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Lake View Ar. Hiren Patel, Hiren Patel Architects

In the verdant Khandala valley

Ar. Abraham John and Alan Abraham, Abraham John Architects

At peace: Niraant

Ar. Dipen Gada, Dipen Gada & Associates

Cuboid

Ar. Viktoriya Yakusha, Yakusha Design

Lemirado, the cafe Ar. Smruti Kamat & Ar. Lester Rozario, Kamat & Rozario Architecture

Haveli Dharampura

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With the fast pace of urbanization , the one thing that gets lost is nature in our lives.

How do we get in touch with nature, how do we get a bit of nature into our lives is the challenge which designers are often asked to meet. One would imagine the building of a home on a one acre property near a river bank would naturally entail the bringing of nature within the living space, but this needn’t be so. The design team Dipen Gada and Associates took upon the task of creating a haven with loads of nature included into the basic concept of design and add elements that looked at taking away the stressors of daily life in built within.

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The site is on a one-acre property near a riverbank. It is planned on Kotar (natural curved land) and later filled to achieve desire terrain so that it weaves itself with its natural environment. The brief of the project was a retreat home with a simple requirement of 2 bedrooms with a home theatre and pool as spaces that provide the ease to relax, mediate and get away from routine. The client wanted to create an environment that would surrender to nature and provide an experience, which would enable a stress free zone.

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The World Architecture Finalist

Haveli Dharampura has been selected as a finalist in New And Old - Completed Buildings category for World Architecture Festival 2016. The World Architecture Festival is the largest international gathering of architects consisting of an awards, conference and exhibition. 343 entires have been shortlisted in various categories from 58 countries across the world.

We take a look at the transformation from the old to the new of this structure which is a reminiscent of our ancient design and heritage.

There are more than a 1000 Havelis lost in time in Chandni Chowk and this project is the first adaptive reuse model in the walled city of Delhi. The Haveli is converted into a hospitality project and the process took 6 years of very elaborate designing and execution.

The resulting space emerged out to be magnificent amalgamation of elements from Hindu, Mughal, Jain and Rajasthan’s architecture. The project is a fine example of rich lifestyle and diverse culture of Heritage India.

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Bringing to life the old world charm. The arched corridors with an amalgam of the typical Rajasthani and Mughal styles. Inlaid motifs on the floors and fine detailing including the steps.

Light chandeliers of the olden yore stand out as classics. A taste of uber luxury in the richness of the carved wood and stone inlays.

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MULTIFORMA II - Wardrobe System from hülsta Room for endless possibilities.

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Irrespective of the amount of available space, MULTIFORMAII offers wardrobes with hinged, folding or sliding doors as well as recess and room solutions. Functional intermediate units give the endless add-on wardrobe front system a light and airy feel.

By combining standard MULTI-FORMA II units, standard widths in 10 cm steps can be achieved. New heights of up to 337.8 cm allow ceiling-high solutions even for very high rooms. If you require special widths, heights or depths in order to find a perfect solution

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for a difficult room layout, then width, height or depth reductions is possible for a made-to-measure wardrobe. Side and rear cuts are also feasible, thus ensuring that the wardrobe can be fitted underneath a sloping ceiling for instance.

MULTI-FORMA II is available in 10 different designs, five lacquered, four highgloss and five wood finishes. And a wide choice of possibilities to organise your wardrobe space whilst making perfect use of it. The functionality is matched by its style: three attractive finishes, numerous lighting options for ambient lighting plus, hülsta’s excellent craftsmanship and use of high-quality materials ensure that you will be able to enjoy your new MULTIFORMA II wardrobe for years to come. www.haecker-india.com

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The high-gloss pure white spacious four-drawer chest, 70 cm wide console and the two angular shelves with lighting and glass surfaces stay discreetly in the background.

The upholstered, slightly rounded headboard in elegant Nappa leather is available in many attractive colours.

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Alison Brooks Architects design a landmark installation for London Design Festival 2016.

They collaborated with The American Hardwood Export Council, Arup and the London Design Festival to present a cross-laminated tulip wood structure on the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground of the Chelsea College of Arts from 17 September until 12 October 2016.

‘The Smile’, is an urban installation that showcases the structural and spatial potential of cross–laminated hardwood using American tulip wood. The Smile is one of the Festival’s Landmark Projects; a timber structure that can be inhabited and explored by the public.

With expertise from top engineering firm Arup, and using construction sized panels of hardwood CLT for the first time, Alison Brooks’ concept is a spectacular 3.5m high, 4.5m wide and 34m long curved rectangular tube – the first ever hardwood ‘mega-tube’.

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