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Aayi is the Marathi term for mother. Aayi is an attempt to create a timeless looking Goan home, built as a tribute to the client's parents. The project embodies the brief of being contemporary and minimalistic while being in harmony with the countryside context of the site. HARSH KAMAT HARSH KAMAT The site is a corner plot bound by a village road on one side and a main road on the other wherein nestled in the top left corner of the plot, amidst a lush clump of coconut trees, lies the development. The house is a South-West facing structure with a building on the North on the neighboring property and one on the East, within the property. Aayi sits effortlessly on a fourth of the lush green farmland with its clean design weaving bea... More

Jiande Cultural Center is located in the heart of Jiande City, 125km southwest to Hangzhou. The project is a merging belt of urban and nature, sitting between the newly developed Qiandong CBD in the north and a stretch of undulating hills across the Xin’an River in the south. It has become a significant figure of the waterfront landscape at the endpoint of the extending urban axis. GOA GOA Due to the upstream reservoir, the temperature gap between atmosphere and water of constant 14-17°C often produces a layer of fog that covers the river surface, blending the boundary between city and nature. With a prosperous urban landscape unfolding at the back, the site expands 600m long from east to west and 60-140m deep from nort... More

The project of Lushan Times was launched in 2012. It was slated to be a large city-level complex, standing at the gateway of Lushan New Town, which represents the southwest expansion of Fuyang District, Hangzhou. Before taking on this project, the design team had been involved in other projects situated in neighboring areas. Having been continuously working on projects within a certain area, the team began to shift focus from simply looking at individual buildings to considering on a city scale. With this in mind, Lushan Times becomes an epitome of GOA’s work in Fuyang. CreatAR Seeing and Being Seen The site has a superior location, with Lushan Mountain at the back, and a commanding view of Fuchun River. It is a few steps away... More

The resort is a "More Hotel" that gives you MORE space per room, More peace and quiet and more private spill out space to each room than can be imagined, with a personal pool and garden in 10 rooms! Its laid-back feel is accentuated on the White undulating plastered finish that evokes shades of Goa being India's Mediterranean. Scooped Out Volumes bring in a bright Orange, representing the local Stone of Laterite, into an otherwise serene colour palate. ITC                                       As a practice we followed world renowned architect Bill Benseley, who famously says that boutique hotels need to = Build Respectful... More