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by Anushka Sharma Mar 13, 2025
The Kochi-based architecture studio contrives a reinterpretation of an ancestral home that harnesses legacy materials to morph spaces into a collection of stories.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 14, 2025
Bhoomija Creations’ new church design in Kerala, India, is where simplicity and light converge to create a space of profound peace and reflection.
by Simran Gandhi Oct 14, 2024
The private residence by Bhoomija Creations is framed between a verdant landscape and an expansive seascape, with a contrasting material palette of earthy textures & smooth hues.
by Alisha Lad Oct 01, 2024
To establish the design approach characteristic to Kerala-based Workers of Art, STIR maps commonalities across a residential and commercial project by the studio.
by Almas Sadique Sep 23, 2024
The private residence in Tamil Nadu, India, is conceived by STO.M.P as a docked ship with scattering references to regional architecture.
by Alisha Lad Aug 29, 2024
Christened House of Gond, this home by the New Delhi-based studio situates itself in Pune’s urban landscape while capturing the timeless charm of Kerala’s visual vocabulary.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jun 15, 2024
For this private residence in Kerala, India, Aslam Sham Architects crafts a contemporary design aesthetic exhibiting elements from the Nālukettu alongside the colonial bungalow.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Oct 02, 2023
The Hybrid House in Alwar, India, blends architectural traditions of the south with the contextual requirements of the arid north.
by STIRworld Aug 05, 2023
Meera Pyarelal of the Thrissur-based studio reimagines the interiors of an ancestral home drawing cues from a seemingly disappearing architectural style of Kerala.
by Sunena V Maju Feb 15, 2023
Earthscape Studio crafted a farmhouse in Kerala that disguises itself as an extension of its surrounding nature through the use of vernacular construction and local materials.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 13, 2023
Overlooking a paddy field in Thiruvankulam, Kerala, the house has been assembled on a prefabricated steel skeleton, which employs the grid as an organisational foundation.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 10, 2023
The unassuming residence exhibits a dark naturalistic materiality that melts into the surrounding forest, allowing the context to become the protagonist of its design scheme.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 06, 2023
In a small town in Palakkad, Archidobe weaves a sacred place, absorbing the relation between Kerala architecture and performing art with a series of arches in hurudees bricks.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 30, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR celebrates recent Indian architecture which illuminated the multiplicity and sensitivity of the country’s practitioners across varied contexts and typologies.
by Zohra Khan Oct 21, 2022
The Kerala-based architect crafts an indigenous building technique using soil and granite waste to design Flintstone6 - a two-bed cottage in southern India.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Oct 08, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Vinu Daniel of Wallmakers who tries not to be an architect; he says, "unlearning is as necessary as learning.”
by Jerry Elengical Oct 05, 2022
Designed for an avid traveller and his family, this residence blends tropical modern aesthetics with traditional elements in Kannur, Kerala, India.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 15, 2022
NO Architects Designers and Social Artists has reused parts of an existing dilapidated structure to create a tropical weekend retreat featuring extremes in spatial vocabulary.
by Vinu Daniel Apr 01, 2022
On the 15th anniversary of the late architect's passing, Vinu Daniel reflects on the enduring impact of a fortuitous run-in with the man known as the 'Gandhi of Architecture'.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 02, 2022
The two-storey residence in Taliparamba in Kannur, Kerala, blends a playful and engaging façade with lucid, earthy interiors to create an abode brimming with light and airiness.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 09, 2021
Speaking with STIR, the Kerala-based architect explains the innovative design of his latest project, while sharing his views on sustainability and extruding buildings from their context.
by Meghna Mehta Oct 21, 2020
The Kerala architecture inspired Paliam Veedu house becomes a thoroughfare to respect and provide an added assembly to the existing heritage complex in Kochi.
by Meghna Mehta Sep 17, 2020
Designed by Nikhil Mohan and Shabna Nikhil, this home exudes modern elegance with life-enhancing spaces that are built in accordance with the surrounding landscape.
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