IDEA Next Coffee Table Book 2020 - October Edition

KAYZAD SHROFF AND MARIA ISABEL JIMENEZ LEON, SHROFFLEÓN 146 GMM Pfaudler Office, Mumbai

KAYZAD SHROFF AND MARIA ISABEL JIMENEZ LEON, SHROFFLEÓN 147 GMM Pfaudler Office, Mumbai

KHOZEMA CHITALWALA DESIGNERS GROUP SIMPLICITY IS THE FINEST FORM OF LUXURY FOAID 2020

Project Name : Hotel Devi Ratn Boasting of a backdrop of stunning Aravalli hills, Devi Ratn narrates the story of Jaipur Location : Jaipur with an extraordinary design vision. In 2012, the masterplan for the property was created Site Area : 20 Acres by Bhagwat and Associates, and the architecture and interiors were done by Urban Initiation of the Project : June 2019 Studio. In 2019, the interior renovation of this architectural marvel was assigned to Completion of the Project : Nov 2019 Designers Group. Keeping in mind the prominence of Devi Ratn as an individual brand, Design Team : Khozema Chitalwala Ratn was kept as the core concept.. Husain Jariwala One enters the hotel through an entrance porch accentuated by operational auto- Client Name : Taj Hotels rickshaws to give the guests a tour of the premises. The main lobby is an assortment of Photo Credit : Prashant Bhat Photography colourful hues with vibrant accessories enthused with elements inspired by peacocks & butterflies from the Bharatpur sanctuary. A horse structure here commemorates Maharaja Jai Singh, welcoming guests. An existing Haveli Darwaza serves as the backdrop of the reception pods. It is made of Indian stones and splendid mirror embroidery, reflecting Rajasthani culture. The all-day dining has a rib vault framework that confers onto an amorous setup. Vyom also caters to the guests with a segregated private fragment where the wall of the buffet area inculcates “henna art” laid out on the tiles. The bar area serves as a celestial marvel where the existing ceiling done in mirror illustrates an astounding facet. The white curtains draped around the seating cluster reflect on the ceiling, posing as a showstopper. The hard flooring was replaced with a customized carpet, both the curtains and carpet provided for the acoustical regime. The headboard walls in the rooms are envisaged with digital Indian art wall coverings encompassing the concept of Ratn. Some replica jewellery pieces framed on the wall highlight the vitality of Jaipur’s heritage. Soft furnishings and accessories galvanized from regal pheta & kalgi of Maharaja Sahib, while resonating with the glocal spirit.

KHOZEMA CHITALWALA, DESIGNERS GROUP 150 Hotel Devi Ratn, Jaipur

KHOZEMA CHITALWALA, DESIGNERS GROUP 151 Hotel Devi Ratn, Jaipur

KHOZEMA CHITALWALA, DESIGNERS GROUP 152 Hotel Devi Ratn, Jaipur

KHOZEMA CHITALWALA, DESIGNERS GROUP 153 Hotel Devi Ratn, Jaipur

KHOZEMA CHITALWALA, DESIGNERS GROUP 154 Hotel Devi Ratn, Jaipur

MANGESH LUNGARE MANGESH LUNGARE FOAID 2020

Project Name : Marine Drive Home This five bedroom apartment overlooks wilson college, the gorgeous heritage Location : Mumbai property and has the view of the entire marine drive. Project Area : 3800 SQ.FT. Initiation of the Project : March 2019 Luxurious in the greatest sense of the word, the apartment has vast rooms with Completion of the Project : Feb 2020 high ceilings, tall windows, intricate cornices, wood panelling and beautiful onyx Photo Credit : Mangesh Lungare Team floor. Everything here is oversized from the dimension of the rooms to the number of windows. The layout was adopted to make the space more functional for modern lifestyle. The living room has the most beautiful bespoke ‘thikri’ ठिकरी work by artisans from Rajasthan which shines through poetically at the time of sunset. We have brought the sense of an enchanted forest into the house while maintaining the integrity of the interior language. The home is elevated by stylish black arches and doors while maintaining the subtle texture and colour of the furniture. The smallest details have been executed carefully which then is complemented by the balance of black, white, grey and the brass accents. Few more features include the custom designed handles & knobs and the chandeliers and lamps. 156

MANGESH LUNGARE, MANGESH LUNGARE 157 Marine Drive Home, Mumbai

MANGESH LUNGARE, MANGESH LUNGARE 158 Marine Drive Home, Mumbai

MANGESH LUNGARE, MANGESH LUNGARE 159 Marine Drive Home, Mumbai

MANGESH LUNGARE, MANGESH LUNGARE 160 Marine Drive Home, Mumbai

MANGESH LUNGARE, MANGESH LUNGARE 161 Marine Drive Home, Mumbai

MANISH BANKER TAO ARCHITECTURE TOUCHING INTANGIBLE BEAUTY OF NATURE, THROUGH TANGIBLE FORMS OF ARCHITECTURE FOAID 2020

Project Name : Villa This luxurious villa is designed as a connected set of built blocks spread out on an Location : Wagholi expansive, densely vegetated contoured plot, being adaptive more as personal Site Area : 11690 SQ MT resort. Spacious courtyards separate linearly arranged dwelling units for members Project Area : 2070 SQ MT of the large joint family, each harmoniously connected with surrounding landscape. Initiation of the Project : Nov 2014 Completion of the Project : March 2019 The entry of the villa is at the highest point, sloping downward as one moves toward Design Team : Manish Banker, Shailesh Untawale the covered parking and entrance foyer. The central block houses the main entrance through a sky lit lobby court, leading into the common spaces beyond. Anand Maroo, Radhika Pachisia, Family spaces, in the form of a cozy den, a lavish formal living room, a spacious Rakesh Amrutkar dining area and an open kitchen allow for bonding and interaction, while private Client Name : Mr. Adit Rathi suites, accommodated in the North and south blocks, ensure quiet contemplation. Photo Credit : Parthvi Yadav Individual suites are interconnected by means of interactive open courts and daylit passages, supported by their own private sit outs and lounges, and subjected to ample cross ventilation, daylight and views capturing the movement of the sun over the course of the day. The entire eastern façade overlooks the green lawns and infinity pool appending the structure, and the fruit orchards beyond. Open air recreational facilities like tennis courts and leisure open space are housed along the rugged forest toward the lower eastern slopes forming serene views for the entire home. Soaked in luxury, the living units evoke the relaxed vibe of an Indonesian resort. Courtyards, sloping roofs and skylights connect residents with their natural surroundings, while organic materials used in interior surfaces enhance the indoor- outdoor connection. The built structure seems to invite the surrounding shrubbery and farmland into its premises, guaranteeing indulgence in the lap of nature.

Twilight touches the peak of romance between indoor and outdoor 164 MANISH BANKER, TAO ARCHITECTURE Villa, Wagholi

House is set to receive rising sun over hilly farm land 165 MANISH BANKER, TAO ARCHITECTURE Villa, Wagholi

The series of courtyards, skylights and external views are the life of interiors 166 MANISH BANKER, TAO ARCHITECTURE Villa, Wagholi

Transparency between indoor and outdoor is achieve through large glass windows 167 MANISH BANKER, TAO ARCHITECTURE Villa, Wagholi

The architecture structure enhances interiors ready to receive furniture and furnishings 168 MANISH BANKER, TAO ARCHITECTURE Villa, Wagholi

MANISH DIKSHIT AUM ARCHITECTS RETHINK, FORMAT, ADAPT FOAID 2020

Project Name : Sterling Apartment The 4 bedroom apartment of carpet area 1850sq.ft. belongs to a humble nuclear family Location : Thane of 4. The apartment; to quote them is their dream home. As a design company, we are Project Area : 1850 Sq.ft. involved with the client to assert not only changes in their living but also the lifestyle. An Initiation of the Project : Oct 2019 open-ended brief was given to us to target both these aspects of their lives. Inculcating Completion of the Project : Aug 2020 modern aesthetics with a timelessness was the target we set. Planning is a crucial part Client Name : Mr Shashikant Gaikwad of the design, it is a guiding path for designs to flow in from. The house was initially Design Team : Manish Dikshit, Sonali Pandit structured in a way that the dining area was a part of the living room. The kitchen was a large area dedicated to only one function. The custom curved glass partition has a Nachiket Borwake wooden ledge nestled in between the curve; from the entrance, it seems as the ledge is Photo Credit : Pankaj Anand levitating. The living room has a cozy seating area planned towards one side; with a cabinet and the tv on the opposite side. The planning was kept bare minimal as we wanted the feature elements to shine through. An element of spontaneity and creativity seeps through the shapes and patterns overlaid with the rich color palette. The essence of vintage style is the graceful features and the soft curves giving the space elegance and grandeur. Beige pinstripes wallpaper wrap the room, a wall panel breaks the flow on this linearity. Each of the bedrooms has been tastefully done as per each of its users. The Guest bedroom has an all-white environment, structured to have 2 wardrobes one at the entrance, and the other an in-built one within the room. The son’s bedroom is kept functional being the smallest of the 4 bedrooms. Geometric forms and a vivacious color palette have been used. The daughter’s bedroom is dressed in candy pink. With a polka dots wallpaper as the background for the bed. The master bedroom is the largest of the bedrooms has been planned to amplify this feature of it. A curved panel finished partially in veneer at the base and a glossy powder blue Color On top. 170

MANISH DIKSHIT, AUM ARCHITECTS 171 Sterling Apartment, Thane

MANISH DIKSHIT, AUM ARCHITECTS 172 Sterling Apartment, Thane

MANISH DIKSHIT, AUM ARCHITECTS 173 Sterling Apartment, Thane

MANISH DIKSHIT, AUM ARCHITECTS 174 Sterling Apartment, Thane

MEENA MURTHY KAKKAR & VISHAL KAKKAR ENVISAGE “THE IMPACT OF NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION ON MENTAL HEALTH IS AN UNDERSTATED ONE.” - MEENA MURTHY KAKKAR FOAID 2020

Project Name : The Mann School – White The vision for the design for the Girls’ Hostel at The Mann School centres on the Flower Hall (Girls Hostel) importance of providing facilities to promote learning and all-round development at a home-away-from-home. The idea was to create a safe environment for the girls with all Location : Delhi the necessary functional requirements and a multitude of public spaces. The new building Site Area : 5000sqm houses dormitories for grade 1-12, a study hall, and common recreational areas like a Project Area : 3000sqm. games and television room, a computer room, and a salon. The hostel is planned Initiation of the Project : Dec 2018 overlooking a central courtyard, with dormitories facing the corridors to ensure a lively and Completion of the Project : Jan 2020 interactive environment. The building opens out at a different angle on every floor, with Design Team : Meena Murthy Kakkar, Vishal inward-looking terraces staggered to help create a sense of visual connection for everyone, regardless of where they are positioned. Kakkar, Akanksha, Varun Seth, Pankaj Chawla, Payal Gupta The residential facilities for younger children (grade 1-4) are planned on the ground floor. Client Name : Mr. J S Mann The first and second floors, on the other hand, are dedicated to facilities for older Photo Credit : Suryan and Dang students: 4-bedded and 6-bedded dormitories with individual beds and study areas. All the activity areas like the common room, computer lab, and the games room are planned in the basement around the central courtyard and the sunken amphitheatre, making it the liveliest zone in the building. Driven by sustainability, solar panels are installed on the terrace of the building. The South and West walls of the building are made with the rattrap bond to provide thermal comfort. Mud phuska is used for thermal insulation to reduce the ingress of heat by almost 70%. All the site-excavated earth from the basement is used to level and create mounds in the garden in front of the girl’s hostel. Timber from old trees withering away on site was used to manufacture doors for the building. Additionally, rainwater is harvested from the terrace into two pits through a series of drains and used for horticulture and flushing. A home away from home – the Girls Hostel at Mann School, New Delhi follows a design approach that is empathetic, offering children a safe learning environment with the freedom to interact, engage and grow.

MEENA MURTHY KAKKAR & VISHAL KAKKAR, ENVISAGE 177 White Flower Hall (Girls Hostel), Delhi

MEENA MURTHY KAKKAR & VISHAL KAKKAR, ENVISAGE 178 White Flower Hall (Girls Hostel), Delhi

MEENA MURTHY KAKKAR & VISHAL KAKKAR, ENVISAGE 179 White Flower Hall (Girls Hostel), Delhi

MEENA MURTHY KAKKAR & VISHAL KAKKAR, ENVISAGE 180 White Flower Hall (Girls Hostel), Delhi

MINNIE BHATT MINNIEBHATT DESIGN LIFE IS TRANSITIONAL AND TO LIVE IT FULLY IS TO ADAPT TO EVERY NEW PHASE FOAID 2020

Project Name : RSVP Office We kept the aesthetic modern with clean lines allocating spaces as per the requirements Location : Mumbai shared with us. Right from the entrance with its wooden bench with colourful faux leather Project Area : 5,542 Sq Ft seats and the hanging signage, to the art installations created in metal wireframe with Initiation of the Project : Sept 2019 movie dialogues, we wanted to create a fun vibe that inspires creativity, as a film Completion of the Project : Dec 2019 production company should. Design Team : Minnie Bhatt, Ishani Shah Going inside, we zoned it into two areas, one for the administrative department and the Drishti Valia other for the creative department with meeting rooms and cabins for directors. The Client Name : Mr. Ronnie Screwvala conference room is at the far end of this area with the cafeteria on the left and meeting Photo Credit : Pulkit Sehgal rooms on the right. The entire central area has workstations with two open meeting spaces in the middle. The flooring has been done in a combination of wood finish and large grey vitrified tiles in a rectangle grid pattern and wood finish tiles in herringbone pattern for the cafeteria space. We have suspended the acoustic sound boards from the ceiling, which serves a dual purpose of sound absorption and a design feature. In order to highlight the walls, we have used wallpapers and texture paint. MS members powder coated in black, create a nice grid dividing spaces. The standout features are the art installations we have created with movie dialogs in metal wireframe, the large world map canvas, and a passage from Ronnie’s book was created into an art installation in the conference room add a quirky charm to this contemporary yet warm office space. The choice of furniture is modern and comfortable in subtle colours of blue, green, tan, and yellow. We kept the colours pleasing and cheerful. The décor is contemporary yet warm and interesting as we have custom created a lot of elements in the space. 182

MINNIE BHATT, MINNIEBHATT DESIGN 183 RSVP Office, Mumbai

MINNIE BHATT, MINNIEBHATT DESIGN 184 RSVP Office, Mumbai

MINNIE BHATT, MINNIEBHATT DESIGN 185 RSVP Office, Mumbai

MINNIE BHATT, MINNIEBHATT DESIGN 186 RSVP Office, Mumbai

MINNIE BHATT, MINNIEBHATT DESIGN 187 RSVP Office, Mumbai

MONICA KHOSLA BHARGAVA KHAM CONSULTANTS WHEN THE MIND BECOMES THE SPACE, A TEMPLE IS CREATED FOAID 2020

Project Name : The Rock Carved out of the central mass of the house, the void is the protagonist around which the Location : Kolkata spatial narrative of this villa unfolds. Its emptiness gains definition from the surrounding Site Area : 5105 sq ft form- specially the ROCK wall. This becomes a metaphor in the design as it visually and Project Area : 10,147 sq ft functionally integrates the multi-generational family living together. Initiation of the Project : Jan 2016 Completion of the Project : June 2019 Walls are what generally divide spaces- but here the travertine wall becomes the unifying Design Team : Monica Khosla Bhargava + force between space, generations and architectural styles. Its sleek light vents are highlighted by the conversation created between the bespoke copper sculptures. These Team Kham Consultants generate a vitality and the topmost guy in this sculpture series is designed to be looking Photo Credit : Sebastian Zachariah up at the faceted ceiling above. Mohsin Taha A parallel drama is staged as the eastern light from the opposite staircase glazing seeps in through the leaves of the mango tree outside and creates an ever-changing artwork of light and shadow as it interacts with stone and sculpture through this 36 feet volume. THE ROCK BUNGALOW seeks to achieve a balance between the existing Art Deco furniture and objet d’art curated by the seniors of the family and the contemporary designs preferred by the younger members. This can be seen in the harmonies created by repetition of the polygonal shape of the void in the staircase, in the monochromatic colour scheme of the bedrooms or the contrasts created by the Art Deco balustrade and upcycled Batali carved furniture. This fusion radiates peace and perfection in the meditation room as material, motifs, colour and mantra are balanced such that the MIND becomes the SPACE and a temple is created! 189

MONICA KHOSLA BHARGAVA, KHAM CONSULTANTS 190 The Rock, Kolkata

MONICA KHOSLA BHARGAVA, KHAM CONSULTANTS 191 The Rock, Kolkata

MONICA KHOSLA BHARGAVA, KHAM CONSULTANTS 192 The Rock, Kolkata

MONICA KHOSLA BHARGAVA, KHAM CONSULTANTS 193 The Rock, Kolkata

FOAID 2020 MONITA PATEL MONITA PATEL AND ASSOCIATES TO LIVE THE CHANGE, IS TO EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY TO INNOVATE AND CREATE

Project Name : Residential Project In the super-luxury condominium segment, we monita patel and associates have Location : Nagpur ensured sinful luxurious residence for mr rajesh awchat, with a pinch of perfection. Site Area : 2038 sq Ft The residence is located in the southern part of nagpur, we ensured to transformed Project Area : 2035 sq ft space into bright airy yet luxurious with a light and welcoming atmosphere. The Initiation of the Project : 2018 apartment is fairly large with 4 rooms,. An outdoor double height terrace with a Completion of the Project : 2019 spectacle. The client’s brief was purely functional. He wanted the home to be “a Client Name : Mr. Rajesh Awchat vibrant and happy place “there was no emphasis on color or style that we adhere Photo Credit : Ashish Bhonde to. We had the creative freedom to prepare the look book and material palette as long as his functional requirements were meet. The living, dining, and kitchen comprises of tints and tones of blue to complement each other along with hint of metal in the furniture. Wall finishes gives the show apartment a royal feel impeccably grace and luxury. The wall texture and lighting were deliberately chosen in accordance with the simplicity of the interiors. The drawing room signifies the traditional touch to contemporary work and the shades of brown enhancing space, the conspicuous luxury possession of leather combined with denseness of wood which in combination makes the space delicate yet strong. The colors used in certain elements attracts the user and are designed in such a way that belongs to space. The master bedroom offers an extended view of the client’s personalities. The lighting of the entire space was kept warm white diffuse lights creating peaceful and cosy environment. Guest room is deisgned simple yet subtle, the curtains have an interesting pattern escalating a vibrant energy. Kid’s room have a playful artwork and luxurious fabrics, the color scheme became a matter of choosing and creating beautifully calibrated visual feast, everything in the space was customized keeping in mind the user’s personality.