INDIAN ARCHITECT AND BUILDERVOL 32 (11) | JULY 2019 | ` 200 | MUMBAI
RNI REGISTRATION NO. 46976/87, ISSN 0971-Chairman & Editor: Maulik Jasubhai Shah
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the mail.ARCHITECTURE
20 A jewel amidst urban sprawl
Temenos by Studio Lotus is inspired from sleek origami folds as a double-
skin of perforated aluminium panels wraps around this new-age workspace
in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar.
30 Going beyond a superficial makeover
For the Identiti Advertising office building, Meister Varma Architects
recreate a façade and an interior space that responds to the fast-paced
office milieu and the relaxed vibe of a family space.
38 Reinterpreting intrigue
Spliced Linearity by The B.A.D. Studio rethinks the approach to visual
curiosity and how to transform these elements of intrigue from being strictly
ornamental to heavily functional.
INTERIORS
50 Adaptive reuse in the contemporary world
Studio Bipolar converts a 60’s era pharmaceutical warehouse in the Okhla
Industrial area of New Delhi into a swanky, industrial chic office space for a
creative agency.
64 Designing a Glocal icon
Bosch by NCUBE Design team not only infuses the building with a global,
international aesthetic and also brings in quirky elements of Pune city,
making the office a perfect ambassador for ‘glocal’ design.