Morphogenesis is India’s leading Architecture and Urban Design practice with offices in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, and New Delhi. The firm was set up by Sonali and Manit Rastogi in 1996 with a vision of defining sustainable architecture for contemporary India. Their portfolio comprises more than 1000 projects globally.
The firm has been consistently ranked among the Top 100 Architectural Design Firms worldwide by Building Design Magazine, UK in WA100. The practice has been the recipient of over 200 awards and has been featured in over 1100 publications, both International and National. Sonali and Manit Rastogi have also been awarded Laureates of the SIA Getz Award for Emergent Architecture in Asia, Singapore, which seeks to bring recognition to Asian architects, who through their vision and commitment have made a significant contribution to shaping the changing landscape of Asia. The firm’s work has also been published in a Monograph by Images Publishing, Australia under their world-renowned Master Architect Series—a first for an Indian firm.
The design approach is inspired by the vast repository of historical wealth of building knowledge and the strong arts and crafts traditions of the region. With an understanding that the work, often, is in an environment with limited resources, projects use passive strategies by responding to the local climate and ecology while addressing comfort, safety, and liveability parameters. This has conservatively resulted in:
Over 97 million sq. ft. of built environment.
Benefiting over 660,000 inhabitants.
Freshwater saved: 32 billion litres.
Energy saved: 5.1 million kW/hr.
Reduction in CO2 emissions: 4.2 billion kg.
Gross area of sustainable buildings completed: 50,000,000 sq. ft.
The firm believes that each project must establish itself as a benchmark for innovative design by thinking systemically about sustainability. Architecturally, it celebrates identity and diversity versus visual homogeneity. The belief in environmental design has resulted in formulation of Morphogenesis’ copyrighted design process S.O.U.L.©2019, an acronym for:
Sustainable: Net zero energy, water, and waste to landfill
Optimized: Carbon neutral and use of local resources
Unique: Tradition, heritage, and culture
Liveable: Resilient communities
These parameters define the inquiry process that shapes Morphogenesis’ architecture. The Architects measure the success of their projects by using design metrics before, during, and after a project’s completion. They believe it is this inclusive nature of design, focusing on passive and low-energy architecture, that will define emergent architecture in India.
