Zero Energy Design Lab

Zero Energy Design Lab is a research-driven architecture and interior design studio based in Delhi, India. Founded in 2009 by Sachin Rastogi and Payal Seth Rastogi, it specializes in net-zero energy buildings. With sustainability at the core of its design process, ZED Lab works towards improving people’s quality of life in symbiosis with the environment through the lens of research, design, and construction. Through its award-winning projects across residential, hospitality, institutional, commercial, and industrial sectors, the studio seeks to push the envelope for zero energy design while devising economically viable building systems.

As vision facilitators, idea generators and design integrators, the team at ZED Lab works collaboratively to formulate strategies that draw inspiration from the Indian vernacular for our present and future needs. ZED Lab’s design approach is informed by a deep and innate understanding and application of age-old bioclimatic wisdom, reinterpreted using cutting-edge computational tools such as parametric design. Through climatic studies, simulation models, custom software, and physical experiments, the studio explores every facet of design that goes on to determine the nature, form, and impact of a project, making it uniquely positioned to deliver long-lasting and resilient solutions.

The studio has been commended for its work and is the recipient of multiple awards such as the Young Architects Award by Indian Architect and Builder, 2019 and the RTF Sustainability Awards, 2017. Its projects have been featured in prominent design publications, including Domus, Architectural Digest, ArchDaily, Dezeen, Elle Décor and Indian Architect and Builder.