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6 Design in context
Presenting new design products and concepts from across the globe
12 Interview
Pritzker winner Toyo Ito talks about why architecture needs to be for the people
16 Guest column
Ramesh Edwankar writes about how interior design has been reduced to the role of decoration
18 My view
Product design experts on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's statement Less is more
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22 Portfolio
Architect Federico Babina pays tribute to cinematic architecture through a series of illustrations
28 Interview
36 Iconic design
This months pick is the world's largest dam - Hoover Dam, USA
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
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Cover
40 Tranquil retreats
The sunroom of this renovated residence by Peterssen/
Keller Architecture and Engler Studio is a light-filled free
flowing space complete with formation chairs
(see page 92)
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On the beach
An urban sensibility combined with a laid-back lifestyle makes this home last for generations 58
A play on levels
A raised plot, multiple levels and a tropical interior defines this Lonavla bungalow
Interviews
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28 Pinakin Patel
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With due respect
This house fits perfectly into the neighbourhood of 1920s sandstone houses
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Fit to form
Guto Requena designs this apartment to reflect contemporaneity, Brazilianness and flexibility 82
Gracious welcome
This Georgian charm renovated home benefits from a light-filled, flowing interior
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Perfectly aligned
This Hyderabad home represents the best of classical and contemporary design
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Front to back
With its open and transparent circulation areas, this house maximises both space and light
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COMMERCIAL DESIGN
124 PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Garden of illusions
This office is a tropical space designed to reflect the companys business ethic
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS
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Multifaceted
This museum demonstrates how an expansion need not always be large in scale one
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entries for
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Architecture &
Design 2013
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design in context
And Repeat
Consisting of multiple rectangular frames, admire the curves of the straight lines that are repeated in rotation around the entire
body structure to form a new cluster of objects. Designed by Korean designer Jeon Kyung Ok, the Revolving Chair gives in to the
movement to reconstruct a harmonious form that may not be that high on comfort, but scores high on design ingenuity.
Surround Sound
A human-sized hamster ball is certainly not an
ideal place to relax, but that is what challenged
the Scandinavian creative lab ST in collaboration
with experimental studio Petter Johansson Art
Direction and Design to create the AudioOrb. The
orb is an amalgamation of contemporary design
with technological precision and functional art.
The poly (methyl methacrylate) glass sphere has
a hole for entrance, is lined with memory foam
pillows, and 18 speakers to offer you an idyllic
ambience to relax with the melody of your choice.
For further information, visit www.indiegogo.com/
projects/audioorbs/
Polished Edge
London-based designer Massimo
Buster Minale, of Buster+Punch
believes in elevating the ordinary
into the extraordinary, a call echoed
by his collaborators and seen in
their collection, Hooked. Inspired
by the raw, passionate, and gritty
Rock n Roll, and motorcycle lifestyle,
the light fixtures elevate materials,
such as brass, dark wood, quilted
silk, leather, and rubber to everyday
objects, which pack a punch. Seen
here is Hooked 6.0, where the light
pendant is finished in solid knurled
brass with matt rubber detailing and
can be fitted with any standard bulb.
The light can also be customised with
shades made from bronzed gun metal
with brass button detailing. For further
information, visit busterandpunch.com
Missing Points
The 3P Clock designed and created by Canada-based design
studio Robocut in collaboration with Baron magazine is an
illusional timepiece. In effect, it is a hexagonal wooden piece with
a cherry wood finish, which creates a 3D effect when placed on
your wall. It is a limited piece, dont waste any more time and visit
www.robocutstudio.com for further information.
Up In The Air
Maison Edouard Franois along with
the Krrish Group are bringing Frenchstyle luxury living to Gurgaon, India. The
Gurgaon 71 residential apartments
will offer the floors as green clouds
spaces that will act as the extensions of
the apartments below. They will offer the
residents a space in the sky, surrounded
by trees with wooden decks, terraces all
embodying French luxury.
Wheeled
Ever wondered what
happens to the wheels of
retired aircrafts? Well
some of them get converted
into bases of coffee tables
as done by UK-based
company Fallen Furniture.
The table comes as a single
piece, which takes 150
hours to complete from
start to finish. The wheel is
hand polished and a glass
top is fixed atop it. The high
degree of polish allows the
user to observe the intricacy
of the wheels design whilst
enjoying their cup of tea.
Yaron Weinberg
Boxed In
Inspired by the origami piece, the Bento
Box, the Foldigon designed by Rami
Tareef, Ayala Bougay, Meydad Marzan, turns
from a boxed coffee table into a sofa. The idea
behind the furniture was to protect the upholstery
from the elements of nature. The upholstery is
divided into polygons to create living hinges and allow
the folding and fitting it to different sitting positions. The
Foldigon was part of the Soft Comfort exhibition organised by
D-Vision for Salone in Milan 2012 where entrants were asked
to send in entries, which invite people to sit on them with
the promise of comfort.
Old Is New
Marcel Wanders new collection titled Rois
de la Fort for French brand Baccarat,
manufacturers of fine crystal glassware,
draws inspiration from New Antiques.
According to Wanders, the term describes
the bridge between the past and present
design approach, which can be enjoyed in
the contemporary moment. The merging
of fragile nature of glass juxtaposed
against the masculine beauty of fine Italian
marble exemplifies elegance and brings
an ethereal quality to the humble vase.
For further information on this limited
collection, visit www.baccarat.com
Stellar Lights
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homes, products,
designs that
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Danish Architect & Designer (1902-1971)
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People probably
see my projects
with a sense
of optimism,
lightness, and
joy, and are
infused with
both a sense of
uniqueness and
universality
Another event that also had an impact was the student protest movement that emerged in the late 60s
in both Europe and Japan. I started realising that, the now- the present Japan- is important. I then started
creating my own design concepts. Eventually these influences took me away from Metabolist ideologies.
Most architects want to establish a legacy buildings that would stand as testimonies to their
architectural brilliance. While you tend to care more about personal connections. How has this
played a role when conceptualising the design for a structure?
In contemporary society, I think that 99% of architecture has become the instrument for economic
activities, and I am very sorry for that. Because I think that architecture is supposed to be something that
links people to other people. Architecture has to become a form of co-operation, a co-operational body for
people. It should not be something that is controlled by economy, but that creates a relationship of trust
among people. This is what architects are supposed to do when they create architecture.
Your work is often described as light and transparent. What are your thoughts on this?
In the 1990s, being transparent was an important part of architecture. With the bubble economy in Tokyo,
perceptible realities dissolved and that had an impact on my architecture. I wanted to move away from
definite structures and do realistic designs that epitomised transparency.
White U was an important project for you as a young architect. Why did you tear it down?
21 years after being completed, and after all three family members had moved out, I looked at it and
decided to demolish it. The house had a great influence on its residents, however, its destruction was not a
sad event. My family was no longer in mourning, and the design of White U had been tailored for that mindset. Having served its purpose, the houses demolition marked the start of a new chapter for my family.
You admire Rem Koolhaas vision of architecture. How has it influenced your own?
It has in many ways. I even named my studio Urban Robot - an appellation reflecting the techno-utopias
and city-sized mega structures then current in Japan under the Metabolists, a group of avant-garde architects whose reputation has been recently revived in a book by Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
How have Japanese traditions affected your work?
The Japanese culture derives happiness from simple things like nature. I particularly rejoice Hanami, which
signals the arrival of the winter and the famous Cherry Blossoms where people sit under the cherry blossom tree in a drapery and have picnics singing and dancing. That simplicity is significant to my creativity.
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Acclaimed Japanese architect Toyo Ito has been the recipient of numerous international awards,
including The Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal in 2006 and more recently the
Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2013. Ito has designed eminent projects throughout Asia, Europe, North
America and South America. Most recently he was also invited to speak at one of the most significant
events on Asias design calendar, Business Of Design Week 2013, an annual flagship event organised
by Hong Kong Design Centre since 2002.
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priate interior, designers forget how the placement of basic amenities influence the shape and
ambience of spaces. For example, just because
the trend says multiple openings, designers blindly
and randomly provide them without any thought of
wind, light, etc. They forget that an opening has to
create a right vision and should influence the room
in terms of volume, depth, height, etc. It is critical
to understand that the atmosphere of any space
speaks a lot. It is a silent introduction to visitors
about factors that cannot be put into words.
Also, one thing that I increasingly see being
ignored is attention to detail. And by detail I do
not mean selection of furniture and accessories,
it is more to do with the kind of accessories. For
example, if someone says they like the colour
black, I cant give them a black bedroom but I can
effectively bring it in with the right colour scheme
and balance the space using accessories. Lets
take an example of a tight space. Architects and
designers should remember that a perfect colour
balance could be achieved only through right
use of everything- furniture, walls, accessories,
paintings, etc.
I think another factor that is very significant
in interiors is lighting as it changes, alters and
defines the mood of any space. I feel, it can literally
make or break an area. One should remember
that natural light is the best form of lighting. It
changes throughout the day, creating new effects
as the day progresses. A single ray of light through
The interiors
of any space
are a silent
introduction to
visitors about
factors that
cannot be put
into words
With over 40 years of experience, architect Ramesh Edwankar of RED Architecture & Interior Design
has been instrumental in shaping some of the best projects in Pune and Mumbai. He has been a
recipient of multiple awards.
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my view
latika khosla,
Freedom Tree Design
Good design is impeccably poised when
our eye can focus on any one thing and our
mind can comprehend its entirety. Just as
great music is made up of controlled sound
and silence, in design too one wrong note
can spoil the idea. Less is more is one thing,
which speaks at a time but the rest is a silent
cadence making it harmonious.
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the sun
does not
realise
how wonderful
Maximise
what nature
has to offer
with our
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green homes
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Federico Babina says, Movies have the ability to transport us to different worlds and let us live and breathe
real or fantastic architecture. I have always been enthralled by the relationship between architecture and
the cinema, and especially between space and action. People consciously or unconsciously connect a
movie with the space in which the action takes place. Its like a box that contains a gift. My intention, with
the illustrations, is to transform the box into the gift. I believe ARCHICINE represents the spatial match
between films and architectural spaces. In the series, the architectural space is given a protagonist role and
not marginalised to the background. For further information, visit www.federicobabina.com
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remains integral to nature, the mind is left open to some fresh ideas. I have always used natural materials,
crafts and plenty of art before it gets commodified.
To be able to
hear and hone
my inner voice
every day in
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whatever
good things
we build
end up
building us
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American Author (1930-2009)
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homes, products,
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if a building
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On the beach
Designed to span the suburbs to the sea, this beachfront house
combines an urban sensibility with a laid-back lifestyle
to create a home that will last for generations
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Lighting: Lightplan
Heating system: Fujitsu
Indoor and outdoor fireplaces: Escea
Kitchen cabinetry: Laminex
Benchtops: CaesarStone
Oven, cooktop, refrigeration and dishwasher:
Fisher & Paykel
Ventilation: Smeg
Award: Brackenridge Builders Master Builders
Auckland House of the Year Gold Award houses
$1million-$2million
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A play of levels
A raised plot, multiple levels, and a tropical
interior, which beguiles its contemporary exterior,
is what defines this vacation bungalow
These pages: This 9500 sq ft
bungalow designed by architect
Gautam Naik of Th Zone projects
and interior designer Bhavna
Jacob of Bhavna Jacob Designs is
a multi-level residence. Located in
Lonavla and spread over one acre,
the bungalow rests on a raised plot
along with a pool and landscaped
gardens. The formal living room is
furnished with furniture and artefacts
from Bali. Smooth yellow limestone
is used for floorings throughout
the house.
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room, and the spa area are located in the basement. Jacob, who has done the interior design of
the house, had already done the basic architectural plan. Thus, when Naik took on the project
he worked further on it along with the structural planning and landscape.
According to the duo, the client wanted a
bungalow that would also accommodate his
extended family, the structure had to be built
and designed according to vaastu principles.
The owners vaastu requirements worked
to our benefit. According to vaastu, the bungalow had to be on a higher level, which is what
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suburban homes
With due
respect
This project recognises the
original intent of a heritage
suburb planned by architect
Walter Burley Griffin
There is a strong appreciation of our heritage
suburbs today, but this wasnt always the case.
Back in the 50s, for example, local authorities
allowed a red brick-and-tile pitched-roof house
to be built right in the centre of Castlecrag,
Sydney a heritage suburb designed in the
1920s by renowned Canberra city architect
Walter Burley Griffin.
With the older properties having flat roofs
and a sandstone construction, the 50s house
was a serious incongruity, says Joseph Alliker
of Rudolfsson Alliker Associates Architects, the
architect responsible for the design of a new
home to replace the red brick house on the site.
The original homes sit on curved, radiating
streets that appear carved out of the local rock.
They are relatively small, mainly single-storey
houses on large blocks given over to greenery,
with gardens running into one another, and
shared areas of parkland. The houses on either
side of this one were the original display homes,
and were considered quite radical for the time.
Not surprisingly, there were strict covenants
in place for the new build, not only in terms of
the aesthetics, but also in respect of retaining
neighbours views and privacy, and various
setback requirements.
It was logical to extend the house into the
garden, says Alliker. This determined the idea
of the glass living pavilion, which pushes out
to maximise the northern aspect. The bulk of
the house remains in the same position as the
original. We also decided to put the carport at
the front, as another low, flat-roofed extension,
which relates to the scale of the neighbouring
properties. Walter Burley Griffin was adamant
that all the houses in the development would
have flat roofs.
Both of these single-storey extensions have
planted green roofs, which minimise glare and
light reflection and enhance the view from
above and the street appeal.
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Fit to form
Architect Guto Requena renovates this So Paulo apartment to
reflect the values of contemporaneity, Brazilianness and flexibility
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highlights the exposed ceiling while an assortment of stools breaks the monotony and brings
a sense of whimsy to the space.
An outdoor space creates another socialising environment. This area is divided into two
sections a poolside and a seating area. The provision for the pool was part of the apartments
original design. In the renovation, it took on a
darker tone to highlight and enhance the area
in contrast to the rest of the outdoor. This space
also houses a spiral concrete staircase leading
up to the guest bedroom and tropical garden.
The third floor spaces were created as
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Gracious
welcome
A picture of classic Georgian
charm from the street, this
home now benefits from a
light-filled, flowing interior
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Perfectly aligned
Breaking away from their signature style, Riyaz and Simeen Quraishi
create a residence in Hyderabad that represents the best of classical
and contemporary design
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Front to back
Every inch matters when space is at a premium. With its open and transparent
circulation areas, this long, narrow house maximises both space and light
While the concept of the terrace house
has been around for centuries, the idea of
such a home having an open floor plan is
relatively new.
This freestanding house, designed by
owner Jane Agnew of Agnew Interiors, is
not technically a terrace house, but it does
have a similar footprint on a long, narrow
building site. And it was the site restrictions that posed the greatest challenge for
the designer.
The block is the last one in a row that
was developed on former industrial land,
Commercial design
project portfolio
Garden of illusions
At the core of this contemporary office building is a meditative tropical space
designed to reflect the companys work environment and business ethic
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references abound on the interior
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fixtures and teak wood accents.
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Multifaceted
The design of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland demonstrates that
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Panorama @
The Address
Developer:
The Wadhwa Group
Location:
Ghatkopar West, Mumbai
Status of the project:
Under Construction
Area of project:
19 acres (approx.)
Residential type:
Duplexes and 4 BHK apartments
Residential area:
5113-12500 sq ft
Architect & interior designer:
Shakti Parmar Associates, Mumbai
Construction:
Larsen & Toubro (L&T ECC Division)
Landscaping:
Sitetectonix, Singapore
Financing:
ICICI, HDFC, HSBC, Indiabulls for
home loans
Special features:
Spacious apartments with an exclusive
spa club house, swimming pool,
concierge service, banquet hall, sports
and exercise facilities
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Price:
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(approx.)
The Gallery:
Lightopia,
Weil am Rhein,
Germany
Markus Tollhopf, Archivio Storico FLOS, Ursula Sprecher, mischertraxler 2010, kalle Sanner and Daniel Rybakken, Cesare Casati
An exhibition
of lighting
designs from
iconic artists
upcoming events
maurer westfriedhof
sarfatti
instalation room
mischer traxler
expo 1900
Design Shanghai
colour light
casati grifoncino
Melbourne Now
disintegrating
vivian
fernandes
robeelo
solar
silva-house
panjimm
monte-silva
valeriano
Showcase
A tale of travels
Curated by designer JJ Valaya and TJ Singh, The
Home of the Traveller (THT) showcases a global
collection of home decor accessories and furniture.
A first-of-its-kind, this concept store infuses
old with the new and presents a wide range of
contemporary and traditional accessories. In order
to give a consumer a complete experience, the
store is divided into six different themes, namely
Art Deco, Vintage, Organic, Glamour, India and The
World. With an aim to focus and uplift local Indian
culture, colours, textures and designs, THT also
exhibits work from local artists and craftsmen. For
further information, email contact@thtlifestyle.com
or call +91-8505801234
Happy 13
To celebrate the completion of its 13 years in Indian market, Red Blue Yellow presented
a preview of 13 designs from their latest collection. Brainchild of Karishma Bajaj, Asim
Merchant and Paul Rodrigue, the brands latest collection comprises of beds, sofas, dining
tables and other timeless pieces. Exploring various forms, materials and finishes, the 2014
collection, addresses the future of classicism practical, style oriented, timeless and
modern along with staying true to organic principles. For further information, email info@
redblueyellow.in or call +91 22-66662641
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