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Ishita Sitwala

Project • By andblack design studio • Private Houses

The House of Green Court

Set within the climatic and cultural context of Ahmedabad, the House of Green Court draws from the courtyard typology to organize a three-generational family into an individualized yet cohesive whole. The project modulates privacy while responding to the present and evolving needs of its inhabitants. Ishita Sitwala Ishita Sitwala Ishita Sitwala Ishita Sitwala The built form occupies the rear half of the plot, allowing the front to open as an expansive garden. Movement begins through a landscaped forecourt, where greenery and a water body introduce a sense of calm and guide a gradual transition from the outside into the house. A parametric patterned flooring leads to the main entrance, where a filtered view through a bri... More

Five individual substations are sprawled across an expansive residential township area of 17,975 sq.ft.

Atelier ARBO

Uniting the scattered parts of the old facility, five new substations were designed to amalgamate functionality with aesthetics.

Majority of the substations are lower in height than the surrounding trees to cause minimal intrusion.

The substations feature double-skin facades covering a concrete frame.

Each substation encompasses a lobby space and the main process equipment room.

Project • By Atelier ARBO • Power Plants

Electrical Substation Design Development in Gujarat, India

Reliance Industries, a renowned multinational conglomerate company, consulted Atelier ARBO, an architectural firm based in Mumbai, for the master planning and design development of five separate electrical substations for a Residential Township in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Catering to the expansive township sprawled across an area of 750 acres, the five individual substations have been planned in different zones and cover a cumulative area of about 17,975 sq. ft, with a separate road for entrance and a compound wall to secure them from trespassers and unwanted intrusions. The firm’s vision for the project revolved around replacing the old and worn substations that were approaching the end of their life cycle with new, well-planned, and high-... More