Raas Jodhpur / By The Lotus Praxis Initiative

Jodhpur, India
The Lotus Praxis Initiative
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Photo © Courtesy of Andre Fanthome--Overview of restored site and new hotel block

World Architecture Festival 2011 - Category Winner: HOLIDAY
CREATIVE CONCEPT:
Hand crafting a story for today.

Set in the heart of the walled city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, RAAS is a 1.5-acre property uniquely located at the base of the Mehrangarh Fort. The brief was to create a luxury boutique hotel with 39 rooms in the context of the Old city quarter of Jodhpur.

Bamboo Symphony / By Manasaram Architects

Venkateshpuram, Kadugondanahalli, Bangalore, India
Manasaram Architects
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Development and environment are inextricably linked and must be nourished by a change in the means, the content and the uses of growth.

Luxury ITC Mughal’s Kaya Kalp – The Royal Spa, India

Taj Ganj, Uttar PradeshAgra, India
ITC Mughal’s Kaya Kalp
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Photo © Courtesy of ITC Mughal

It may be said that every living soul hankers for a glimpse of paradise. The Mughals in particular sought ‘Jannat’ or Paradise by ensuring perfection and balance in all facets of their lifestyle. ITC Mughal’s Kaya Kalp – The Royal Spa, is where rejuvenation comes through an experience of unmatched luxury and total well-being.

Timber Beach House / By Castelino & Marchese Architects

Auroville, Puducherry, India
Castelino & Marchese Architects
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The Tsunami in December 2004 wrecked havoc on the houses along the eastern coast. Ensuing this, a safe shelter was a prime concern in the region.

Net House / By Matharoo Associates

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Matharoo Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Matharoo Associates--Exterior view

net, nett, net, adj. clear of all else, subject to no further deductions. (Chamiers twentieth century dictionary)

Aura Spa Interior : By Khosla Associates

The Park Hotel, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Khosla Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Bharath Ramamrutham

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The Park Hotel’s latest property in Hyderabad has a central theme of a contemporary palace and several designers from across the world were commissioned to design its varied spaces using the erstwhile Nizam of Hyderabad’s jewels as inspiration.

Mocha Mojo Interior : By Mancini Design

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Mancini Design
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Mocha – Mojo is a coffeehouse with 110 covers in Madras providing a space for coffee and conversations.

Future Towers in Pune, India : By MVRDV

Pune, Maharashtra, India
MVRDV
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Image © Courtesy of MVRDV--The total surface of the first phase is about 210,000m2 comprising of 115,000m2 housing, 8,400m2 public amenities and 49,662m2 parking.

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The project is located in Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra and features 1,068 apartments & public amenities, as a part of a large scale housing development with a total of 400,000 m2, comprising 3,500 apartments. Completion is expected by summer 2014. The

Hyderabad House : By Rajiv Saini & Associates

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Rajiv Saini & Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Sebastian Zachari

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When we were approached by clients about 4 yrs back for this project,they almost gave us a carte blanche.

Deli at Gateway : By 10×10 Design Consultants

Taj Gateway, Kochi, India
10×10 Design Consultants
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India-based architectural practice 10×10 Design Consultants has designed a cafe for Deli at Gateway in Kochi, India.

Sriash Residence : By Poetics

HSR layout, Bengaluru, India
Poetics
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Photo © Courtesy of K. Senthil Nathan

‘Sriash’ residence is pure urban house. The design spring from staircase as a tree that bears fruitful spaces. The modest entry welcomes us to the one and half height volume of guest living space. It leads to five steps level of family living, kitchen and dining space. Steps/ staircase is embryo of the house. From family living level you climb ten steps, it opens to home theatre. From that mid level, you climb again it opens to study space and links to two children bedrooms. From the study space you could look down to the family living.

Taj Lands End : Taj Hotel : By Yazdani Studio

Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India
Yazdani Studio
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American architectural firm Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design has designed an iconic Taj Hotel for Taj Lands End design competition entry in Mumbai, India. The hotel is developed from the idea of “wave” that shaped by fins from its podium to hotel tower, while creating a cascade of terraces and decks at southern edges, it extends the visual connection into the sea’s edge beyond.

"The hotel is expressed as a refined volume shaped by parallel fins which rise, fall, bend and extend to encompass multiple spatial experiences. From this rhythmic form, entrances are carved, canopies and terraces extended, public spaces revealed, and sea views framed."

Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design

Mansoor’s Residence : By 10×10 Design Consultants

Palakkad district, Western Ghats, India
10×10 Design Consultants
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A home is a sanctuary and a retreat. It shelters one against the elements of nature. The modern man is trying to find the lost harmony between him and Mother Nature. With this frame of mind, we set out to design a residence for Mr. Mansoor and his family in Palakkad district, nestled in the Western Ghats.

Vastu House : By Khosla Associates

Bangalore, India
Khosla Associates
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In keeping with the clients desire for a strictly Vastu compliant house, the placement of spaces in the house are in synch with the plan of the Vastu Purusha Mandala (the ancient Indian science of orientation and placement)

Cliff House : By Khosla Associates

Chowara, Kerala, India
Khosla Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Bharath Ramamrutham

The house is located in Chowara, a fishing village, 30 minutes from Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala, South India.

Palmyra House : By Studio Mumbai

Mumbai, India 
Studio Mumbai
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Studio Mumbai names two louvered boxes Palmyra house after a popular Indian tree

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The Palmyra House is set in a working coconut plantation. So as not to disturb the land, much of the house was built by hand by the architect's longstanding team of carpenters.

It is said that the Palmyra tree can be used in 800 different ways. Its leaves make fine hats, thatching, umbrellas, mats, and baskets; its fruits and their sap, popularly called toddy, are a local delicacy. Architect Bijoy Jain, however, is perhaps the only person who has named a house after it. He designed the Palmyra House with signature louvers made from the tree’s cut, dried, and locally harvested wood, setting a course of using sustainable, regional materials to guide the project.