India Art n Design

A slower rhythm defines this couture retail store in New Delhi, where Design Plus and Hyperfluid Koncept Designs use space, light and layered views to support the rituals of couture. Discover how architecture shapes the experience of couture retail. https://indiaartndesign.com/designing-for-pause-in-couture-retail-design-plus-and-hyperfluid-koncept-designs/

At 77 beneath London's BoTree hotel, Concrete Amsterdam reshapes perception through asymmetrical planning, layered circulation and light. Discover how architecture transforms constraint into experience. https://indiaartndesign.com/space-shapes-perception-at-77london-concrete-amsterdam/

By lifting an entire corporate campus, MAD Architects returns its ground plane to the city. Discover how one structural decision reshapes the relationship between architecture, workplace and urban life. Read more on IAnD. https://indiaartndesign.com/when-architecture-returns-the-ground-to-the-city-mad-architects/

Can two adjacent apartments truly feel like one home? Discover how Charushila Design transforms two mirrored layouts into a cohesive multi-generational residence through thoughtful planning and spatial continuity. Read here: https://indiaartndesign.com/when-two-homes-become-one-charushila-design/

Between Lines Studio answers that question by transforming a demolished house into a residence where adaptive reuse, passive design and everyday living work as one interconnected system. Discover how architecture becomes more than shelter. Read here: https://indiaartndesign.com/can-a-house-become-an-ecosystem-between-lines-studiohen-a-house-becomes-an-ecosystem-between-lines-studio/

Movement is often treated as circulation. Here, it becomes architecture. Discover how ZHA transforms a cultural centre into a continuous civic landscape where movement shapes every spatial experience. https://indiaartndesign.com/movement-becomes-architecture-at-songshan-lake-cultural-centre-zha/

Architecture can do more than frame merchandise—it can become the reason people return. Discover how Feel and Bari design a Chennai retail environment that places spatial experience at the heart of shopping. https://indiaartndesign.com/beyond-display-architecture-as-retail-experience-feel-and-bari/

Heatherwick Studio's latest proposal explores the challenge of designing an unconventional observatory—one where preserving darkness becomes as important as the architecture itself. https://indiaartndesign.com/designing-for-darkness-heatherwick-studio/

One House. Four generations. Two colours. Countless memories. Gama Architects show how a disciplined framework accommodates individual stories without losing cohesion. https://indiaartndesign.com/gama-architects-crafts-a-home-where-restraint-becomes-its-strongest-design/

Expression and discipline rarely compete in successful interiors. Warmth and restraint do not always speak the same language. This Dubai home by D'Ora Tokai Designs demonstrates how architecture reconciles colour, softness, and personality with clarity and composure. Read the full feature here: https://indiaartndesign.com/architectural-discipline-meets-emotional-warmth-in-a-dubai-home-dora-tokai-designs/

Bigger homes are not always built on bigger plots. This Ahmedabad residence by Prashant Parmar Architect of Shayona Consultants shows how vertical planning and a central void can transform the experience of compact urban living. Read more: https://indiaartndesign.com/vertical-planning-unlocks-generosity-on-a-compact-plot-prashant-parmar-architect/

Explore how Empire – The Living Company uses restraint, art, and atmosphere to shape a sea-facing Mumbai home. https://indiaartndesign.com/a-curated-calm-overlooking-mumbais-coastline-empire-the-living-company/

RoundCube Designs' refurbishment of this 800 sq. ft. Mumbai apartment focuses on planning, adaptability, and everyday usability. Through a series of carefully considered interventions, the project improves circulation, unlocks additional functional space, and supports evolving lifestyle needs without altering its footprint. https://indiaartndesign.com/small-decisions-lasting-impact-an-800-sq-ft-mumbai-home-by-roundcube-designs/

Paper, steel, and light form the foundation of Kansai, a womenswear boutique in Pordenone by Alberto Caiola Studio. Working with a deliberately restrained palette, the project transforms material contrast into a spatial language that shapes display, movement, and atmosphere, creating a retail environment where architecture becomes an extension of brand identity. https://indiaartndesign.com/paper-steel-light-kansais-monochromatic-retail-landscape-alberto-caiola-studio/

At Red Thread Resort in Morjim, VJS Architects respond to a constrained beachfront site through a carefully sequenced journey of pathways, landscape, private villas, and sea-facing suites. The project demonstrates how movement, light, and framed views can shape the hospitality experience. https://indiaartndesign.com/red-thread-resort-choreographs-a-layered-hospitality-experience-in-morjim-vjs-architects/

What role can detail play when space, budget, and planning constraints are already defined? Explore Birds of Paradise by Think With Us, where recurring motifs, custom interventions, and carefully considered details shape the identity of an 800 sq. ft. Pune apartment. https://indiaartndesign.com/birds-of-paradise-a-detail-driven-apartment-in-pune-think-with-us/

What happens when the site becomes the design brief? Tanira Farms by Archemist Architects takes shape within a flourishing mango orchard on Bengaluru's outskirts. https://indiaartndesign.com/tanira-farms-an-orchard-led-hospitality-retreat-near-bengaluru-archemist-architects/