Contemporarydesign

Tucked beside the park, the pilates studio invites passersby to pause and take notice. Its exterior is a striking fusion of bold colors and organic curves, a design meant to catch the eye and spark curiosity. The space takes inspiration from the natural, grounding comfort of a cave, with its smooth, tactile surfaces and intimate scale. The essence of movement is captured in every corner of the space with its soft, dynamic shape to evoke fluidity and flow. The organic shape opening helps visitors to catch a glimpse of the park, which is the heart of the communal space. Lukas Manuel Lukas Manuel Lukas Manuel The walls are drenched in a wash of beige cement effect, seamlessly blending from one surface to the next, creating a s... More

At the Kasa Holzer, design is a living conversation—a dynamic dialogue where diverse styles merge to create a cohesive and engaging environment.  "The client had a clear vision," says Ar. Harpreet Singh. "He wanted to bring together different furniture styles—classical, modern, minimalist—creating a fluid experience where everything felt like it naturally belonged." Guided by this vision, the design team approached the project as a celebration of individuality within unity, balancing clean lines, raw materials, and open layouts. The team’s priority was to ensure seamless fluidity across all design elements.“The interiors, lighting, textures, and materials—all had to support the furniture’s voi... More

Located in a small town in the south of Brazil, Trapezium House (Casa Trapézios) is inserted in an urban edge, surrounded by an idyllic landscape formed by araucaria trees crowning its roof.  The site, a high plateau with a trapezoidal shape, was chosen to host the program: a single-storey house for a young couple who have a close relationship with life in the countryside.  Ezequiele Panizzi Ezequiele Panizzi The formal essence of the house is a reinterpretation of the gabled roof archetype, deconstructed to form two juxtaposed trapezoidal sections. One of these sections is projected onto a rectangle extended to the edge of the site, while the other, set back, houses the main entrance accessed by a staircase.&nb... More

The main task of the project was to preserve the original space of the main room of the apartment with large windows, therefore, all the main areas (living room, kitchen and bedrooms) are located along the windows and utility rooms and bathrooms are located along the blank wall. We wanted to preserve the light and volume of the room as much as possible, so the living room/kitchen was given the central part of the apartment with two windows, and the main bedroom with a third window is separated from the common area by a glass partition, which helps to preserve the feeling of a common space. The interior is a mixture of minimalism with classic elements. In the spacious living room an elegant metal library adjoins classic double doors with c... More

The brief of the project was to design homes for two friends on adjacent plots. The intention was to make each home look aesthetically as one and function either as one large whole or as two independent homes, if and when needed. The project utilizes individual fragmented volumes to create distinct areas for living, playing, work and leisure, creating pockets of micro-zones within the volumes. These independent structures are tied together by a central circular landscaped courtyard, which forms the focus of the design. This courtyard functions as a confluence of various recreational activities, each nestled in nature and was proposed keeping in mind that both homes were to function as one with the possibility of detaching and working indepe... More

The three hundred and fifty square foot project, a moon deck overlooking the Arabian Sea, introduces into the semi open space a program previously conspicuously absent within the large urban apartment. The brief demanded a flexible multi functional out door deck that can accommodate for early morning sea side yoga practice, hosting lunches and dinners, in addition to an evening time party cum entertainment area among st other usages. Of utmost importance was the retention of the ambivalent nature of the space, allowing for a maximum of programmatic and usage flexibility. The concerned project boundaries spill over the primary living area of the apartment, serving both as the extension of, as well as an alternate to the large semi public lei... More

Size - 2000 sq.ft. For this pharmaceutical factory, located in Karamsad, Baroda, the brief given by the clients involved redesigning the entrance to the main factory plant. The redesigning, a result of the property line being pushed back 20 ft due to road widening, involved the addition of a large waiting room at the entrance. 2 openings; one wide opening for the numerous vehicles and trucks, along with a smaller 2.5 m opening for the pedestrians and two-wheelers, were created along the facade. A security cabin was placed between the 2 gates, such that it caters to both thepedestrians and vehicles effectively. The cabin, designed with large window openings on 3 sides, sits rotated on site, allowing the guards multidirectional views of bot... More

Primarily, A singular palette of white has been utilized throughout the home with subtle variations in softness and scale introduced through the use of different textures in paint, wallpapers, and fabric. A restrained luxe look was introduced by usage of white horizontal grooves throughout the home, which then tied together the various elements across rooms. The public area of the home, the living and entrance foyer, are primarily white with a solitary gray textured wall being the feature element forming the backdrop to the dinning. Collaborations with a phad painter Prakash Joshi, at the entrance and the pooja area, where illustrations were made on site directly on the marble of the wall, created pockets of color and vibrancy, which cont... More

The client brief was simple, to convert a 5 bedroom apartment into a lavish 3 bedroom apartment, in addition to the conversion of an open terrace into an intimate den. Clean minimal lines were requested with a muted palette. Our layout inserts an object – a ‘black box’, at the very entrance. An object that in addition to holding program, such as the bar, the puja room and the server, more importantly frames the entrance to the home. A hand blown glass sculpture hovering above a gurgling water body held within the black box, greets the visitor to the home, directing him into the formal living area. While accommodating to the clients request of an enclosed den, we attempted to retain the atmosphere of being in the outdoors t... More

The 2019 Times of India Design Expo, one of the largest art and architecture festivals of the country, saw SHROFFLEóN as one of the collaborators involved in designing the exhibition pavilions. Produced for the Sound Smiths, a company specializing in home theatre systems, theexhibit isenvisioned as a light, buoyant structure,set against the density of the program area.The idea was tocreate a captivatingexterior, that allows it to stand out in the minds of the visitors, ensuring the company’s product is not forgotten. On the inside, the exhibit is curated to resemble the appearance of a black box, in sync with the company’s products. The material palette was restricted to neutral tones, with inexpensive materials being u... More

Size: 1400 sq.ft The Half Arc House, located in one of the most opulent skyscrapers in the heart of South Bombay, is rewarded with a stunning uninterrupted view of the Arabian sea on one end and the city on the other. The tower, complete with a lavish swimming pool and gym, captures the essence of luxury living. The Half Arc House is mindfully designed to magnify the luxury living experience.The Half Arc House gets its moniker from the many quarter -circles that exist in it. The first—a textured and painted arc—is seen right where the entrance meets the main L-shaped living area, and frames that room.In the guest bedroom, the arc presents itself within the teak wood and all black, back painted glass cupboards. And the bow appe... More

Size: 7500sq. ft The project brief involved designing the head office for the leading supplier of engineered equipment to global chemical and pharmaceutical markets. Located in the upcoming business district of Mumbai, New Cuffe Parade, the 7500 sq ft office space encompasses 3 zones; the directors’ chambers with its allied facilities, the senior management zone, and a general office area. The directors’ zone holds the cabins for the two directors along with a spacious shared director’s lounge, tying the two spaces together. A remarkable see through floor to ceiling wooden and metal shelving unit takes centerstage in the director's cabin. The unit, designed with clean, minimal surfaces that stand out against the window b... More

Size: 1000 sq.ft The feature elements of this 2 bedroom home, located in Dadar Parsicolony, are its grand, breezy terraces that offer impressive views of the 5 gardens and Parsi Gymkhana grounds, set against the background of the city. To alter the initial layout posed a massive challenge. With the majority of the walls being shear walls, the opportunity for intervention was severely limited. Careful and strategic reworking of the existing layout resulted in bringing together the 2 bedrooms, whilst opening up a second terrace for the home. The new terrace, designed as an extension of the bedrooms, attempts to connect with the outdoors through elements such as wooden decking, trellis, turf and windows that open up to bring in abundant sunl... More