty o f Architecture ,

Silpakorn University in 19 91 ,

followed b y a m asters degreein Developm ent Practices from

the Scho ol o f Architecture,

Oxford Broo kes Un iversity, UK,

in 199 6. She is the found er of

Com m un ity Architects for

Shelter an d Environ m ent (CASE)

that has been involved in num erous com m uni ty

de velopm ent p rojects for the last 10 years. CASE is a group

of Thai architects forme d in 1 99 7 w ith central interests in

alternate dw elling vision s. Its m ajor concern lies in th e

relationship between dwelling and physical, cultural as well

as socio-economic contexts. Both the physical environmentand the hum an e lem ents of the place are considered vita l

to CASEs working m en tality.

She is a recipient o f the awa rd You ng Architect with

Outstanding Work 2004 from the Association of Siamese

Architects (ASA). In 20 10 , she received the awa rd

Silpatho rn, the b est contem po rary artist in Thailand by the

Ministry of Art and Culture. Besides practising, she is also a

visiting lecturer at several universities in Thailand. Currently,

she is a globa l tutor for the Centre for Develop me nt an d

Em ergency Planning, Dep artm ent o f Architecture, Scho ol of

Built Environ m en t, Oxford Broo kes University, UK.

Patama Roonrakwit

Her views on Archite cture...

Most of the t ime, archi tec ts think that

wha t t heyve l ea rn t makes them an

expe r t , t ha t t hey a lways know be t t e r .

Tha t t hey know where and how p eople

should l i ve , i n wha t o r where t hey

should be , wha t i s t he good

environment . I think this i s wrong

becau se the architec t wi ll not a lways be

the re . I mean , a f t e r you des ign , you

leave. I have the sense that for so m any

projects, a f ter they are bui l t , the owner

has t o knock down or add some th ing ,

change this, change that. This is a waste

of money. And i t s not very heal thy

working this way, and especia l ly when

you w ork wi th the po or. They d ont have

m on ey to fix the architects mistakes.

So i t s bet ter to think and work in

another way. The archi tec tura l

knowledge and ski l l s I learnt are

important , but they never taught me tha t

the de sign process should be d one b y an

archi tec t in par tnership wi th, and as a

se rvan t o f, t he o wne r o f t he p lace , ye t

this saves cost and a lso makes the

building more efficient.

Quotes on he r work...

TEN House Project, Bangkok: TEN is a

hou sing p roject tha t rede fines the not ion

of com m un ity and ind ividuality. It offers

a l ternat ive u nde rstanding to both

hou sing d esign an d dw el ling concepts

whi le explores the funda me ntal

re la t ionship b etween the two aspects.

Tonka o Panin

Prominent Projects...

TEN House Project, Bangkok

U nd e rb r id g e Pe o p le C om m u n it y

Relocation Project, Bangkok

Minbur i Old Marke t Deve lopm ent Pro j ect ,

Bangkok

Baan Man Kong Pilo t Pro j ect s - Kaoseng

& Pa t ta n i

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Own perception...

When you work wi th the

poor , you are no t a l lowed

to spend a lo t . And

w h e n t h e p o o r h a v e t o

s p e n d t h e i r o w n mo n e y ,

i t s even more impor tan t

be cause you (as an

arch i t ec t ) canno t make

mis takes , t hey canno t

afford mistakes .

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Shelter for old people in Minburi Old Market, Bangkok

Kitchen at Minburi Old Market, Bangkok

TEN House Project, Bangkok


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TheGoldenEmergingArchitect

-SriLanka

Recipient:Nare

in

Perera

About him...

Na rein Perera run s a sma ll practice, w hich p ride s itself in th e d egree o f inno vation

and holistic applicability of its architectural solutions. Each project is approached

as a specific set of social, climatic, contextual and technological nuances that

create the b asis for a u nique outcom e. Place m aking is emp hasised with a

conscious an d m eticulous exploration of m aterials and texture.

A senior lecturer at the Depa rtme nt of Architecture, University of Mo ratuw a,with a teaching and research focus on climate sensit ive design at both building

an d u rba n scales, Perera strives to ap ply lessons learnt in h is practice.

The practice, now over ten years old, has been quite successful over the years,

winning recogn ition for design, bo th locally and internationa lly. On the

internationa l stage, h e w as awa rded the Architecture Asia Award for Eme rging

Architects as a part of the Asian Congress of Architects sessions in Malaysia,

20 14 . In his hom e cou ntry o f Sri Lanka, h e w as the recipien t of the You ng Architect of the Year in 2 01 0

an d th e Sri Lanka Insti tute of Architects Award for d esign excellen ce in 20 07 an d 2 01 1 resp ectively.

Narein Perera

His views o n a rchitecture ...

On architects and the role of architects.. .

The tra ditional role of architect as m aster bu ilde r has b een long lost . With i t , the con cept o f a singu lar

focus on a task from inception to completion is now fragmented. Lost is the art of crafting a habitable

space, a place with a so ul. The cha llenge for architects in to da ys con text of mu lti-disciplinary te am s and

technologica l intervent ion i s to re ta in the essence and puri ty of a big idea tha t t ranscends mere

building, thus, creating architecture with meaning, spiri t and character.

On tropical Asian cit ies and the need for climate sensit ive urban design.. .

With the rapid development in tropical Asian cit ies and the negative effects l ike global warming that i t

br ings wi th i t , i t i s impera t ive tha t the planning and pol icy for a t ropica l c i ty incorpora te c l imate

considera tions into th e de cision -ma king process. The scale of the city, the the rma l com fort of the spaces

between bui lding ( the commons) , and the bui ldings themselves ( in te rms of comfort and energy use)nee d in-dep th considera t ion to crea te a susta inable and h eal thy tomo rrow for our chi ldren.

On b ui lding in warm hum id Sri Lanka. . .

Sri Lanka has a r ich an d ancient t radi t ion in bu i lding, m ost impo rtant ly, b ui lding in w ays app ropria te

for c limate and context . It i s imp ortant for con tem porary Sri Lankan architec ture to b ui ld app ropria te ly

for this region, ad op t ing p roper te chnology and ma ter ia l ity, incorpora t ing pa ssive d esign st ra tegies for

natura l l ight an d vent i la t ion, thus im bue each b ui lding w i th a p lace spe cif ic response a nd ident i ty.

Estate Bungalow, Matuga ma, 20 10


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Prominen t Projects...

Colomb o Gymkhan a Club, Pool Com plex, Colomb o 07 (200 4)

Furni ture Fac tory and Warehou se , Raux Brothers, Pil iyandala (200 7)

Ea r thboun d , de Alwi s Re s ide nc e , P iliya nda l a (2002)

Est a te Bu n g a lo w , M a t u ga m a ( 2 0 1 0 )

En igm a , Vitha ra na Re s ide nc e , Co lom bo 0 8 (200 7)

Bird Ca ge , Ra m a n a ya ke Re s ide nc e , Co lom bo 0 5 (201 3)

Ga br ie l Re s ide nc e , Pa le wa t t e (20 14)

Library, University of Mora tuw a Refurbishmen t , Mora tuw a

Audi tor ium and Lecture H al ls , Faculty of Architec ture , University of Mo ra tuwa -

Conceptua l Design, M ora tuwa

Hostel Building, Sri Lanka Police Training Acade m y, Katan a


Na rein Perera is amo ng the few wh o scien tifically app lies

green techniques. His work dismisses the notion that the

scientific ap proa ch to sustainabil ity p rodu ces bo ring l ifeless

architecture. H is houses e voke richn ess in the ir interna lised

op en sp aces. Working with a p alette of rustic ma terials, he

crea tes sensuous b ui ldings tha t m anipula te l ight an d play of

shadow on d if ferent m ater ia ls and textures, com pl ime nted b y

a refined sense o f de ta i ling w i th s tee l and t imb er.

Jenn ifer Henricus

Own Percep tion...

Architectural sp ace m aking sho uld

ado pt a do wn-to-ear th s impl ic ity,

to create a living-friendly

a tmo sphere , one tha t i s t ime less,

function al, stylist ic and affordab le.

Sp a ce s t h at u se a m a t er ia lit y t ha t isnot m eant to b e rust ic , unf inished

or unt rea ted , ra ther to conne ct with

the rhythms of the na tura l

environme nt , to ha ve ma ter ia ls

im bue d wi th good vibra t ions and

on a dee p leve l, m ater ia ls tha t

nur ture and nou r ish the soul .

Estate Bungalow, Matugama, 2010

'Bird Cage', Ramanayake Residence,

Colombo 05, 2013

'Enigma' , Vitharana Residence, Colombo 0 8, 20 07


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TheGoldenEmer

gingArch

itect

-Singapore

Recipient:Chan

g

Yong

Ter About CHANG Architects

The projects that CHANG

Architects are e ngage d in

are m ainly pr ivate land ed

residential dwellings. It is a

niche m arket be cause the

majority of Singaporeanslive in high-rise ap artm ents

deve loped and d es igned by

the larger corporate

architectural practices with

substan tial track records.

Against this backdrop ,

architect Chang developed a compelling vision of what

sets his services apart when he began his practice.

With an emphasis of quality over quantity, the architect

eschewe d the tem pta t ion to quo te lower fees or accept

run-of-the-m ill com m ission s. Instead , he consciou sly

pursued an avant-gardist philosophy, taking effort to beexperime nta l wi th each com mission and custom ising

ideas to th e spe cific need s of each site and client. His

de signs are no t repe tit ive, and there is no hou se style,

but they wi ll of ten bea r an e lemen t of surpr ise , of a

refreshing take on a m und ane problem. Convent ions are

que st ioned a t a very fund am enta l level, and w hen the

unconvent ional solut ions are ado pted , i t requ ires both

the c lient an d the archi tect to accept some degree o f

risks that non-standard designs engender. His corporate

etho s: A practice for a vant-garde architectural d esigns,

which add s value to and enh ances living, wh i le co-

exist ing h armon iously wi th nature a nd the e nvironme nt .The attributes o f his practice from its incep tion ti l l no w

includ es the crisp po ints Always be hun gry for the

next best workbelief that the best is yet to be; Be

bo ld and da ring (to take risk); Design n ot just from the

mind, b ut the h ear t as wel l; Each de sign do es not ge t

repeated ; Stay avant-garde an d a t the fore ; Uphold the

spirit of inn ovation a nd creativity; Com pe te with no

one , i n o rde r t o be someo ne .

Cha ng Yon g Ter

His views on Architecture...

Architecture is a manifestation of thoughts.

Thought s a re shaped and in f luenced by

bel iefs and value systems/cul tures. How a

bu i ld ing , o r a c i t y , i s p l anned and shaped

largely depends on the thoughts given to i t

by the architect, or in a collective way when

there are m ore de cision ma kers.

The qual i ty of thoughts i s therefore of

pa ram oun t significance. In essence, there a re

ba sically two typ es of thou ghts, regardless of

our respect ive cul tura l backgrounds and

value system s that o f love o r fear.

An architectural design that is derived from

the thoughts of love is an expression of love

i tse l f the love for service , the love for

na tu re , t he l ove fo r t he env i ronment , t he

love for pe op le , the hum an spi r it and of l ife

itself. Success of a practice is measured not

by f igures, but by the degree of love being

expressed through the works of architec ture .

Therefore , design from the hear t . This i s

because archi tec ture i s for human beings,

and as hum an b eings, we h ave fee lings. We

are connected by fee l ings. Feel ings are far

more power fu l t han words . In our

re l a t i onsh ips wi th one ano the r , we may

forge t wha t we have sa id and hea rd , bu t

how we fe l t abou t each o the r wi l l a lways

l inger on. I be l ieve this i s the same in our

experiences with architecture. Great w orks of

a rch i t ec tu re can neve r be adequa te ly

described nor the orised, bu t i t can be readi ly

felt . This is wh at I strive to a chieve in m y

works, to design spaces tha t evoke

experiences of po sit ive e mo t ions.


Chang Yon g Ter s greate st contribution to the field

of architecture is in th e expa nsion o f the architectural

language re la ted to the typo logy of land ed

reside ntial dwe llings in trop ical Singap ore. H e o ffers

a unique vision on the forms and contents of each

hou se he designs, of ten w ith rad ica l dep artures from

local precedents and the no rms that prevai l on each

type of d wel lings; be the y detached , semi-detached

or terraced houses. And yet, their unconventionality

is never inap prop riate to their context, bu t are l ike

de lightful surprises that enlarges th e po ssibilit ies

available to the art of house-dwelling.

Ar Chu Lik Ren

Namly House , Namly Drive, Singap ore


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Category: Young Ent hu sed Archite ct

CommendationAwardee: Swapnil Valvatkar, Collage Architecture Studio,

Bangalore

Project: Ma rvel Dom icilia, Bangalore & Cricket Ho use,

Bangalore

The expression of very simp le intentions d efine s this practices

USP. A refreshing ap pro ach to m ass hou sing w ith a clea r

definit ion of internal and external spaces. It showed a certain

r igour and devot ion to wo rk.

Special MentionsAwardee: Rajesh Shivaram , Techn oarchitecture Inc, Banga lore

Project: M-Ho use, Banga lore & Techno architecture Office

Extension, Banga lore

Awardee: Sourab h Gupta , Archoh m Consul ts, N oida

Project: Dilli Ha at, N ew Delhi & Yoga na nd a Library, Solan,

Himanchal Pradesh

Awardee: Brind a Parth Shah , BPS Architects, Rajkot

Project: Rajsam ad hiyala Hou se, Rajkot, Gujrat & San jeevani -

Biodiversity Resource Conservation Area

A Collective Com me nt : The she er diversity of app roaches for

all these awardees needs to be recognised. The difficult issues

tha t these prac t ices grappled wi th are indeed commendable .

From simple restructing of old building fabric of the 60s and

70 s, to ne w uses of a ma ter ia l language tha t supp orts hope an d

jo y. Th e ju ry was a lso h ap p y to se e so cia lly re leva n t a rch ite ctu re

find place in this narrative of youn g pra ctices.

Awardee: Lester Rozario, Kamat & Rozario Architecture,Bangalore

Project: Stack House, Bangalore & Hanging House, Bangalore

Celal Abdi Guzer

Sharukh M istry(Moderator) Hiren Patel

Stephane Paumier Prasanna Desai

Principa l Awa rde e: Akshat Bhatt, ArchitectureDiscipline, N ew Delhi

Project: The Discovery Centre, Bangalore & Ho tel Man a,

Ranakpur, Udaipur

The tw o p rojects evoked a n ew sp iri t , som e crisp de tailing,

focused use of materials and a healthy respect for tradition.

This pract ice c lear ly announ ced tha t the o ld and new can

stand proudly shoulder to shoulder. Craft and high

techno logy are used e loqu ently. Finally the jury foun d

creativity with a fearless expression.

In this category, the Jury preferred giving four Special Mentions...

All participants sub m itted two projects for the process of adjud ication

for the You ng Enthu sed Architect category. We carry one of the ir

represen tative p rojects.

Ju r y Co m m e n t s

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Akshat Bhatt

As a studio that engage s in p rogressive a rchitectural practice

with an inten t to m ake bu ildings last lon ger through the

utility of lon ger life-spa n m ate rials, the project is en visage d

as a n a rchitecture that e xhibits cultural con tinu ity an d crea tes b uilt

form tha t ne ed not to be condi tione d and spruced up t im ely. A

Gre e nf ie ld p ro je c t pu rpos e d to de m ons t ra t e the upc om ing

progressive de velop m en t at the Bhartiya city, Bangalore, the brief

was to create a flexible city town h all that wo uld also se rve as the

site o ffice / sales o ffice to illustrate the urba n rea l e state initiatives

of the Bhartiya Group.

Spre a d a c ros s 12 5 a c re s , t he de ve lopme n t is p l a nne d a s a

place-m aking e xercise to craft an e nvironm en t to attract pe op le.

Awardee: Architecture Discipline, New Delhi

Project: The Discovery Centre, Bangalore

Also d ete rmined from the brief is the fact that the bu ilding is on ly

placed for s ix years and pos t tha t , i t would be re loca ted and

moved down the s i te prec inc t , and hence , the bui ld ing was

conceived as an asse m blage of parts . The des ign ha d to be m ore

than just a rudim en tary structure that wo uld estab lish an ide ntity

even from the glim pse off the h ighway.

While typically, a building of this nature is placed at the edge

of the s ite as an op en flexible sh ell that is dress ed up , in o rder to

enhance the spa t ia l connect wi th the vis i tors , the Discovery

Centre is placed at the he art of the site to e ngage the visitor right

through the de velop m en t. The bu ilding tells a story, the conce rns

of the township and demonstrates the residential and commercial

characteristics of the de velop m en t.

Photo credit: Jeetin Sharma

Category: Young Enthused Archite ct

Principal Awardee

Fact FileClient: Bhartiya City, Bhartiya Urban I Design tea m: Akshat Bhatt

(Principal Architect), Aditya Togna tta, N ishan t Ma lhotra, Nidhi Khosla

I Built-up area : 37,000sq ft I Yea r of com plet ion: 2 0 1 3

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3. PRIMARY ENTRY

4. RECEPTION

5. CAF

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9. MEETING ROOMS

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over landscaped courts create a pleasing play of l ight and

shadow. Simpl ici ty abounds in the concept that has been

carried througho ut from start to finish. Challenges that com e

with the real isat ion of group dwel l ings have been overcome

with a clean and simple design approach which incorporates

sustainable features and a minimalist design that emphasises

the form and facade.


Apartm ent com plexes to the citizens of Bangalore m ean

suffocating, shut-in buildings with monotonous profiles

that house people wh o rarely take the t ime out to be a

part of the bigger schem e of th ings. It is this that the p roject

strives to change. An abode of w holesom eness, this apartm ent

com plex has been de signed to include interactive green spaces

that call out landscaped po ckets that breathe life into everyday

existence, and a unique customisation of individual units that

is discrete and disparate, yet making one feel included in the

larger schem e of thin gs.

The north facing site is l inear with an FSI of 2 .25. M axim um

usage of this has been achieved with eight f loors. Bui lding

norms require the setback of 8m which wi l l serve as a f i re

driveway. This challenge has been addressed with the

introduct ion of a podium f loor and by el iminat ing the use of

basem ent fo r parking altogether.

The site being linear, the facade is concentrated to the

longer surfaces - east and west. Projections of balconies and

planes, recessed surfaces com e together to carve ou t facades

with a unique character. These coupled with pergolas placed

Awardee: Collage Architecture Studio, Bangalore

Project: Ma rvel Dom icilia, Bangalore

Swapn il Valvat kar


C om m e nda t i on

Fact File

Client: Anji Mettu (M/S Marvel InfraBuild Pvt Ltd)

I Design te am (a rchitecture): Swapnil, Chaitanya,

Divya I Built-up area : 1 ,1 0 ,0 0 0s q f t I Cost o f

project: Rs 22.00 crore I Yea r of comp letion: 2 0 1 3

1. ENTRANCE

2. GUEST PARKING

3. CENTRAL PLAZA

4. CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

5. EXIT

6. APARTMENT UNITS

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Novembe r 2 4 ARCHITECTURE+ DESIGN4 6

To rebe l with a caus e The big blank con crete cen t ra l library of

the Shoolini University in Solan, overlooks a beautiful green valley.

Sit ting in the land scape as an im pas s ive b ui lt p iece , pe ace ful ly

posi t ioned, the bui lding s tands out ref lec t ing the nature of i t s

fun ct ion an d p hysical ly m an ifes t s the ph iloso ph y of thi s

b io t echno l ogy camp us .

Conceptually, this four-floor structure is an intense

interconn ected volum e o f voids and sol ids , conn ect ing the en t ire

bu ilding as a large functiona l plate. It starts as a na rrow strip o f an

extrover ted, yet shad ed space on the lowe r two f loo rs . The se are

r e sea r ch ce l l s and d i s cus s i on a r eas o f s en i o r s t uden t s and

facul ty. The up pe r two floo rs are m ade de ep er as the co ntou rs

reced e and the front rem ains a ligne d. This a llows a large cen t ra l

cou rtyard tha t po urs u niform ind irect light into al l the pa rts of the

bu ilt floo rs. The cou rtyards con ne ct playfully in voids and volum e s

as t hey b roade n up t o the t e rrace t o be com e a na t u ra l con t a ine r

of light . This un res t r ic ted light b ut co nt rolled tem pe rature an d

vie ws b ring th e req uire d cl im atic con trol within the bu ilding.

Fun ction ally, the library boo ks stack up on the pe riph e ry, with

a row of rea ding bays form ing an inn er r ing wi th a cen t re , be ing

a br igh t g ree n i nsp ir ing spa ce . The t e r race is a l u sh g r ee n

exten s ion of the cen t ra l cou r tyard. One cou ld b r ing b oo ks away

Awardee: Archoh m Consults Pvt Ltd, N oida

Project: Yogan an da Library, Solan, H ima ncha l Prad esh

Sourab h Gupt a

from the conf ine s o f a t rad it ion al library s tack and read on the

refres hing grass, sun ba thing o n the se w inte r foo thills. The gree ns

keep the la tent t emperatures of the s t ructure in check to add to

com fort within. On e co uld casu ally clim b the sp acious stairs an d

use the s teps to sur f for books . Seat ing on s teps , l ight ing f rom

t op on t o t he b ooks and t he s t rong d ir ec tiona l vo lum e c r ea t ed

aids in p ulling p e op le an d u plifting th e m , litera lly. The circu lation

spa ce is thu s reinte rpreted as a b right yellow, clea n wh ite an d raw

grey cont ras t . They work wel l agains t each other to give thi s

re inven ted route , a ref resh ing look an d fee l.

The fa ir faced conc re t e facade is a t w o-faced phe nom eno n .

The inner face of concrete bears the load of the ent i re shelving

system of the library an d i ts bo oks. The con crete wa ll is su pp orted

by se em ingly intersect ing co ncrete co lum ns; an interpre ta t ion of

the m ost fund am en tal e lem en t of biotechn ology and ref lec t ion o f the un ivers itys logo. The c lea n facade of concrete and recesse d

glass br ings o ut the fun dam en tal fun ct ion of the bu ilding.

Photo credit: Andre J Fanthome

Spe cia l Men t ion

Fact File

Client: Vishal Anand/Atul Khosla, Foundation for Life Science

and Business Management I Design tea m: Sourabh Gupta

(Principal Architect), Sanjay Rawat, Bhoomika Singhal, Sanjay

Bisht I Built-up area : 2 4 7 6 . 8 8 s q m I Yea r of comp letion :

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Category: Young Ent hu sed Archite ct

SECTION

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The br ief given by the c l ient was to achieve a vastu

com pliant conte m porary house . The 30 -year o ld Bangalore

house with thick walls nearly hugged the plots boundary,

and was so com pact with the ne ighbo uring hom es that it totally

blocked na tural light inside. The aim was to de-clutter the existing

living spaces by getting rid of its dark corners while being vastu

com plian t. The architects took the vastu pre -req uisites a nd

de cide d to turn it into a spatial asse t.

Awardee: Kamat & Rozario Architecture, Bangalore

Project: Hanging House, Bangalore

Sp ecia l Me nt ion

Fact File

Client: Vinod Sharm a I Design tea m: Smruti Kamat, Lester Rozario

I Built-up a rea: 2550sq f t I Cost: Rs 36 lakh I Yea r of comp letion : 2 0 1 0

The new skin had two par ts the s ta ircase block and the

han ging wall. The staircase was m oved to the no rthern side by

de m olish ing th e first flight o f the e xisting staircas e . This, whe n

adde d to the se tback outside, created a vibrant sunny spo t yet a

pr ivate outdoo r space. The huge project ion abo ve the car park

was converted into a study as its top was not accessible. As the

slab could not take the load of a wall, the outer skin was hung

from the roof. Add ition al volum es in b rick and co ncrete latch

se am les sly on to the existing structure , expres se d in wh ite. All the

door s and windows wer e r e - used . The new windows wer e

im agine d to b e ton ally differen t from the ir olde r cousins.

Phot o credit: Lester Rozario

Lest er Rozario


GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1. LIVING

2. COURTYARD

3. DINING

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7. KITCHEN

8. UTILITY

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The project located in a north facing site nesting in one of

the b usiest and con gested part of Bangalore was designed

for a businessman family. The site itself posed a great

challenge as the house had to be designed only in the vacant

portion of an already existing house which was a three-storey

structure in the rear end. Hence, the only available site of24'x27'(650sq ft) was a challenge to design a three bedroom

unit with an additional requirement of an office space, a

swimming pool and a provision for a lift (elevator).

The idea was to create maximum space within its limited site.

By minimising the use of interior walls as partitions, maximum

open space w as delivered. Therefore, steel structure was used to

build the main structure of the house. The entire main structure

had been assembled before being fixed on site to ensure that all

the steel joint details were designed and w orked perfectly. Hence,

two I-sections were used to form a strong form star-shaped to

highlight the joints for areas which are exposed.

Awardee: Techno architecture Inc, Basavana gud i, Bangalore

Project: M-House, Han um anthan agar, Bangalore


Spe cia l Me nt ion

Fact File

Client: Mr Mahadevswamy I Design t eam (architecture & interiors): Rajesh

Shivaram (Principal Architect), Sooraj C M (Senior Architect), Ankita (Interiors), B L

Manjunath (Structure) I Built-up a rea: 2600sq ft I Cost of project: Rs 1 , 1 0 , 0 0, 0 0 0

I Yea r of comp letion : 2 0 1 3

When the zoning diagram was started, the first floor was the

most comfortable level which houses the main activities, namely

the living room (double height), dining, kitchen, puja, utility,

powder room, etc. It was mostly designed as the vertical zoning.

The ground floor hou ses the car park and an o ffice space with an

external entry. The function o f the reflecting pond u nder the stairs

was to decrease the room tem perature during the day and createa peaceful ambience by the sound of water.

The second and the part third floor, where all the bedrooms

are placed have a multi-functional space right beside the stairs

thats been used as a corridor, entry to bedrooms. When all the

connecting doors along the corridor are opened, the rooms unite

into a bigger space overlooking into the doub le height of the living

room. Laminated glass is applied for the corridors to provide larger

range of light on the second f loor. The third floor has mu ch larger

m aster bedroom and an attached toilet overlooking into an 8 'x15'

(lap pool) smart pool above the roof of the living room,

connected by a deck and a bar counter. The colour combination

internally was also kept to white, grey and wood, which

continued in all the floors.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1. PARKING

2. FOYER

3. WATER BODY

4. WAITING AREA

5. OFFICE

6. TOILET

7. EXISTING STAIRCASE

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Category: Residence Design with a Difference

Commendation

Awardee: Dee pa k Gugg ari, Varsha & Dee p ak Gugga ri Associate s, Pun e

Project: Jadh av House, Pune

Tradi tion an d m oderni ty are well juxtaposed to animate each other. Rather than l iteral

remake of the traditional, the house design does well to evolve contemporary feel. Nature and

outd oors are well interspersed to d efine diverse spa tial experiences. Project ma nages to creatively

blur indoors with outdoors. From a narrow linear space to the open pavilion, the house has much

nee de d spatial variety. The play of light interacting with spatial elem ents livens up space.

Special MentionsAwardee: Hiren Patel, Hiren Patel Architects, Ahme da ba d, Gujarat

Project: The Courtyard Hou se, Ahm edab ad, Gujarat

The h ouse poses paradoxical pos it ions of spat ia l ly cont iguous conglom erate versus

sprawling free spaces. It bu ilds comp lex spatial m od ulation o ut of a sim ple grid mo du le. It do es

well to integrate natu re in different spa ces from a light shaft to surround ed court to spraw ling

garden . Light has been m od ulated interestingly through lattice and ja ali walls. Overall siting

and engu lfing built mass create p arad oxical expe riences of construction an d release.

Awardee: Praveen S Bavadekar, Third Space Architecture Studio, Belgaum

Project: The H ou se with two Shee sham Trees, Belgaum

Simple house form an d s imp ler geom etry has created fa i rly varied spat ia l experiences .

Austerity in use of material and modesty of form is commended. The court emerging in

response to the existing trees does well to remain point of reference and soul the of spatialorganisation. Sim ple spatial eleme nts and de tails of accessories in woo d juxtap ose we ll with

austere w hite textured wall finishes.

Awardee: Late Vimal Jain, Architecture Paradigm, Bangalore

Project: Pt Ma n - Sheela Jain Reside nce, Gund lupet, Karnata ka

The p roject uses sim ple geom etric form b oldly. Enveloping mon ol ith give m assivi ty to the

scale and sense of enclosure while the pa rtially divided spaces within with thin p artit ion and

extend ed views subscale the internal space withou t losing the feel of op enn ess. Light is

modulated well through skylights, use of louvers in courtyard overhead plane and vertical

wall planes of faade. Light has been modulated interestingly through lattice and ja a li

screens. Overall siting a nd engu lfing bu ilt m assing create pa rado xical experiences of

constriction with release.

Sonal Sancheti

Harsha W Fernando

Vipul Patel

Yatin Pandya (Moderator)

Raman Sikka

Principa l Awa rde e: Sand eep J, Architecture Parad igm, BangaloreProject: Wilson Garde n H ou se - Bysani Reside nce, Banga lore

The project showed mature resolution of environmental, spatial and constructional

attributes. The sp atial variety to integrate na ture in term s of light, view a nd vegetation is

appreciable. The plan form is simple yet evolves diverse volumetric modulation.

Environ m enta l elem ent as vertical fin is creativity p articipating in creating visual syntax and

form de finition externally.

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1. FOYER

2. PUJA ROOM

3. DINING

4. WATER BODY

5. MASTER BEDROOM

UPPER GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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7. TOILET

8. KITCHEN

9. DECK

10. UTILITY

11. POWDER ROOM

12. LIVING

13. BEDROOM

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Th e p re s e n c e o f fu l l g ro wn t ro p ic a l t r e e s o n a g e n e r i c

s u b u rb a n 5 0 x8 0 s it e b e c a m e th e g e n e ra to r o f th e d e s ig n .

The s ite is loca te d in a su bu rb of the sm all c ity o f Be lgaum .

Two ro s e w o o d ( sheesham) t re e s a n d a j a ck fru it t re e o c c u p ie d a

la rge p ar t o f the s i te .

A s tr a te g y w a s a d o p t e d t o le t t h e t re e s g e n e ra t e t h e h o u s e

aroun d the m . In th is way , an L-shape d co urtyard is con ce ived as

a n o p e n s p a c e . Th e p r iv a te a re a s c o a g u la te o n th e we s te rn s id e

of the co urtyard in the form of a rec tangu la r box conta in ing the

fou r be droom s , the k itchen and o the r se rv ice fac ilit ie s . The jack

fru it t ree lie s in the fron t se t b ack and is n o t ion a l ly conn ec ted to

the in te r io rs o f the h ou se by the l ine ar s ide of the cou rtyard . The

pu bl ic a reas a rrange them se lves se c t ion a l ly on the ea s te rn s ide .

In th is wa y, the firs t ac t o f the de s igne r was n o t wh ere to bu ild ,

bu t ra the r whe re no t to b u i ld . The vo id o r the abse nce of bu i ld ing

b e c o m e s t h e b e g in n in g .

The pu bl ic a reas a re n o t s t r ic t ly d iv ide d in to roo m s , bu t ra the r

a re an in te rconn ec ted se r ies o f overlooking spa ces . Here , the two

d o m i n a n t sheesham t re e s a n d t h e c o u r t a ro u n d t h e m b e c o m e

th e a rm a tu re o f th e in t e rio r s p a c e , h o u s in g th e m a in e n t ra n c e

do or as w e l l a s the s ta ircase . The variega te d se c t ion of the pu bl ic

area s s tand s in co ntrast with the s trict reg im en tation of the p rivate

a re a s . Th e p u b lic a re a s a re c o u p le d w ith a g a rd e n s p a c e o n th e

no rth-eas t tha t overlooks a sm all teak wo od p lan ta t ion . In th is

m a n n e r, to c o n s e rve th e t re e s o n s it e a n d t a ke a d v a n ta ge o f th e

Awardee: Thirdspace Architecture Studio, Belgaum

Project: The House with Two Sheesham Trees, Belgaum

v ie w o f th e t e a k wo o d t re e s b e c o m e s a s t ra t e g y to s a t is fy th e

clients need for vastu shastra.

Th e d e s ig n i s a n a m a lga m a t io n o f s e v e ra l d iv e r s e l a ye r s a n dn e e d s t h e c o n t e xt o f th e t re e s , th e z o n in g o f t h e p u b l ic a n d

p r i v a t e s p a c e , a n d t h e c l i e n t s i n s i s t e n c e o n vastu shastra ,

s u b t le c lim a to lo g ic a l in t e rve n t io n s a re a l l r e c o n c i le d in a

s e a m le s s s p a c e .

SECTIONAL VIEW


C om m e nda t i on

Fact File

Client: N Lokappa I Design te am (architecture & interiors):

Praveen S Bavadekar I Built-up area : 3500sq ft I Cost o f

project: Rs 60,00,000 I Yea r of comp letion : 2014

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1. ENTRANCE

2. FOYER

3. LIVING ROOM

4. POOJA ROOM

5. DINING

6. KITCHEN

7. STORE/UTILITY

8. SERVANTS ROOM

9. TOILET

10. BEDROOM

11. DECK

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1. LIVING ROOM

2. FAMILY ROOM

3. BALCONY

4. BEDROOM

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The architect has attem pted to give the d esign of the hou sea tradit ional Indian look with th e class and luxury that the

highly travelled client has experienced. The entrance lobby

of the hou se has a low h eight volum e w ith a series of skylights.

It un folds into the do uble h eight living room . The foyer is adorned

with landscaped e lem ents, and the o verhead pe rgolas cast

excel lent shadows. The n orth-west entry to the hou se is marked

by a traditional door, suggesting strong influences of vernacular

architecture in the wh ole.

Awardee: Varsha & Deepak Guggari Associates, Pune

Project: Jad hav House, Pune

A cozy s it -out which form s an in formal l iv ing observes the

playful activities in the court. This court consists of a water-body

and binds the hou se along both longitudinal and transverse axis.

The semi-open Jacuzzi court of the ground f loor m aster bedroom

opens in to the swimm ing pool deck accom m odated in the set-

back of the ho use. The d ining open s into the east lawn, wh ich has

been created o ver the parking slab o f the b asem ent. A gazebo is

housed in th is garden w hich is a sem i-open space w i th in the

garden. Furthe r, the d ining deck form s a covered verand ah. The

growingfrang ipa n is and o ther tropical plants beautify this garden,

wh ich remains verdant green throughout the year.

A straight fl ight staircase rises from the w ater court and leads

to the ope n corridor on the first floor. The first floo r passage wind s

into a party terrace, visually connected to the dining, living and

inform al si t-out on th e groun d f loor. The visual and ph ysical

connectivity can be witnessed in the house dining open into the

central court, wh ich further conn ects visually to the living roo m ,

bind ing both the spaces in the info rm al sit-out. The staircase is

adorne d w ith an 80 ft long skylight w ith pergolas and glass on to p.Passage leading to the room is screened off from the l iv ing room

by means of wooden slats. The upper terrace also becomes a

part of the landscape.

C om m e nda t i on

Fact File

Client: Mr & Mrs Jadhav I Design tea m: Deep ak Guggari, Rashi Sanson,

Niranjan Bhome I Built-up area : 1 5 0 0 0 sq f t I Cost of project: Rs 5crore

I Yea r of comp letion : 2 0 1 3

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1. PEDESTRIAL ENTRY

2. ENTRANCE FOYER

3. LOBBY

4. LIVING ROOM

5. WATER COURT

6. SIT-OUT

7. PUJA ROOM

8. DINING

9. KITCHEN

10. UTILITY

11. FAMILY ROOM

12. POWDER ROOM

13. MASTER BEDROOM

14. TOILET

15. WALK-IN WARDROBE

16. JACUZZI

17. BEDROOM

18. SHAFT

19. BACK COURT

20. SWIMMING POOL21. DECK

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECTION

1. LANDSCAPED COURT

2. MASTER BEDROOM

3. BALCONY

4. TOILET

5. WALK-IN WARDROBE

6. BEDROOM

7. TERRACE

8. LIVING ROOM BELOW

9. PASSAGE

10. NORTH-EAST TERRACE

11. STUDY ROOM

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Tr ied and t es t ed vernacula r bu ild ing tech nique s for therm al

c o m fo r t a re r e c a s t in a c o n t e m p o r a ry fo r m in t h i s

bu ngalow, se t on a 2 2 ,0 00 sq f t s it e , o f wh ich wate r bodies

a n d g a r d e n s t a k e u p 1 1 , 0 0 0 s q f t . I n a d d i t i o n a l t o t h e p r i v a t e

paradi se wi th in it s bou nd ar ies , on e is no t im m ed ia te ly cornered

wi t h t h e u r b a n c h a o s wh e n h e / s h e s t e p s o u t .

The cou r tyard ho use is d es igne d w ith a gr id o f 7x7 . The

ho use has b ee n de s igne d in su ch a wa y tha t a l l the l iv ing spa ces

a n d p a s s a g e s fa c e o p e n s p a c e s a n d g a r d e n s , wh ic h wa s a ls o t h e

m ain d es ign conce pt s ince it s ince pt ion , thu s c rea t ing a cen t ra l

cou rtyard w hich ho lds th e reflect ion po ol m aking i t a m ajor design

e lem en t . Thi s a lso m akes the de s ign an in t rover t one , lea ving the

garde n a t backs ide b ut s t ill vis ib le a nd acce ss ib le from a l l the

ro o m s o f t h e h o u s e .

Form al liv ing room com es f ir s t a long wi th two b e droo m s

fol lowed by a 9 wide passage para l l e l to the cent ra l cour tyard

a n d r e fle c t io n p o o l. Th e p a s s a g e e n d s a t t h e d in in g r o o m a n d

fa m ily ro o m . Th i s is t h e m a x im u m u s e d a r e a , th u s h a s a b ig

verandah, which adds va lue to the nor th s ide garden .

Th e h o u s e h a s b ig o p e n in g s a n d s k y lig h t s t o a llo w a m p l e

a m o u n t o f lig h t to b e e n t e r e d in t o t h e h o u s e t h ro u g h o u t t h e d a y.

S c re e n s a n d d e e p v e r a n d a h s p r o t e c t t h e s e h u g e o p e n in g s fro m

the harsh sun . Veranda hs a lso be com e wo nd er fu l outdo or spaces

du ring relat ively coo l eve nings an d m ornings.

Awardee: Hiren Patel Architects, Ahmedab ad, Gujarat

Project: The Courtyard House, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Spe cia l Me nt ion

Fact File

Design tea m: Hiren Patel, HPA Design Team I Built-up a rea: 810sq m

I Yea r of comp letion : 2012

Du ring th e da y, the living a rea fills u p w ith n atu ral light floo ding

in through la rge lam ina ted g lass p ane s , which a l so sho wcase s the

g a r d e n o n o n e s i d e a n d c e n t r a l c o u r t y a r d o n t h e o t h e r . Th e

c u s t o m -d e s i gn e d wo o d e n d o o rs a n d wi n d o ws h e lp t o c re a t e a

v isua l ly unify ing the m e throu ghou t the ho m e, as d o i ts prom ine nt

use of wood and m arble . In kee ping with the lush gree ne ry, the

ho m e i s de cora ted u s ing a t ropica l pa le t t e o f br ight co lou rs to

com plem en t the na tura l wo od tone s of furn iture a nd fixtures .

Th e h o u s e is m a d e o f RC C ro o f s t ru c t u r e c o v e r e d w it h

w o o d . Th e v e r a n d a h a n d u p p e r ro o m s a re c o v e r e d w it h w o o d .

Flo o rs a r e c o v e r e d w i th n a t u ra l m a r b le

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