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Landforms - Reimagining Indian Modernism

Landforms - Reimagining Indian Modernism
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Landforms - Reimagining Indian Modernism

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Landforms is conceived as more than a conventional real estate office. It operates as a three-dimensional manifesto for the company’s philosophy, where land, structure, and habitation are explored through built form. Housing workspaces, master planning displays, and model homes under one roof, the project translates the scale of territory into an architectural experience.

photo_credit Phosart Studio
Phosart Studio

“We were interested in how ideas of land and planning could be felt spatially, not just communicated through drawings or models,” says Arun, the principal of Billboards.

The spatial organisation avoids the rigidity typically found in commercial interiors. Instead, the office unfolds as a sequence of zones, each defined by material shifts rather than enclosed rooms. This fluid planning allows visitors to move seamlessly between areas of engagement, discussion, and display.

photo_credit Phosart Studio
Phosart Studio

Materiality plays a central role in grounding the project. Exposed concrete ceilings establish a sense of weight and are counterbalanced by wood surfaces that wrap walls, partitions, and built-in elements. Ribbed and fluted glass surfaces recur throughout the office, functioning as thresholds that diffuse light while maintaining visual continuity.

Displays for master plans and model houses are integrated into the space, rather than being treated as standalone exhibits. Half-height plinths and shelving emerge from the same material language as the walls, allowing scaled models to sit within the spatial space. This approach positions the office itself as a tool demonstrating how land can be shaped, articulated, and inhabited.

photo_credit Phosart Studio
Phosart Studio

“We didn’t want the models to feel like objects placed inside a showroom,” they add. 

Furniture and lighting remain deliberately restrained. Low-profile seating, custom tables, and integrated storage ensure that the focus remains on space, material, and dialogue. Concealed light sources and sculptural pendants creating a calm, contemplative atmosphere suited for both professional exchange and public engagement.

photo_credit Phosart Studio
Phosart Studio

Ultimately, Landforms blurs the boundary between workplace, gallery, and spatial prototype. It is an office that does not merely sell land, but embodies a way of thinking about it, measured, tactile, and enduring..

“If people leave with a clearer sense of how land can be understood through space,” the architects conclude, “then the architecture has done its work” 

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Jotun Essence Easy C... and Stucco by Jotun

Project data

Project Year
2025
Category
Offices
Building Area
2500 sq ft
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